Divas and diamonds
May 16, 2012 • Hanna Suarez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Indie Artist, Marina and The Diamonds sasses up her listeners with the latest single “Primadonna.” The song is off of her 2012 album Electra Heart, which features many other fun and fearless tracks including “Teen Idle” and “Lies.” Marina’s style continues to have unique and quirky aspects,... Read more »
Bye Bye Bye no more
April 25, 2012 • Zaira Zamora, Staff Writer
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment, Music, Uncategorized
With fresh faces, raw talent, and a combination of dance and singing skills, boy bands appear to be making a comeback in popular music after more than two decades since the movement first began. Although it appeared that the days of *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, and New Kids on the Block were over and forgotten... Read more »
Bees in the city
April 18, 2012 • Irene Luna, Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Oklahoma band the All American Rejects recently released their hit “Beekeeper’s Daughter” in March 2012, from the album Kids in the Street. Best known for their trio of pop-punk songs “It Ends Tonight”, “Move Along”, and “Dirty Little Secret”, the group left an impression on the Billboard... Read more »
Small talk and loud music
April 2, 2012 • Hanna Suarez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Receiving much attention for their upbeat folk song “Little Talks” is the indie band Of Monsters and Men from Reykjavic, Iceland. The band won the national battle of the bands competition in their country and became famous worldwide after releasing their debut album My Head is an Animal in Sept.... Read more »
Soothing listeners to sleep
March 20, 2012 • Hanna Suarez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Straight from Australia, singer Sia covers the uplifting and heartfelt song “I Go To Sleep.” Sia brings a more caring and melodious tone to the original Kinks’ piece, with the light sound of the piano and accompanying strings. The tune also has a blues feel to it as she softly sings of the wanting... Read more »
A ghostly blend of love
February 29, 2012 • Dinorah Acuna, Writer
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Following the success of her first single off the Born to Die album, Lana Del Rey released her ghostly blend of love and longing song “Born to Die” in late 2011. The tune has been receiving much attention due to the success and high rank of the previous single “Video Games” on the British singles... Read more »
Listening to both hearts
February 10, 2012 • Hanna Suarez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Following the success of his underground single “Eyes Wide Open,” Gotye released his soft and melancholic song “Somebody That I used to Know,” featuring Kimbra, in July 2011. The melody has been receiving much attention due to its high rank on the New Zealand and Belgium singles charts. In the... Read more »
Big beats and heartaches
January 20, 2012 • Hanna Suarez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Award winning duet The Black Keys are keeping fans fueled with their raw, alternative hits “Tighten Up” and “Lonely Boy”. The band has been receiving much radio coverage for these two songs, both from recent albums Brothers and El Camino. The band is heavily influenced by American genres like... Read more »
Album review of “Mylo Xyloto”
December 16, 2011 • Marilyn Ramirez, Co-Copy Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
With already four other albums still on the charts, British alternative rock band Coldplay released Mylo Xyloto worldwide on Oct. 24. The album’s perplexing title left many questioning its meaning for months until lead singer Chris Martin shared his explanation to the U.K. newspaper, The Sun. “Something... Read more »
Resisting an accepting change
November 22, 2011 • Roy Mendoza, Copy-Editor/Co-Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Along with its European counterpart, “Changing” by The Airborne Toxic Event was released on Feb. 1 throughout North America. Contrary to a few of their other songs, a calm vibe can be felt at the beginning of the composition. Soft strums of an electric guitar slowly become greater throughout the... Read more »
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