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Kaitlyn Leister Associate Arts & Culture Editor Jorge Rivera-Herrans has done it again by releasing the next installment of “Epic: The Musical” on Halloween. This now marks seven albums being released in 2024 alone; four new installments and two re-releases of previous albums now under the project’s new production company. I sat down to listen […]
Michael Keehan Staff Writer Very few rock bands from the 2000s had the success and versatility that the California-based band Linkin Park did. Led by singer Chester Bennington and rapper Mike Shinoda, the band burst onto the scene with their alternative rock/nu-metal debut album “Hybrid Theory,” selling 32 million copies nationwide and winning a Grammy […]
Emma Hazard Arts and Culture Editor On Thursday, Nov. 14, Phantom Power hosted one of its monthly drag shows, with this month’s theme being “Vampires & Werewolves.” The show, performed by the drag queen group “Haus of Diner Dolls” featured eight different queens, each performing various numbers based on the “Twilight” franchise. Highlights of the […]
Ben Staker Sports Editor On Monday, Nov. 18, The Game Awards announced the nominees in all 29 sections for their tenth-anniversary show. Many people both in and outside of the gaming industry look forward to this show every year because it’s a culmination of the best games of the year and prominent future releases. As […]
Michael Keehan Staff Writer The Recording Academy announced the nominations for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Nov. 8, in a live stream that featured appearances from Grammy-winning musicians like Hayley Williams, Kylie Minogue, Ben Platt, and Kirk Franklin, among many others. The ceremony will be dedicated to the best of music released between Sept. […]
Jamie Hughes Staff Writer Japanese video game firm Nintendo Co., Ltd. has made a surprise launch of a new smartphone app where fans of their games can listen to soundtracks produced for them. From “Pokemon” to “The Legend of Zelda,” the selection of tracks currently available are drawn from across Nintendo’s expansive library of celebrated […]
Kaitlyn Leister Associate Arts & Culture Editor The popular live streaming platform Twitch has changed its policies regarding the Content Classification Labels for streams. The policy change was on Nov. 1, but the response to said new changes resulted in needed clarification just a few days later. The old classifications rules, which have since been […]
Emma Hazard Arts & Culture Editor Content Warning: This Article contains spoilers for “The Edge of Sleep.” I finally had the time to sit down and watch “The Edge of Sleep” this past week, and I can easily say it was not what I expected. “The Edge of Sleep” is an Amazon Prime original series […]
Syan Swanger Staff Writer I spent over two hours doing a deep dive into Zach Byran and Brianna LaPaglia’s, better known as Brianna Chickenfry, breakup. I heard so much about it on social media and I needed to know everything. After thorough research, I came back with over five pages of notes. I would have […]
Emma Hazard Arts & Culture Editor On Sept. 10, singer Jon Bon Jovi was filmed helping a woman in crisis while on set for one of his new music videos. This past week, Bon Jovi was in Nashville, Tennessee filming a music video supposedly for his newest album, “Forever,” when he had to step away […]