Kanye West’s Natural and Strategic Hold on Fans A Look at West’s Newly-Released Album, Donda Talia Rueda ’23 If every artist had three different release dates for their upcoming project and a continuum of listening parties, would more performers be in the running to earn the Spotify and Apple Music single-day streaming records for the […]
PC Shows at The Met Roar Back to Life Nolan Donato ’22 and Guests Deliver Memorable Performance Jack Downey ’23 On Nov. 15, 2019, a memorable concert was held at The Met, a hallowed venue in Pawtucket, RI. Both the opening act, Up In The Air, and the headliner, Nolan Donato ’22 and his backing […]
The Television Shows That Defined the Summer A Look Back at Some of the Season’s Best Programs Madison Palmieri ’22 Summer 2021 was certainly one to remember. As the world opened back up after months of uncertainty owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, people enjoyed being out and about, spending time with friends and loved ones. […]
A Milestone in the “Free Britney” Movement Spears Makes Gains in Her Fight for Freedom By Nikki Idelson ’22 For the past thirteen years, American singer and pop culture icon Britney Spears has been forced to live under an arrangement known as a conservatorship. According to The New Yorker, a conservatorship is “a legal […]
Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer Released Teaser Confirms Ties to Other Spider-Man Franchises By Madison Palmieri ’22 After months of anticipation following leaked set photos and rumors regarding plot, casting, and other aspects of the production, the first official trailer for Marvel’s long-awaited upcoming film, Spider-Man: No Way Home, has arrived. The exciting first […]
A Preview of Ed Sheeran’s Anticipated New Album The Musician Returns to the Spotlight With ‘=’ By Grace O’Connor ’22 Ed Sheeran is once again in the spotlight, this time with the anticipation surrounding the Oct. 29 release of his new album, ‘=.’ It has been four years since he released his last traditional […]
A Successful Summer in the RI Music Scene Local Bands, Venues Resume Live Performance By Jack Downey ’23 The summer of 2020 was a bleak time for musicians everywhere, especially those performing live shows. As the COVID-19 pandemic raged throughout the world, people were forced to spend much of their summers hunkered down, biding […]
RI Food Fights Offers a Taste of Competition A Fun and Easy Way to Explore Local Flavors By Grace Whitman ’22 Have you ever sat in your dorm room and said to your roommates, “guys, what should we have for dinner? The Ray food just isn’t cutting it today?” If so, log onto Instagram […]
A Friartown Features Series Recap of Inspiring Guests by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff Students all over campus gathered with their roommates to watch Two Friends perform at Providence College’s 2021 Virtual Spring Concert hosted by the Board of Programmers. Getting their start on SoundCloud with their hour-long “Big Bootie Remixes,” Eli Sones and Matthew […]
Her Journey from China to Pine Ridge to Hollywood by Grace O’Connor ’22 A&E Staff Chloe Zhao is an impressive Chinese director, screenwriter, and producer who recently earned the Academy Award for Best Directing for the film Nomadland. After growing up in Beijing, Zhao made her way to the Pine Ridge Indian Reserve in South […]