By Anna Nelson This piece is published as a collaboration between Fools Magazine and SCOPE Productions: Amplify. I started listening to Samia when she had two singles on Spotify, some time in high school. I fell in love instantly.

By Kristina Bozza The art group 99 Neighbors is a creative collective most well known for their music together.

By Dakota Kahler “Deep in the bottomless depths of the ocean, Empty bodies we sink.” No other lyrics can describe 2020 better than those of “Pompeji”, a personal favorite track on Deftones’ new album Ohms.

By Maggie Odegaard Every year, SCOPE Productions holds an annual Battle of the Bands. It’s been a SCOPE tradition for a long time. It kicks off the school year and our shows for the year. Usually, BOTB is outside on the IMU amphitheater. You would gather friends and head down there to watch some sweet bands play as the sun goes down. Then, at the end, one band would be crowned the winner of the Battle of the Bands. However, this year, things were obviously a little different.

By Ansel Bare A weekend stroll down any given street within a six-block radius of the University of Iowa would most probably entail hearing soft echoes of loud music and partying. Hip hop lyrics being chanted by a population of college students with a taste for domestic beer and Hawkeye vodka, the like of which might feel akin to a connoisseur of sports, music and hookups, among other finer things. Into the epicenter of student leisure, a passerby could observe a bumble of drunken and excited young adults hollering aloud the hooks of "God’s Plan" by Drake or hear the beat of Offset & Metro Boomin’s ”Ric Flair Drip" emanating from local bar fronts, the sounds of Ped Mall nightlife meshing into one.

By Morgan Paynter This summer I was given the chance to live in Hawaii and care for my mom's house and our dog as she fulfills a work obligation. This entry highlights most everything I do in a day and the songs I like to think accompany those actions.

By Kevin Trunda New Music Friday!!! Happy Friday everyone! Today we have been blessed with tons of new hip-hop music. Last night albums from The Weeknd, Rich The Kid, Lil Durk, and DJ Esco (featuring artists Future, Young Thug, and Schoolboy Q) were released. In addition, Tyler the Creator dropped a single “Okra” and Ty Dolla $ign premiered his new song “Pineapple”, featuring artists Gucci Mane and Quavo.

By Bailey Oppelt When I started at Iowa I had no idea what I wanted to major in, or even what classes to take. The only thing I did know is that I wanted to work in the music industry, and I was going to do just about anything to get there

By Lauren Barber As more and more festivals are releasing their 2018 lineups, one common factor has become apparent: the date of the festivals. Three festivals I’ve had my eye on attending this summer all happen to fall on the same weekend, August 2nd-5th.or has become apparent: the date of the festivals. Three festivals I’ve had my eye on attending this summer all happen to fall on the same weekend, August 2nd-5th.

By Elly Hofmaier The day I gave my first real life interview was January 28th, 2018. I was disgustingly late and my iPhone stopped recording after 10 minutes. Luckily, my interviewee is as forgiving as he is creative.