Summer Music Preview: Six Albums for the Sunny Summer Months

From Pharrell Williams to Ingrid Michaelson, 2014 has already proven to be a huge year for the music industry. New albums top the charts each week and alter the music landscape. With huge names releasing new material, there will certainly…

Weekly EP Revue: The Kooks’ garage rock

In 2004, four friends came together in the U.K. to form the band The Kooks. Since then, the band has experienced a whirlwind of opportunities and changes. As two band members have departed since the band’s formation, the group finds…

Springsteen’s triumphant return

‘The Boss’ is back. Bruce Springsteen has released a four-song EP, “American Beauty,” just three months after his 18th studio album, “High Hopes.” The songs on “American Beauty” were all in the running to make “High Hopes,” but did not…

‘Transcendence’ filled with big ideas, ultimately disappointing

“Transcendence” is much less of a science-fiction thriller than the trailers portrayed. It is a much quieter, more existential film about the dangers of technology and the power of nature. After a conference of the world’s leading minds on artificial…

Asher Roth’s new Californian influences at play on ‘RetroHash’

Determined on releasing his sophomore album on his own terms, Asher Roth returns five years after his debut LP with “RetroHash.” Despite this time gap, Roth has not sat idle these past years.  He released an EP with rapper Nottz…

Summer Movie Preview: What to watch in theaters over break

The X-Men troop return this summer with “Days of Future Past.” The franchise brings back Bryan Singer as director. Newcomers include Peter Dinklage (“Low Down”) as Dr. Bolivar Trask and Bingbing Fan (“My Way”) as Blink. Wolverine is sent to…

Annual Graphic Flash melds forms of student expression

Graphic Flash will open at the Oswego State downtown on April 26 at 2 p.m. This is the third semester that students from CRW 406 and Art 313 have collaborated to create a gallery of stories transformed into images.  The…

Iggy Azalea’s ‘New Classic’ big on beats, lame on lyricism

“The New Classic” has an excellent mix of 15 songs and sounds.  There are at least two to three songs that will most likely be summer hits, including the already-popular “Work,” “Fancy” and a personal favorite though unrecognized “Black Widow.”…

Creative Writing

Only three minutes left.  I take another bite of my blue raspberry popsicle…Brain freeze!   My lips and tongue are blue.  People might think I’m extremely cold…I could get sent down to the nurse, but who would want to go…

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