Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, to be quite frank, came out of nowhere. They’re the huge (at least 10 full-time members) and impassioned group […]
Edward Sharpe and company streamline without losing charm [Review]
Regina Spektor’s tragicomic quirkiness fizzles, doesn’t quite catch [Review]
For a few albums now, Regina Spektor has been toeing the line between solemn balladeer and goofy, geeky little girl; on her new LP, What […]
Sigur Ros returns with haunting ‘Valtari’, an ambient masterpiece [Review]
Instead of grabbing the listener by the hand and guiding him or her through their music, this time Sigur Rós merely opens the door and […]
Lil B drops classical album, review forthcoming
Hilarious and prolific rap artist Lil B (“The BasedGod”) has just released his sixth album this year, and it’s a classical album … a.k.a. 17 instrumental […]
Steinbrenner ranks on Newsweek’s top 1000 high schools
In a recent report published by Newsweek and The Daily Beast, Steinbrenner ranked 484th on a list of the 1000 best public high schools in the nation. Only one […]
John Mayer packs up, heads out into new territory with ‘Born and Raised’
Imagine the nostalgia that a grandfather would feel when he sees traces of his own face in his newborn grandson, and you’ll have an impression […]
An international treasure hunt close to home
On the surface, it may seem that there really isn’t much to do around these parts. Unless you frequent the great outdoors or have a […]
Basketball hosting summer youth camp
The school basketball program is hosting a youth camp for boys and girls aged 8-16 in June. The cost for the camp is $80 per […]
Gaither baseball game moved to Steinbrenner
TAMPA – Tonight’s Class 7A regional baseball final between Gaither and Venice has been moved to Steinbrenner because of a schedule conflict with Relay for […]
Bully project spreads awareness through stories of victimized students
Opening scene: a man speaking directly to the camera about someone named “Tyler”. Sentences sounded like “he was…” and “he did…” but never “he is.” […]
‘Avengers’ packs a Hulk-sized wallop of awesome
There is a film phenomenon that I’m going to call the “awesome threshold”: beyond a certain level of explosions, breathtaking technology and superpowers, one has […]
Drama, orchestra collaborate to make patchwork medley
String music is subtle, dramatics often overt, and combining these two opposing forces is never easy. Drama director Lindsay Painter and orchestra director Lorelei Weimar […]