Arts and Entertainment

The Death of Hip Hop

Arts and Entertainment April 3, 2012 at 10:30 am Comments are Disabled

By Vita Duva – It is a Monday night at 6 p.m. and DJ ZTAK is hanging out in the station at WSRU, Salve Regina University’s student-run internet-based radio station. Kicking off the night in style, DJ ZTAK, whose real name is Zachary Faiella, bumps a true classic – ‘Royalty,’ a track off one of the East Coast’s more prominentRead More

My Darkest Days

Arts and Entertainment April 3, 2012 at 10:30 am Comments are Disabled

By Kate Drexel – Babes, parties, heartbreak and love—all of these are what most modern rock songs consist of these days. In this case, it is driven very hard by the fairly new Canadian rock band, My Darkest Days. As of March 26, 2012, they released their second album, Sick and Twisted Affair. The band formed in early 2005 afterRead More

Gym Class Heroes

Activities, Arts and Entertainment, Campus April 3, 2012 at 10:30 am Comments are Disabled

By Ciara Speller – For those who have an interest in catchy, unique music, they may have come across songs such as “Cupid’s Chokehold”, “Cookie Jar”, or “Life Goes On”. These are the songs of none other than the Gym Class Heroes, who will be performing at our spring concert this year. Many of those reading this article are probablyRead More

Lori Nix’s Dystopia

Lori Nix’s Dystopia

Arts and Entertainment, Campus April 3, 2012 at 10:30 am Comments are Disabled

By Lauren Kane – Dystopia (noun): an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one. Such a place is depicted in artist Lori Nix’s collection entitled The City, now showing in Antone Center’s Dorrance Hamilton Gallery. The exhibition is simple, pictures hung on the wall, none smaller than 4×2. However,Read More

Music Review: Halestorm

Arts and Entertainment March 15, 2012 at 12:00 pm Comments are Disabled

By Kate Drexel – Fans of true rock ‘n’ roll should be more than familiar with the Philadelphia-based band, Halestorm. Following their 2009 release of their debut self- titled album, “Halestorm”, tracks such as ‘It’s Not You’, ‘I Get Off ’, ‘Familiar Taste of Poison’, and ‘Love/Hate Heartbreak’ are what come to mind. Fairly recently, the band released a 4-trackRead More