Spotify Controversy: Upholding the Freedom of Speech or Enabling Misinformation? Joni Mitchell & Neil Young Pull Their Catalogues from the Streaming Service in Protest Grace Whitman ’22 Joni Mitchell is skating down the river she’s always wished for and away from Spotify. Following Neil Young’s lead, the artist has officially removed her full discography from […]
Calling All Musicians! Practice Space Available on Providence’s Bissell Street Jack Downey ’23 Practice spaces are just as important for bands as instruments. Without a place to play, bands are unable to grow and flourish. A practice space might be a garage, a living room, a bedroom, or even a professional facility like JamStage in […]
One Year of “driver’s license”: Olivia Rodrigo’s Not-So-Sour Year of Success A Look at Her Record-Breaking Debut Album and Rise to Fame Madison Palmieri ’22 Most 18-year-olds are concerned with navigating the often-challenging transition from teenagerdom to young adulthood. Many prepare to leave home for the first time as they begin college; some may start […]
The Show Will Go On—It’s Just a Matter of When 2022 Grammys Postponed Due to COVID-19 Concerns Olivia Riportella ’25 The 64th Grammy Awards have officially been postponed due to concerns about recent COVID-19 surges. Music’s Biggest Night was originally set to take place on Jan. 31, 2022, in Downtown Los Angeles at the Crypto.com […]
Film Review: HBO’s The Fallout The First Movie of Gen Z Talia Rueda ’23 On Jan. 27, HBO released The Fallout, a film about the ways in which a community deals with the tragedy of a school shooting. Starring Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler, two Gen Z “it” girls, the movie represents the new era […]
Struggles with Secrets and Lies Euphoria’s Unpredictable Second Season Grace O’Connor ’22 HBO’s Euphoria is well-known for its fantastic character development and incredible set design, both of which led to a wildly successful first season. Season two of the hit show, which premiered last month, has once again pulled in a large audience—viewership is up […]
Cardi B Wins Libel Lawsuit Rapper Opens Up About Damaging Claims Claudia Fennell ’24 Grammy award-winning rapper Cardi B has made headlines recently for something other than her famous songs such as “WAP,” “I Like It,” and “Up.” The twenty-nine-year-old music phenomenon has won a libel lawsuit against celebrity gossip YouTuber Latasha Kebe, commonly known […]
Money Heist Says Bella Ciao! The Netflix Original Series’ Bittersweet Finale Riley Coyne ’24 “How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard?” This question is one that both cast members and fans of Money Heist, one of the most iconic series on Netflix, are asking themselves as the show finally […]
The Breeze Takes McPhail’s by Storm The First Student Performance of the New Semester Did Not Disappoint Jack Downey ’23 It has been a joyous return to Providence College’s campus so far this spring semester, despite the looming threat of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. This sense of joy was apparent at McPhail’s on Friday, Jan. […]
Questions of Truth and Falsehood in Things I Should Have Said A Look at Jamie Lynn Spears’ Controversial New Book Although much recent media attention has centered on Britney Spears’ conservatorship, another member of the Spears family is now making waves. Britney Spears’ sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, recently released a memoir entitled Things I Should […]