Musicians Pay Homage by: Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff Nearly a month ago, the world was shocked and saddened by the sudden deaths of Kobe and Gianna Bryant, along with seven others in a helicopter crash. On Monday, February 24, the Staples Center in Los Angeles held a memorial for Kobe and Gianna, which featured […]
Fourth Studio Album Comes after a Five-Year Wait by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff After a five-year hiatus since their last release, Australian Kevin Parker’s musical project, Tame Impala, debuted their fourth studio album, The Slow Rush, on Feb. 14. The record, coupled with the resurgence of popularity of the 2015 hit “The Less I […]
Tragedy Upsets the Vinyl Industry Worldwide by Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff On Thursday, February 6, one of the two lacquer vinyl manufacturing plants in the world, Apollo Masters, was destroyed by a catastrophic fire. The plant is located in Banning, CA and acted as a storage facility for the products. While there were no […]
Empowering Students Through Social Media by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Co-Editor In the current competitive music arena, where streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, and Soundcloud advertise only the most popular artists, college students seeking a career in music struggle to gain recognition. Even the more underground music categories require a threshold of streams to […]
Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift Step Up by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff Music and politics have gone together for as long as we can remember. Whether it is through artists choosing to endorse political candidates, or through their lyrics, like in Shawn Mendes and Khalid’s song “Youth,” musicians use their platform to promote […]
Atlanta Shows Its Support while Rapper Remains Waiting by Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff February 3, 2020 marked the one-year anniversary of the arrest of popular rapper 21 Savage by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The charges against the Atlanta rapper accused him of overstaying his visa, and alleged that he is […]
Firefly, Bunbury, Osheaga Compete with Big Names by Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff Since 2020 is in full swing, promoters are beginning to release the lineups and dates of the world’s largest music festivals for the coming year. On Tuesday, January 28, Firefly Festival announced that Rage Against the Machine, Billie Eilish, and Halsey are […]
Celebrate Latinx Roots and Female Empowerment by Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff Every year, people across the country get together to watch the Super Bowl. Not only is this one of the world’s biggest stages in sports, but the halftime show at the Super Bowl is the world’s biggest stage for musical artists as well. […]
Remembering Kobe Bryant, Nipsey Hussle Through Music by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff Hours after the tragic passing of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year old daughter, Gianna, the Recording Academy started the 62nd annual Grammy Awards with a tribute in their honor. Host Alicia Keys took the stage somberly saying “We’re all feeling […]
Unique K-pop Group Rocks Prudential Center in Newark by Sara Conway ’21 A&E Co-Editor If you are somewhat familiar with the K-pop group Seventeen, chances are the first things you think of are their complex choreographies and that they do not, in fact, have seventeen members. The thirteen that make up Seventeen debuted on May […]