It’s been a while since the Beastie Boys have been heard from. After seven long years, the real question has become: how do the Beastie Boys fit in with the modern rap crowd? The scene is filled with the likes of Kanye West and Jay-Z; the stoner rap of […]
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Sustainable Noise Invades PSU’s Alumni Green:
Last Saturday, April 30, environmentally conscious music fans, vendors and bands gathered on the alumni green for the fourth annual PSU Earth Jam. The event, sponsored by PSU’s environmental organization, Common Ground, was a celebration of musical environmental sustainability that focused on supporting a healthy earth. This year’s headliner […]
Barefoot Truth, Local Bands Rock for Haiti
With the recent disaster in Japan and the numerous areas of unrest in the world, it’s easy to forget about people who still need help even though they’re not in the headlines. Plymouth senior Grant Reed and the student organization Ending Genocide Around the World (EGAW) felt that Haiti […]
All American Music
America is known as the melting pot traditionally for being home to a number of different cultures and peoples. Not only is the US home to many different peoples but it has also embraced and stamped its DNA on all genres of music. America the beautiful: known for the […]
Explosions in the Sky’s “Take Care, Take Care, Take Care” the perfect rainy day soundtrack
Despite being an instrumental band, Explosions in the Sky often evoke more emotion than a most bands with vocals. Their new album ‘Take Care, Take Care, Take Care’, isn’t breaking new ground, but what it does do is provide a musical backdrop for any relaxing atmosphere. I first came […]
McConaughey returns to the courtroom in “The Lincoln Lawyer”
Released in theaters on March 18, Lionsgate Films presents The Lincoln Lawyer starrring Matthew McConaughey who plays the role of criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. However, unlike most attorneys who work out of an office or a practice, Mickey serves his clientele right out the back seat of his […]
Centripetal Release: Poets and Writers celebrate student based literature
Muted lights from Chinese tea-boxes illuminated the Mandarin Taste Bar and Lounge as Plymouth’s Poets and Writers held their 12th annual release party for Plymouth’s Literary Magazine, Centripetal, this past Thursday, April 21. “There was an array of diverse pieces submitted and I think Centripetal reflects that,” said Co-President […]
Summer music festivals you don’t want to miss
Even though there are a few more weeks left to this year it’s not too early to begin to daydream about your summer. As the warm weather fast approaches so do those summer music festivals we all love. Whether you like down to earth folk music or the fast […]
Diss Tracks are so 1990’s
Seriously, when was the last time a decent rap rivalry started? It seems as if it was a whole lifetime ago. Back in the 90s Tupac and Biggie were releasing diss records left and right and we haven’t seen many good rivalries since. Eminem doesn’t count: he’s mad at […]
Lil’ Boosie… Guilty or not?
After a long stint of trouble with the law, Baton Rouge rapper, Lil Boosie is on trial for a first degree murder charge. There has been a lot of fuss about the rapper’s latest battle with the law; not only is Boosie on trial but his lyrics are also, […]