On Monday, Nov. 1, the band The Super Secret Project, made an appearance at Plymouth State University and performed their hit single “Granite State of Mind,” before an inspired crowd in the HUB during a rally for Congressional candidate Ann Kuster. Their song, a parody of Jay-Z’s “Empire State […]
Arts & Entertainment
Did you know?
How does a record or album become gold? It must sell 100,000 copies in Great Britain or 500,000 in the US. Who has sold the most albums in the U.S.? The Beatles have sold the most albums with 106 million followed by Garth Brooks with 92 million and […]
Keep your ear to the ground
I‘ve got a Times New Roman megaphone and some seriously poor impulse control. Secrets aren’t my thing – fill me up with some good sound and I’ll eventually leak. The Time Travelers and Mother Brother – there I said it – are proving to audiences around New England why […]
How to write like a “Jesus-tiger hybrid”
On Thurs., Oct. 21, Plymouth experienced a rather invigorating Open Mic. Poets and Writers, an on-campus writing club, regularly hosts Open Mic nights at Mandarin Taste on Main Street. Open Mic allows students to hear the poetic, lyrical, and fictitious works of their peers. Last Thursday’s Open Mic got […]
Keepin’ Time: Why ‘Rolling Stone’ will never hire me
I am not good at very many things. I really don’t consider myself to be a person of many talents at all, to be honest. I know I can write a little bit and I actually make a pretty good omelet, but other than that all I’ve got is this […]
Pop punk: reviving a dead scene
Pop punk is one of the most storied, oversaturated genres the music world has to offer. Things have come so far from the days of the Descendants and Screeching Weasel being lambasted for being too poppy to play hardcore shows in the 1980’s. Somewhere along the way, this thing called […]
Ray Davies retools the classics
What do The Kinks, Metallica and Mumford & Sons have in common? Besides the obvious fact that they are all musicians, these bands are all working on an album together. Ray Davies of The Kinks has put together a one of a kind album entitled “See My Friends.” The […]
The Gaslight Anthem brings the Garden State to the Granite State
The foot of a mountain is certainly an odd place for a rock n’ roll show, but a crowd had gathered at the base of Loon Mountain on the night of Saturday the 25th for exactly that reason. For the majority of Friday and Saturday, attendees of the Nor’Easter […]
Bob Dylan, more than the music
Bob Dylan, now 69, has been an important figure in both politics and music since the 1960s. Bob is known for his Woody Guthrie inspired folk songs of social unrest and anti-war movements. His lyrics have incorporated a variety of political, philosophical and social influences, which have continuously appealed […]
Keepin’ Time…
For as long as I can remember, I have been completely addicted to music. I mean, it’s bad. I really don’t do anything but read about and listen to music all day, and it’s been that way as long as I can remember. It’s a tough addiction to trace […]