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Listen to Miles Davis' revolutionary album in the playlist below.

Oldies But Goldies: Miles Davis changes jazz with basics

TJ Ruzicka, Arts and Entertainment Editor | February 12, 2020

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A candle modeled after Kesha burns as the cover artwork of 'High Road.' The album was released Jan. 31, 2020, has sixteen tracks and five features.

‘High Road’: Kesha reclaims her spirit on fourth album

Anna Drabik, Executive Arts and Entertainment Editor | February 12, 2020

Kesha’s career has been a long, winding path up a certainly steep mountain. From 2010’s party girl phase (Animal and Cannibal) to her raw, soul-bearing third album, titled Rainbow, Kesha has consistently...

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Read below to find out about just a few of Stevie Wonder's greatest tracks, and use the playlist below to listen to everything you read about in real time.

Oldies But Goldies: Stevie Wonder wonders world of music with Motown soul

TJ Ruzicka, Arts and Entertainment Editor | February 11, 2020

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Ke$ha turns Kesha in resolute rennaisance

TJ Ruzicka, Arts and Entertainment Editor | February 10, 2020

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Read below to get all the tools you need to construct your hit country song, and after you manage to become a radio sensation, check out all the other great stories this section has to offer by checking out the A&E section of Lancer Spirit Online.

Country classic crafting proves to be a cinch

Your guide on crafting the next big country hit
TJ Ruzicka, Arts and Entertainment Editor | February 9, 2020

Everyone wants to be a Rockstar, but very few have the musical chops to get it done.  Luckily for the musical dreamers of the world, there is a genre of music that takes almost no artistic ability to...

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Oldies But Goldies: Bob Dylan makes killin’ as pigheaded politics’ villain

TJ Ruzicka, Arts and Entertainment Editor | February 8, 2020

The beauty in his music came in the fearlessness of his flaws. The confidence in his vulnerability. His courage to walk alone. Bob Dylan.  Dylan had a renaissance with his 1965 track “Like...

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Listen to The Beatles' entire discography with the playlist below, and don't forget to check out each of their individual works with your preferred music streaming service.  If you like what you're reading make sure to check out other music reviews and other music related articles under the A&E section of Lancer Spirit Online.

Oldies But Goldies: The Beatles bring bops despite breakup upheavels

TJ Ruzicka, Arts and Entertainment Editor | February 7, 2020

People tend to give what they have in abundance. Love or hate.  Scorn or care. Hope or sorrow. As for four bowl-cutted boys from Liverpool, the thing given with such abundance was music. Accumulating...

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Listen to Al Green's loquacious love songs in the link below, and check out other A&E stories about your new favorite artists in the A&E section of Lancer Spirit Online!

Oldies But Goldies: Al Green pens love songs better than ever before seen

TJ Ruzicka, Arts and Entertainment Editor | February 6, 2020

He wanted to move us.  He wanted to cross the bridge between exchanging pleasantries and seep down into our souls.  He wanted to say hello and make us shake because every simple greeting from him was...

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Listen to Billy Joel's legendary, 30 year career in all of a day by clicking on the playlist below!

Oldies But Goldies: Billy Joel gives piano soul over thirty years of action

TJ Ruzicka, Arts and Entertainment Editor | February 5, 2020

Keyboards, hammers, dampers, a bride, soundboard, and strings.  These are the essential parts of the piano. But what does it take to make a “Piano Man?” Simple: a bodacious discography, the...

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Pictured is the second anime adaptation of the 'Fullmetal Alchemist' manga. It tells the complete story as it was made when the manga was completed.

Exploring anime: What to watch

Jon Stark, Reporter | February 5, 2020

With a genre as large as anime, it can be jarring for newcomers to figure out where to start. So, knowing where to find anime from my previous article, here are five recommendations that I believe are...

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As of Aug. 2019, 'My Hero Academia' has sold 16 million copies of its manga. So with that popularity, anime adaptations will most likely continue as long as there is source material.

Exploring anime: What is it?

Jon Stark, Reporter | February 4, 2020

For most people, their only experience with anime is Pokemon, Beyblade, Bakugan or Yu Gi Oh. Or, maybe you stayed up late one Saturday night on Cartoon Network when it switched to Adult Swim and Toonami,...

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Listen to all of Frank Sinatra's staples in the playlist below!

Oldies But Goldies: Sinatra stylizes sound to stand out from crowd

TJ Ruzicka, Arts and Entertainment Editor | February 3, 2020

Men of steel still can melt, if their hearts are burned.  His music burned hearts, set kingdoms afire, and the world ablaze. And he did it all with silky-smooth baritone vocals and a steely blue-eyed...

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