The Fray’s “Scars and Stories”
Denver-based piano rock band The Fray released their third studio album “Scars and Stories,” which plays off of the typical sappy, yet oftentimes telling and moving songs that have made the band famous. However, this album lacks the force their…
Independent locals blend bird folk duo
Oswego State’s Hewitt Union Lounge held three musical performers last Friday, Feb. 3, known as the Indie Music Series. Supported by Oswego State’s Artswego Performing Arts Series and WNYO-FM radio station, the indie concert proved to be a success. Alcohol…
Ayesha Khan brings her story of Pakistan
Confinement within the limits of gender-subordinate world never restrained Ayesha Khan from following her dreams of becoming an accomplished film producer, director and actress in Pakistan’s independent film industry. Having faced harsh impediments growing up as a female in Pakistan,…
Hollywood takes science fiction in predictable direction
It seems as if Hollywood recycles the same ideas over and over again, and the science fiction genre is one of the worst offenders. There have been countless movies where someone or a group of people discover some strange force,…
Bentley brings it ‘Home’
Dierks Bentley, a winner of various country music awards, is one of the current country artists that is not afraid to push the limits on changing traditional country music sound. He is known to bring a more modern sound with…
Playing puns produce knights, captains
Oswego State hosted its first 24-hour theater festival on Feb. 3 and 4. The festival started around 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 3 when the writers drew the titles of the plays out of a hat. Then they spent the night…
Radcliffe takes on new horror challenge
“The Woman in Black” will give you goosebumps. It did not live up to expectations, but it did not disappoint. This is a dark film from the beginning to the end. There aren’t any light-hearted funny moments in this film….
Charles Bukowski – Sifting Through the Madness
Had you met me five years ago you would have seen a shocked child walking around with what felt like the book of Satan. Perhaps we are all sheltered to a certain extent. I wonder if Charles Bukowski felt like…
How to beat the parking lot
I’m a gridiron, tooth-and-nail parking lot strategist. I study parking lots, how they work, and how people act within their constructs. Ever since I was a young 16-year-old with a permit, I have been fighting insane parking situations and figuring…
