Taylor Swift has helped define pop music over the last decade, measured in six Billboard No. 1 albums and 10 Grammy awards. Columnist Kayla Mayer argues Swift’s impact on American culture and society makes her a worthy recipient of the Artist of the Decade award.
New interim director of choral activities hired
St. Thomas hired Albert Pinsonneault as the interim director of choral activities at St. Thomas for the 2019-20 school year, replacing Angela Broeker who left last spring.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Homecoming concert with Tori Kelly and Yam Haus
Pop singer Tori Kelly played the St. Thomas homecoming concert on Sept. 28. Local band Yam Haus was the singer’s opening act. Photographer Jamie Tjornehoj captured their performances.
PODCAST: The Medium: Disney and Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man dispute
In the season two premiere of The Medium, hosts Maddie Peters and Reid Neeser discuss the Sony Pictures and Disney dispute over Spider-Man and sit down with TommieMedia Columnist Grace Hallen to talk recent changes in music production.
OPINION: Music industry standards are declining
Synthesized sound was created to compliment instruments. Now, artists are leaning on synthetic sound and using it by itself in songs. Columnist Grace Hallen argues that the music landscape is changing, specifically in mainstream pop music.
PODCAST: The Medium with Elizabeth Wilkinson
In episode two of The Medium, Maddie and Reid talk Met Gala with TommieMedia Director Solveig Rennan and sit down with St. Thomas Professor Elizabeth Wilkinson to talk about her local band Wilkinson James.
Playful Learning Lab, OK Go collaboration debuted
OK Go Sandbox, an educational website created by St. Thomas’ Playful Learning Lab and rock band OK Go, was debuted last month at the National Science Teacher Association conference in Georgia.
Backstage Pass with Eliza Wheaton
Singer-songwriter and St. Thomas student Eliza Wheaton joins TommieMedia’s Keely Gregory on Backstage Pass to perform her song “Affliction”. She talks about what inspires her songs and her recording experience. Eliza Wheaton will be performing at the KUST Sampler release party April 26th.
Backstage Pass with The Dead Century
The Dead Century, made up of Nick Check, John Paul Check, Austin Peterson and Robert Muehlbauer, have been performing at venues across the Twin Cities since 2016. They join TommieMedia’s Lauren Andrego to talk about their band and perform their unreleased single, Ten Ton Summer.
St. Thomas Christmas Concert to air nationally on PBS
The St. Thomas Christmas Concert Sunday evening at Orchestra Hall was a made-for-television spectacle.
Pop singer Daya rocks Homecoming
Pop singer Daya headlined the Homecoming concert Saturday night in Woulfe Alumni Hall. Rapper and singer Kamau opened the show.
Imagine a concert without phones or cameras
Why is it that when we are in the presence of our favorite singer or band, we still have our phones in front of our faces, capturing what we could get anytime and ignoring the whole point of a live concert?
Music streaming services help evolve the music they deliver
Columnist Kyle Manderfeld discusses how music streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music are contributing to the evolution of popular music.
Former Distinguished Alumni Award winners receive Pax Christi Award
In 1995, David Haas, Marty Haugen and Rev. Michael Joncas all received the St. Thomas Distinguished Alumni Award. Twenty-three years later, the three musical artists are reuniting to receive the Pax Christi Award from Saint John’s University.
Music and brain activity
Designer Kelly Olson looks at the science behind music and brain activity.