The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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‘Fear the Walking Dead’ keeps loyal fans infected

“Fear the Walking Dead” drew an intense amount of viewers with over 10 million people watching the pilot episode when it premiered on August 23 on AMC. However, as impressive as the viewership was, the majority of that comes from…

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Sparks fly on Beach House’s ‘Depression Cherry’

Over the course of four albums, Baltimore’s premier dream pop duo Beach House has most definitely found their niche in slow, graceful tunes filled with pulsing synths, sliding guitars and echoing vocals. While it’s apparent that band members Victoria Legrand…

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Alabama Shakes’ folksy ‘Sound & Color’

Alabama Shakes released their second album “Sound & Color” this Tuesday. The band has released a few singles that are featured on the album early on YouTube and Spotify. The album is good, but it still demonstrates the strain between…

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Weekly EP Revue: Absurd Rich White Ladies

With lyrics like “I’m bigger than the U.S. Open,” Scotty Rebel and Tokyo Diiva, better known as the duo Rich White Ladies, showcase a fresh sense of confidence through a certain amount of terrific hilarity and absurdity. That line, which…

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In search of hip-hop’s Peter Pan with Tyler, The Creator

The divisive, yet undeniably talented enfant-terrible of hip-hop has followed up his ode to summer camp romance with a characteristically bombastic surprise release of his newest album                “Cherry Bomb.” Though some might decry…

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The Wombats create fun atmosphere for all on ‘Glitterbug’

English indie-pop band, The Wombats, released their third studio album “Glitterbug” on        April 13. The band is comprised of lead singer and guitarist Matthew Murphy, Daniel Haggis on percussion and bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen. All three band…

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Passion Pit throws out upbeat musical vibes on ‘Kindred’

On their third studio album, indie-electronica band Passion Pit showcases a further advancement in their style through definitive tracks consisting of pop-infused hooks and looping beats. From Cambridge, Mass, the band has had reoccurring success with hits like “Sleepyhead” and…

Best of Netflix: Back in time for summer’s biggest bingefest

With the school year wrapping up, many are preparing for their summers. Some will work, others will be preparing to leave college and enter the real world. However, there are a select few that will have nothing to do. If…

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Dazzling Vague de Cirque performance sends audiences soaring

Vague de Cirque traveled to Oswego State to perform four shows from April 15 to April 18. The small, traveling circus was light-hearted and interactive, making the performances enjoyable beyond the impressive acrobatics displayed. Alain Boudreau and NoĂ©mie Gervais, two…

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Summer TV preview: Some things are serious, others absurd

Summer is rapidly approaching and that means that we’ll all be going home to too much free time and for those of us lucky to have brothers who have friends at the cable company, way too much television to watch…