Aural Wes

08/06/2024

would anyone here know who has ownership of Greyscale & Method Magazine on squarespace? thinking about archiving their stuff on the AW site, since those blogs are long dead and probably not coming back

please reach out to me at [email protected] if you've got any leads, thank u

01/18/2024

Hello all presumable alumni! I'm Max Levin '25, the current editor-in-chief (unofficial — long story) at Aural Wes

It's been a while since the AW page has been active, since everyone who frequents the blog today has moved to Instagram, but I wanted to reach out to you all in the wake of Condé Nast's restructuring of Pitchfork under GQ and their layoffs of Pitchfork staff, alongside the departure of editor-in-chief Puja Patel. I've linked a Quietus article below.

I don't know what the collective status of college-student-run music publications is (are there any others???), but as the current steward of a platform that got some fantastic people into various corners of music business & culture writing, I would be remiss not to speak out. I'll be writing an article about Pitchfork's restructuring, among other facets of music business bureaucratic goo inside & outside Wesleyan, and with your permission (and optional anonymity) I'd like to hear from you, the alumni!

If you have been directly affected by the Pitchfork layoffs, or if you currently work in music/culture and have thoughts you'd like to share, please send me an e-mail at [email protected] (or the team email [email protected]) with however much you'd like to say.

In particular, I'm looking for the following anecdotes:
- how you understood music journalism as a job, if you were going into that line of work after graduating
- how the music scene at Wesleyan (including AW) shaped your understanding of local scenes & live music generally
- overall changes in culture writing that you've noticed (regardless if it's been your job or not)

You don't have to write about these things — anything helps.

Thanks for your time, and take care of yourself!

—Max

The restructure will mean that the influential music publication will be moved under men's fashion magazine GQ

02/20/2021

come to the aural wes showcase on saturday at 9 pm to hear your friends sing, play instruments or both!
here's the zoom link: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/95805634890?pwd=TkdpUi91eTlIUm1oRUlucUFQaXNmUT09

02/13/2021

join us at the club fair today!!! we'll be talking all things music and writing and music writing

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01/19/2021

at long last... drumroll pls... without further ado.... our favorite albums of 2020!

AOTY 2020 IS HERE. Is it 2021? Yes. Does it feel any different than 2020? No. Therefore, here we go. In spite of the s**t show the world is and was, we ended the year with some truly great new sounds. Hyperpop started at a high point in the early months, but was overtaken by an onslaught of rap, po

12/19/2020

last chance to let us know your favorite albums of this god forsaken year !!! :”)

Pick ten albums from the list below that you loved from this year, and then rank them one through ten!

12/08/2020

we’re trying to see somethin.. vote for your favorite albums of 2020 here:

Pick ten albums from the list below that you loved from this year, and then rank them one through ten!

02/28/2020

yoooo big weekend

Rolling Wes feat. Tobi Lou Thursday // X House // 8pm Facebook event To close out Black History Month, Ujamaa presents Rolling Wes. tobi lou is bringing catchy and cartoonish raps from Chicago to X House, joined by tons of student performers. This show has us excited to see a new festival-style

02/21/2020

cccccheck it out

Beau Friday // Westco Cafe // 10pm Facebook event Who is Beau? Drop by the Westco Cafe to find out. No openers, no nonsense, just music from a NYC-based pair of ladies.

12/19/2019

if you were previously unaware, wesleyan students make really good music ! here's a piece where we tried to compile some of the highlights from the last few months. If you like what you hear, buy their music or see them live next year.
Also,,, be on the lookout for end-of-year content from aural wes soon!!

this is just a lil’ selection of recent (or at least semi-recent) music put out by current wes students or recent wes alums. Kevin Holliday Please do not sleep on this one!! Kevin Holliday ‘19 made a name for himself in his senior year at wes with a series of high-energy shows, culminating in