Album Review: “Slowdive”—Slowdive By Paul Jacobson | Contributor Slowdive’s original run in the early 1990s followed the typical indie rock narrative: a promising debut album (1991’s “Just for a Day”), a following genre-defining classic (1993’s “Souvlaki”) and a polarizing and career-ending third album (they were dropped by their label shortly […]
The theatre’s final performance for the school year By Matt DeLong | Faculty Contributor Editor’s note: Due to the power outage yesterday, the reviewer was only able to view half the show, but he had access to the entire script. For students hurtling toward finals week, the aphorism “time is […]
One student’s opinion about the recent “Beauty and the Beast” By Patrick Linehan | Contributor Does a “Tale as Old as Time” need to be remade? I suppose in order for it to be “Tale as Old as Time,” it would have to be eventually. “Beauty and the Beast,” starring Emma […]
Jay Som — “Everybody Works”By Paul Jacobson | Contributor As I inch closer and closer to graduating and entering the real world, I’ve been experiencing the existential dread and angst that all early twenty-somethings go through at this point in their lives. Meilna Duterte, who writes and performs under the […]
Paul Jacobson reviews David Bazan’s “Care”Paul Jacobson | Contributor If there’s one thing I appreciate in a musician, it’s honest songwriting. David Bazan is an honest songwriter; he’s one of the most honest songwriters I can think of. Bazan is an interesting character: once an outspoken Christian writing songs about […]
What movie should you watch this Valentine’s Day?By Kelsea Denney | Contributor What does your relationship with Valentine’s Day say about which Rom-Com you should watch this season? “I love love!”: If you find yourself purposefully wearing pink on February 14 and wishing that giving valentine cards at age 18 […]
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of My Bloody Valentine’s 1991 release “Loveless”By Paul Jacobson | Contributor Visceral; ethereal; overwhelming; primal; emotional. These are all words I would use to describe My Bloody Valentine’s 1991 release“Loveless,” which celebrates its 25th anniversary on November 4 (the occasion for this review). The album was […]
A film major’s list of movies that will keep you at the edge of your seatBy Patrick Linehan | Contributor Halloween’s on a Monday this year, and if the simple fact that the best holiday is on the worst day of the week doesn’t scare you, then maybe these movies […]
Bon Iver earns spot in Paul’s Picks By Paul Jacobson | Contributor Very few musicians can romanticize isolation, solitude and loneliness the same way that Justin Vernon can. His first two albums explored these themes extensively, and undoubtedly inspired countless listeners to long for a similar kind of experience in […]
This week’s “Paul’s Pick” album reviewBy Paul Jacobson | Echo When you have a voice as bold and beautiful as Gallant’s, you’re bound to turn some heads. Since the release of his EP “Zebra” in 2014, he’s garnered acclaim from Elton John, Sufjan Stevens, Zane Lowe and Seal, and has been […]
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