Top podcasts you should listen to
Abigail Whitcomb, Podcast & Opinions Editor, Marketing Manager
May 16, 2018
Filed under A & E, Reviews, Showcase
Podcasts are the newest media platform on the rise. What used to be reserved for old people listening to NPR at 12:30 in the afternoon is now accessible to everyone via the Apple Podcasts app or any podcast app on Google Play. But what is a podcast, anyway? It’s an audio file available for download,...
5 Seconds of Summer brings 5SOS3 Tour to Boston
Anna Drabik, Reporter
May 3, 2018
Filed under A & E, Reviews, Showcase
I waited for years for this day to come. I watched my friends go to 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) concerts. I watched the tour diaries. I watched other people stress about buying tickets to a 5SOS concert. And then, I finally got to experience it myself. March 2, 2018; 7:50 A.M., February vaca...
The music of late March: Panic! At the Disco, Shawn Mendes, and Snow Patrol
Anna Drabik, Reporter
May 1, 2018
Filed under A & E, Reviews, Showcase
Late March brought long-awaited music for fans of Panic! At the Disco, Shawn Mendes, and Snow Patrol, but were they worth the wait? Say Amen For Silver Linings, Panic! At the Disco Pop-punk band Panic! At the Disco (P!ATD) formed in 2004 in Summerlin, Las Vegas. ALthough P!ATD transformed from a ga...
Season 2 of “Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir” comes to Netflix
Lily Lefevre, A&E Editor
April 4, 2018
Filed under A & E, Reviews, Showcase
The wait for season two of Miraculous Ladybug has been de-evilized. With such a large fanbase across all ages, the long-awaited release of the second season on Netflix had many fans counting down the hours. Since its premiere on Nickelodeon last December, the french, CGI animated series Miraculo...
Playlist to get out of music’s top charts
Hannah Alback, Reporter
March 12, 2018
Filed under A & E, Reviews, Showcase
Finding good music is difficult if you aren’t looking in the right places. Scrolling through everyone’s Spotify and iTunes playlists could work but let’s face it- that’s too much effort to do regularly. If you’re stuck in the top 100’s chart and want change, you’ve come to the right p...
Pop-punk band 5 Seconds of Summer releases debut single for new album, beginning with a change to their sound
Anna Drabik, Reporter
March 6, 2018
Filed under A & E, Reviews, Showcase
It all began with a color-changing Twitter header. Shortly thereafter, pop-punk band 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) began to post and tweet pictures with cryptic captions. Finally, 5SOS announced the release of their new single, “Want You Back,” for their third album. On February 22, 2018, at 6:55 P...
Pop-solo artist Sierra Deaton releases debut single “Don’t Hurt”
Anna Drabik, Reporter
February 20, 2018
Filed under A & E, Reviews, Showcase
Pop-solo artist Sierra Deaton has released her debut single, “Don’t Hurt,” and although I wasn’t initially impressed, the single has grown on me over time. Deaton began her music career along with other Florida-native Alex Kinsey. As Alex & Sierra, they auditioned and won the final s...
“Symptoms of Being Human,” a must-read for any gender-variant person
Abigail Whitcomb, Podcast & Opinions Editor, Marketing Manager
February 12, 2018
Filed under A & E, Reviews, Showcase
TW: assault/bullying/panic attacks/suicide I stumbled across the book “Symptoms of Being Human” by Jeff Garvin when I was in Barnes & Noble, returning another book. I figured “why the heck not get another one, you have nothing better to do anyway”. The cover of this book had an emo frin...
Long-running Warped Tour comes to closing
Jill Spencer, Reporter
February 9, 2018
Filed under A & E, Reviews, Showcase
Vans Warped Tour is the longest running and largest traveling music festival in North America. It has been going on tour every summer since 1995, making stops all across the United States of America. The festival consists of genres of music such as rock, punk, pop punk, alternative, emo, metalcore and...
English rock band Don Broco releases third album “Technology”
Anna Drabik, Reporter
February 6, 2018
Filed under A & E, Reviews, Showcase
English rock band Don Broco’s third album, Technology, is like a rich piece of chocolate cake. The chocolate cake is gooey and moist; it’s so good, but you can only handle small bites in order to avoid feeling overwhelmed. Clocking in at one hour, Technology is packed with intense guitar r...
‘The Greatest Showman’ brings Barnum back to life
Tim Gore, Reporter
February 5, 2018
Filed under A & E, Reviews, Showcase
On April 30, 1980, a new musical took to the Broadway stage. For years, people had enjoyed the wonders of the Barnum and Bailey circus, which though it may have changed over time, still held the same magic as when it began. What many people didn’t know is where this circus actually did begin. It ...
All Time Low releases storytelling album “Last Young Renegade”
Jill Spencer, Reporter
February 1, 2018
Filed under A & E, Reviews, Showcase
All Time Low, a pop-punk/alternative band formed in 2003 based out of Baltimore Maryland, recently released their seventh full length studio album Last Young Renegade. This is their first release with their new record label Fueled by Ramen after making the transition over from their previous label, Hope...
Nick Desrosiers, Sports Editor
May 22, 2018 • No Comments
One week ago it was announced that betting on sports has been legalized by the U.S. Supreme Court, and ever since it has became a trending topic throughout social media. ...
Chris Gozza, Reporter
May 21, 2018 • No Comments
Well it's that time of year again. The time of year where all the NBA fans crawl out of their slumbers and are glued to the television to watch the inevitable happen year...
Rachel St. Louis, Reporter
May 17, 2018 • 1 Comment
A Daisy for Hannah Jane Chapter XXV FOUR MONTHS LATER •DECEMBER 1917 • I woke to Harriet’s soft singing, her own harmony mixing with the fragile melody she sang. Blink...
Abigail Whitcomb, Podcast & Opinions Editor, Marketing Manager
May 16, 2018 • No Comments
Podcasts are the newest media platform on the rise. What used to be reserved for old people listening to NPR at 12:30 in the afternoon is now accessible to everyone via the...
Allie Marsh, Sports Editor
May 15, 2018 • No Comments
After finishing off the first half of the season with a record of 13-1, girls softball is once again hungry for a championship title. “So far, we are 13-1. Our team is really s...
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