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 […]
The Vibrant Journey of A Lost Soul by Jennifer Villeda ’20 A&E Staff On Jan. 17, Halsey released her third studio album titled Manic, after almost three years since her last album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom. During that time, Halsey collaborated with artists like Benny Blanco and Khalid for “Eastside” in July of 2018 and BTS […]
Finding Posthumous Closure by Grace O’Connor ’22 A&E Staff As stated by Rolling Stone, “Mac Miller’s posthumous album Circles is a fitting coda to his career.’’ Mac Miller’s new album was taken from bits and pieces of music that he was working on around the time of his death. Joe Brion, who Miller was working […]
How the Rush Drummer Defined Rock and Roll Percussion by Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff On Tuesday, January 7, Rush drummer and main lyricist Neil Peart passed away in Malibu, California. He was 67 years old and was battling a form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. In 2015, Rush toured for the final time of […]
Host Concert at the Barclay’s Center by: Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff On Dec. 31, thousands of fans packed into Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn to see The Strokes perform their New Year’s Eve set. For many of the fans, this concert was the first time seeing The Strokes in quite a while. The band took […]
Previewing Holiday Music at the Turn of the Season by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff Arguably one of the best parts of Christmas is the new music that is released. There is a universality to Christmas music that even transcends religion. Artists in all genres put their spin on Christmas classics and some write original […]