Friday, March 29, 2024

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We decided as a podcast that it would be easier for listeners to find what they like to listen to in regards to topics if we recorded the podcasts in chunks versus recording the podcast as one whole segment. This allows the segments to be easier to navigate and will allow us to have guests drop by in the...
  Isaiah Eamon Shoels lay on his side on the grainy, rough, black carpet in the library of Columbine High School on the morning of April 20, 1999. One can imagine him nervously rubbing the coarse rug with his quivering fingers. Even though his ears rang with the occasional gunshot and gruff shout, an eerie, white silence filled the room....
Up and coming Dallas band If, The Band (yes, that's their name) recently released their debut EP. I got the chance to email them and ask a few questions regarding their inspirations, how they came to be, and what they have in store for the future. If, The Band is composed of: Andrew Easterling '16 - guitar/vocals Thomas Stephenson- guitar/vocals Wrigley Burris-...
Mr. Garrison, incredulous, shakes his head and mumbles incoherently to himself as he takes out a sharpie to make amends to the 28 Acre t-shirts he recently commissioned as a surprise for Mr. Knize. Last Friday, March 27th, Jesuit discreetly settled a court case with the homeowners of the neighborhood to the rear of the school, conceding around an...
Jack Ü Skrillex & Diplo Present Jack Ü OWSLA and Mad Decent Released February 27th, 2015 Genre: Trap, Dubstep, Electro House, Trap Rap, Pop Arguably the most anticipated collaboration of 2015, Jack Ü is a side group/project consisting of Skrillex and Diplo, artists who have heavily influenced and shaped the electronic music industry by their respective accomplishments. But, after surprising crowds with an unprecedented performance...
  Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly Album Review Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope Records Released March 16th, 2015 Genre: Conscious Hip-Hop, Jazz Rap, Funk, https://open.spotify.com/album/7ycBtnsMtyVbbwTfJwRjSP Rap has become a culture that has a very distinct divide between fans. There are fans of the genre that only like boom-bap style beats, thick New York accents and songs about fake MCs. Others want newer-sounding, more electronically affected music. Kendrick Lamar is one of those rappers...
Imagine losing interest in your favorite activities. Imagine becoming hostile and aggressive over mild accidents. Imagine having delusions so strong you can not separate them from reality. Imagine how hard it would be to constantly feel these polarizing emotions and then be isolated from your “friends” for something you have no control over. This ridicule is the harsh reality...
The Round Up Podcast #2 with Gilbert, DeLong, & Berrios Pardon the Ambient Noise For The First Two and a Half Minutes. Better audio will be present in the next podcast.   Featuring Hunter Gilbert (Host, Producer, Audio Mixer) Blake DeLong (Host) Enrique Berrios (Host) Kenneth Crowe (Sound, Mics) Topics Discussed - In Order (Sort Of) . Quant nanoFlowCell technology hopes to be an alternative to EVs. It is...

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