by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff It was an exciting and eventful night at Providence College as students packed the Peterson Recreation Center to see the rising star Lil Uzi Vert perform at this year’s Late Night Madness concert. Symere Woods, also known as Lil Uzi Vert, has rose to fame in the past year. […]
by Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff The often controversial and influential rapper Eminem has resurfaced once again, but this time to broadcast his political views on the president. In a freestyle rap performed at the BET Hip Hop Awards, Eminem attacked Donald Trump. The rap, titled “The Storm,” creates a clear divide between himself and […]
by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff Collaboration has been a common theme in the music industry in 2017. In recent times, Lana Del Rey whipped up Lust for Life featuring artists like Stevie Nicks and Sean Lennon, while The Weeknd produced Starboy featuring Daft Punk, Future, and Kendrick Lamar. It is easy to see that […]
by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Despite widespread rumors that the group had agreed to part ways altogether, The Killers are back again. With the recent debut of their fifth studio album Wonderful Wonderful on Sept. 22, the Las Vegas natives are once again topping the charts. The Killers are notably recognized for their explosion […]
by Alexis Jais ’18 A&E Staff If our loved ones cannot live forever, at least their memory can exist in the form of our favorite songs or poems. This attitude has ensured that death remains a favorite and popular muse for artists. Artists can imply a lack of understanding of the severity and finality of […]
by Joe Clancy ’18 A&E Staff “I wanna free fall out into nothing/ gonna leave this world for a while,/ and I’m free falling.” The world of rock and roll lost another rock legend, Tom Petty, on Monday, October 2 after he suffered a heart attack. He was 66 years young. Petty started playing […]
by Joe Clancy ’18 A&E Staff Providence College finds its own rock star in Adam Hanna ’18. Down-to-earth and easy to talk to, Hanna has seen a massive amount of well-deserved success in his music career. This past week I sat down with Hanna to discuss his new music video, “Friday 5,” which was released […]
by Blaine Payer ’18 A&E Staff The Foo Fighters have managed, unlike many of their rock and roll counterparts, to not only stay relevant through a career lasting over 20 years, but also to get better and better with age. With its innovative production styles, poetic lyrics, slew of guest stars, and all of the […]
by Joe Clancy ’18 A&E Staff Though perhaps one of rock and roll’s most unrecognized superstars, Bob Seger kicked off his Runaway Train Tour across the United States last month. This past Thursday, Seger rocked the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. The Garden, which fits nearly 20,000 people, was filled to the brim to see […]
by Ryan Cox ’18 A&E Staff Local musicians and music fans alike experienced a series of changes this summer that rocked the local music scene. Most notably, the recent sale of alt-rock station WBRU to K-Love, a California-based Christian rock station that took over 95.5 FM at the beginning of August. WBRU, which is […]