Last year the school’s drama department wowed audiences with their spectacular performances in Annie and Pirates of Penzance (which mainstaged at the State Thespian Festival in […]
Steinbrenner drama kicks off year with ‘Anything Goes’
The Inimitable DMB Is Back At It (‘Away from the World’ Review)
No one can out-Dave-Matthews Dave Matthews. It is heresy to attempt to replicate that mewing South African voice or clone the special magic of his […]
Justin Geilen and ‘No Recess’ monkey around [Student Spotlight]
When people think of local bands they think of young musicians trying to “make it big”, but some might forget the musicians who perform just […]
Lords of the Groove: The XX return with vivid, haunting sophomore effort
Electronic music has its place: there are lyrical and atmospheric worlds which do not mesh so well with the genre. For proof of this one […]
The Times Have Changed, Indeed [‘Tempest’ Review]
Thirty-five. That’s the number of studio albums Bob Dylan has released since the beginning of his career. That’s more studio albums than the New York […]
Machiavelli’s Ghost: The Sins of Modern Politicking [Column]
Why do people lie? More specifically, why do politicians lie? The advent of the Internet in a politically conscious society will inevitably bring about the […]
Taylor Swift hits rock bottom, quite frankly
I’ve borne witness to many a musical fall from grace in my time, but never one as sudden or as jarring as that of Taylor […]
Yeasayer finds cohesion amidst the chaos [‘Fragrant World’ Review]
In its best moments, the new disc from indie-elctro-funk-rock (alas, the band is one of those quirky efforts which are essentially unclassifiable) band Yeasayer seems […]
Young Kevin takes it up a notch, keeps on climbing
One of the greatest qualities a young artist can have is persistence. No matter what the music, persisting in the face of feedback and criticism […]
‘Dark Knight Rises’ stands tall even with world on its shoulders [Review]
Nowhere in the landscape of recent film history (or anywhere, for that matter) has there been such tremendous pressure on anyone, to do anything, as […]
Adjusting the antennae: Frank Ocean’s quest to define himself
Even though Frank Ocean got his start as a member of the outrageous rap group Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, from the very […]
Aesop Rock declosets his skeletons, returns fresher than ever
There’s something breathtaking about listening to rapper Aesop Rock. I don’t mean breathtaking in the sense of looking out over the grand canyon or listening […]