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
The Latin Dance Ensemble presented Downey’s third annual Cultural Talent Show on Dec. 9 at 7:oo pm in the theatre. As contestants and ensemble members were behind stage running around frantically preparing their costumes and routines, family, friends, and faculty members waited excitedly outside. Once... 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 »
Marching band and color guard start the year off well
November 2, 2011 • Gustavo Ramirez, Community Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Held at Baldwin Park High School, Marching Band and color guard performed for the first time this year and wowed the crowd, on Oct. 22, in the hopes of winning awards at the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association. The first to perform for the 4A section, Downey lined up at the... Read more »
“Idol” winner seeks country recognition
November 2, 2011 • Hanna Suarez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Music
Fresh out of his recent American Idol win, singer Scotty McCreery released his debut album Clear as Day, a classic country cornucopia. The album features his first single “I Love You This Big”, which he also performed for the American Idol finale. The song has an ambiguous meaning. As the... Read more »
Releasing the ghouls of the past
November 2, 2011 • Kimberly Dominguez, News Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Whether you are jubilant or downright depressed, the bells, tambourines, and sweet melody of “Shake It Out” by Florence and the Machine is the perfect tune to listen to. This uplifting lead single, off of Florence Welch’s latest album, Ceremonials, exemplifies the feeling of greatness after “shaking... Read more »
Moving past the bittersweet memories
October 12, 2011 • Hanna Suarez, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
After many months of “Rolling in the Deep” fever, British singer-song writer Adele has released the more subtle, melancholic song “Someone Like You.” This tear-jerking ballad tells the story of forgotten love from the perspective of a woman who has discovered that her former beloved is settled... Read more »
Suck it and listen
June 14, 2011
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
After a long two years, the Arctic Monkeys are back with their fourth disc ‘Suck It and See,’ released June 7 on Domino Records. Fans and bloggers have been looking forward to the new album since the release of it’s first single ‘Brick by Brick,’ in March. “I was so stoked to hear the album... Read more »
A brighter, louder, outlook on summer
June 14, 2011 • Thomas Beltran, Art & Entertainment Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Since the recent changes such as two weekends instead of one and tickets on sale before any sort of lineup announcement for America’s biggest music festival, Coachella, listeners are begging the question “If not Coachella, then what?” With summer quickly approaching, many of the festivals in the... Read more »
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