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Archive for: Music

One Direction Affection

One Direction Affection

Staff boy band expert Kim Hoedel lets you in on the secrets to the success of the newest sensation in pop music, One Direction and simultaneously reviews their album.

 

Staffer Bonds with Father Through Music

Staffer Bonds with Father Through Music

“My mom was still pregnant with me when Dad took us to our first Paul McCartney concert. Sure, I was just an embryo, but the music must have struck a chord with me. Throughout my entire childhood, I believed that the Beatles were the only band that made music.”

 

Podcast: Doctor P Dubstep

Podcast: Doctor P Dubstep

Staffer Nathan Walker talks about the distinctive style of British dubstep artist Doctor P, and talks about some of his biggest songs.

 

“The Hunger Games (Songs From District 12 and Beyond)” Album Review

“The Hunger Games (Songs From District 12 and Beyond)” Album Review

“The Hunger Games” companion album “The Hunger Games (Songs From District 12 and Beyond)” proves to be as stunning as the film and books as it displays a wide array of artists and a skillful use of songwriting.

 

Blog: Classic Rock Band Provides Great Memories

Blog: Classic Rock Band Provides Great Memories

Staffer Anna Danciger loves The Doors not for their musical prowess, but instead because they have helped create a lifelong bond with her father and have many ties to her childhood.

 

Senior Plays Piano for Her Own Enjoyment

Senior Plays Piano for Her Own Enjoyment

I play the piano because, however embarrassing it is to sit on my teacher’s floral-patterned couch while a first-grader finishes up her lesson, however annoying it is to have to practice piano at midnight after I’ve been copy editing for hours, however seemingly useless in my future life piano may be, I like it.

 

Podcast: Cold Weather Music

Podcast: Cold Weather Music

The inconsistent and rapid temperature changes are affecting staffer Emily Donovan’s winter playlist.

 

Updated: Music Students Make State Ensembles

Updated: Music Students Make State Ensembles

Lancer band, choir and orchestra students travel to Salina to audition for all-state emsembles.

 

Fan Girl Discusses her Love for Big Time Rush and Reviews their New Album

Fan Girl Discusses her Love for Big Time Rush and Reviews their New Album

Junior Kim Hoedel explains her admiration for Nickelodeon boy band Big Time Rush and why their new album “Elevate” disappoints, lacking their originality and goofy pointlessness.

 

‘Long Live the King’ Review

‘Long Live the King’ Review

New Decemberists EP brings together varied styles for terrific music.

 

Homegrown: Ryan McNeil Raps

Homegrown: Ryan McNeil Raps

Senior Ryan McNeil Raps

 

Coldplay’s New Album “Mylo Xyloto” Meets High Expectations

Coldplay’s New Album “Mylo Xyloto” Meets High Expectations

Mylo, my. Coldplay has truly outdone themselves this time. Their newest album, “Mylo Xyloto,” is far and away their best record thus far, and quite frankly, one of the best albums I’ve heard this year. This long-awaited fifth album was set to release this past January but was held until [...]