Glory Days or Weary Days?
Shirli Beker, Reporter
March 23, 2018
Little Mix, a girl band, was the first ever group to win the X Factor UK back in 2011. It is now 2018, and Little Mix just experienced their peak in popularity around the world. Awards, shows, sold out tours and... a documentary? The documentary begins with Little Mix’s latest hit, Power. The video...
Pop Music In The 1990’s
Shirli B., Reporter
January 16, 2018
It’s the 90s! Welcome to the decade that most of you reading this know about! The 1990’s was filled with new pop groups forming and the pop culture rising. It’s the decade where music videos became a must for a song. So now let’s all step in to the 90’s! Backstreet Boys- What 90's musi...
Music In The 1970’s
Shirli B., Music In The 1970's
October 11, 2017
Filed under Music
“You should be dancing, yea!” If you started to sing the song in your head you are in a good shape! If not, no worries, because after this article you will be knowledgeable about music in the 1970s! (I promise, it's worth the read. You will end up adding new songs to your music list!) It's the...
Top 5 Albums of Spring!
David Mardakhayev, Music Journalist
March 28, 2017
5) Future: Future The super trapper is back with two back-to-back full length albums. Future dropped his self-titled album on February 17, 2017 and it was met with widespread acclaim. Bangers such as Super Trapper and Mask Off dominated the radio waves and were the subject of memes galore. Stellar ...
Run the Jewels 3: A Christmas Miracle
David Mardakhayev, Writer
January 30, 2017
Christmas miracles are amazing and 2016 had a great one. Hip Hop super duo "Run the Jewels," composed of Brooklyn producer/rapper El P and Atlanta rapper Killer Mike, released the long anticipated "Run the Jewels 3" on Christmas Eve, and it does not disappoint. The album mixes the trademark RTJ style...
“The Stage”: An Analysis and Review
David Mardakhayev, Reporter
November 28, 2016
Celebrity deaths, mass murder, controversy, and Trumpian Policy has made 2016 an exceptionally bad year. The music scene hasn’t had anything too monumental this year either. However, on October 13th, hard rock band Avenged Sevenfold delivered a powerful track after three years of silence to bring...
A Gypsy With a Dream
David Mardakhayev, Reporter
October 5, 2016
In the past twenty years, there’s been a lot of talk about innovation. Sub Genres that range anywhere from mumble rap to technical-death-progressive-space-thrash metal have seen the light of day. The kick-starters of these musical niches have been credited as incredibly talented. In most cases, this...
American Beauty
Naomi Shimunov, Reporter
June 6, 2016
American Beauty, by the Grateful Dead, is an album I greatly admire. I remember the first time I heard it, I immediately wished I hadn’t, so that I could listen to it for the first time again. A side character, in the hit cult show Freaks and Geeks, says something very similar to what I just did. S...
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Naomi Shimunov, Reporter
April 19, 2016
Filed under Movies, Music, Reviews
The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my favorite musicals. The film was revolutionary in its soundtrack, visual aesthetics, and characters. Although Tim Burton conceived the initial idea for The Nightmare Before Christmas, the actual director is Henry Selick. You may recognize some of Henry Seli...
David Bowie
Naomi Shimunov, Reporter
February 8, 2016
With the death of David Bowie last month, it has come to my attention that although many of us are familiar with David Bowie’s hits, we aren’t aware of the cultural impact he has had on society and the arts. David Bowie was a man of many achievements; he was a professional mime, Broadway actor,...