Gwen Stefani breaks her brief silence in music with a new single that sounds far from her normal solo work. “Baby Don’t Lie” is her first single as a solo artist since 2008, when she came out with “Early Winter.” Over the years Stefani has made a wide range of music, from punk and pop…
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Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off”
Taylor Swift’s first single, “Shake it Off” from her first official pop album 1989 is something you can not seem to escape. A lot of hype gets put into Swift and every little thing she does, what is she going to wear to the next award show, what guy is she going to date next,…
Mary Lambert’s Single “Secrets” Reveals Cheery Look at Darker Struggles
Mary Lambert’s first single “Secrets,” off her first full length album Heart on My Sleeve, is about confessing many of her “secrets” and not caring if the world knows or what the world has to say about them. Some of the secrets confessed consist of her bipolar disorder, being passive aggressive, and being openly gay….
Mike Tompkins Delivers Energetic Sound – guest writer, Andrew Righetti
Mike Tompkins opened for Heffron Drive at The Altar Bar in the Strip District on September 17th and, in the end, made the show worth-while for this reviewer. Coming off of the streets into The Altar Bar, I just had this really hyped feeling. There were a ton of colored lights shining into the dark…
Parks and Devastation Tour is One to Remember
A packed house, moshing, crowd surfing, and a human sized hamster ball set off the first show of A Day to Remember’s “Parks and Devastation Tour” with a bang. A line started forming at the early hour of 9 am and once everyone was packed inside both the pit and lawn it was near impossible…
Parade of Lights Review: Parade of Yikes by Jessica Keast
Parade of Lights is an upcoming four member band that defines their sound as “alt-electro.” Based in Los Angeles, the group recently released their first single “We’re the Kids” along with another earlier single “Golden” that you may have heard during the Winter Olympics. But as budding artists, they seem to be having the typical…
Man of La Mancha Review
On April 4th, the unveiling of Avonworth’s production of Man of a La Mancha took place. A variety of grades ranging from seventh to twelfth took the stage in an attempt to make the auditorium transform from a low-lighted theater into the magical land of La Mancha. The orchestra beings the show with a fantastic…
Dan’s Dining|Amelia and Corey visit Pizza Pronto
Starving from not eating food for 7 hours, we embarked on a romantic date to Pizza Pronto in Avalon. Many Avonworth students have acclaimed Pizza Pronto, so we went to check it out for ourselves. Driving down California Avenue, we saw a red building to our right with the Pizza Pronto logo stamped on its…
Foster the People | ‘Supermodel’ Review
Three years ago, Foster the People stormed the radio waves with their single, “Pumped up Kicks.” Love it or hate it, the song put their name out there and brought them to the forefront of the music scene. The rest of their first album, Torches, rocked a synth-driven, alternative sound. On Tuesday, March 18, Foster…
Music Review by Cole Pokropowicz: “The Bones of What You Believe” by Chvrches
The actual music is unable to stand out as well. While it does make you want to dance, that effect is short lived. It comes in with such a rush, harmonizing with Lauren’s vocals, but then it just stays there. Nothing fuels it on its own. When the vocals are absent, the electronic beats are…