In every city there’s an underground current constantly flowing, an atmosphere of intense competition intertwined with art- a silent rivalry centered on who can speak the best truth. Although creativity...
Story by Grey Johnson, staff writer
• March 23, 2018
The 20th century was a wild time for music. Rock ‘n’ roll was born. The Beatles and The Rolling Stones became famous when a British music craze swept America. Chicago and The Eagles thrived with soft...
Story by Emma Anderson, staff writer
• February 7, 2018
Music is influenced by many factors from love, jealousy, hate, politics and expressing the views of a person. Music is universal and can be used to spread messages from one person to another, spanning...
As the music video begins, the camera focuses on the eye of the boy. He begins to whistle the melody of the song. The angle changes. They do their signature moves which are difficult but performed expertly.
On...
Story by Victoria Van, entertainment editor
• January 23, 2018
Iconic. It’s the first word that pops into my head when I hear the mention of Fall Out Boy, one of the only alternative bands that sprung from the early 2000s and still manages to latch onto the mainstream...
Story by Emma Anderson, staff writer
• January 22, 2018
Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? A song that no matter how hard you try, you can’t get it out of your head? Some people call them earworms, but the technical term is Involuntary Musical Imagery...
Story by Victoria Van, entertainment editor
• December 28, 2017
Background music is heard as a striking figure begins to move his body, never once going off beat and producing a spring to his step that cannot be hindered. For every movement he makes, cheers echo...
Story by Emily McMaster, copy editor
• December 12, 2017
The sound of French horns, tubas and clarinets playing band songs is replaced with violins, pianos and harps playing Christmas melodies. A grass field turns into a wooden stage floor. An audience of cheering...
Story by Lois LeFors, news editor
• November 29, 2017
Taylor Swift has once again gifted the world with yet another collection of original songs straight from her heart. Her 6th album, “Reputation,” is her first album that has appeared three instead of...
Story by Amanda Garmon, staff writer
• November 1, 2017
They sing together, voices thick with emotion, composing a profoundness of sound that draws people in as the fascination of the audience is comparable to a magnetic pull. The group’s voices blend together...
Story by Victoria Van, entertainment editor
• October 23, 2017
Despite the fact that music has been a great contributor to cultures around the globe, namely American music’s influence as chart-topping songs in multiple countries, the themes in music from different...
Story by Anna Cannon, feature editor
• February 9, 2016
He sits down and arranges his music on the stand, trying to calm the frantic rhythm of his heart. The judges give him his cue and suddenly he’s seven again, plinking out a song on a public piano while...