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Remembering the King of Delta Blues

Remembering the King of Delta Blues

Sean Stroud, Editor In Chief February 28, 2024

Despite being reduced to the lesser half of R&B, the blues set the groundwork for much of the music that preceded it. The genre also has a rich history thanks to the cool cats who created it.  Howlin’...

High 5: The best films of Carl Weathers

High 5: The best films of Carl Weathers

Mattheau Faught, Presentation Editor February 28, 2024

On the first of February, actor Carl Weathers passed away. While he started as a fairly successful athlete, people worldwide likely remember him for his performance on the big screen.  Weathers participated...

Machine Girl’s Method to the Madness

Machine Girl’s Method to the Madness

Carmen Guzman, Managing Editor January 31, 2024

Some might be scared away by the abrasive nature of Machine Girl, but the ugly sludge of music genres is what makes their tunes so beautiful. Since the project’s debut in 2012, Matt Stephenson and Sean...

Two Albums, One Legacy

Two Albums, One Legacy

Rory Moore, Photo Editor November 30, 2023

Burn your wicked garden down On Sept. 29, 1992, rock bands Alice In Chains and Stone Temple Pilots blew apart the music scene with their most successful albums. AIC released their second album,...

High 5: Latin Horror films to watch this month

High 5: Latin Horror films to watch this month

Mattheau Faught, Presentation Editor October 25, 2023

Latin horror is often underappreciated or unknown by American audiences despite being far superior by my metric. I mainly attribute this to Latin horror’s tendency to focus on tension and artistry...

The rise of El Rey: Tito Puente

The rise of El Rey: Tito Puente

SEAN STROUD, Life and Arts Editor October 25, 2023

Looking back through the history of Latin music, it’s hard to find someone more instrumental in the development and progression of mambo than “El Rey,” Tito Puente. Throughout his career, the...

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High 5: Latin Influences in American life

Julian Valenzuela, Photographer October 18, 2023

Hispanic Heritage Month is dedicated to the influences and effects that Latin American culture has had upon the growth of American society. It is celebrated from Sept. 17 to Oct. 15, and was originally...

High 5: Captivating Eurocrime Classics

High 5: Captivating Eurocrime Classics

Mattheau Faught, Presentation Editor October 3, 2023

Poliziotteschi, or ‘Eurocrime’, is a forgotten genre of films that was popularized in the 1970s. With their popularity coinciding with a time of great social and political turmoil in Italy, the films...

Flashback Album Review: Deftones - Diamond Eyes

Flashback Album Review: Deftones – Diamond Eyes

SEAN STROUD, Life and Arts Editor October 3, 2023

Deftones’ sixth album “Diamond Eyes” is a perfect example of life’s unexpectedness and the creativity that can come out of its chaos. For a project the band never expected to make, it performed...

High 5: Day Trip Destinations

High 5: Day Trip Destinations

CARMEN GUZMAN, Editor In Chief September 19, 2023

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the drives. On days where we’re bouncing between errands, it feels like the trip is longer than the trip itself. It’s worth reflecting on how we could’ve...

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High 5: Experience Link’s most legendary adventures

GABRIEL CARLISLE, Contributor April 20, 2023

“The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,” the highly anticipated latest installment of the Zelda series, will be released May 12. The Zelda series changed the world of video games with its first...

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‘The Last of Us’ revives zombie fiction

CARMEN GUZMAN, Managing Editor March 28, 2023

Zombie fans are eating well right now. Tackling apocalypse fiction requires a perfect alignment of competent writing, compelling characters and chaos. Many have tried but creatively misfired, driving away...

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