Eager fans ranging from pre-teens to millenials lined up around the block of Downtown San Diego ready to hear the fresh indie rock band, Hippo Campus, perform at the House of Blues on Jan. 25. To start the night off, alternative pop/alternative rock band, Sure Sure, opened up by entertaining …
Read More »Black Mirror: Season 4
The end of a tumultuous year was heralded by the equally twisted and entertaining premiere of the fourth season of Black Mirror. “Black Mirror” is a British Netflix production revolving around the sci-fi twist of technology in the alternative present or future, and each episode contains an intense brain squeezer. …
Read More »The charm of First Aid Kit
Browsing mindlessly through music videos, one in particular caught my eye. The small featured image on the right side bar depicted two females, done up strangely in 80s-like makeup. But it was not perms that was so out of the ordinary, but rather both of their intensely forlorn gazes. Not …
Read More »A serious sickness
The flu is stronger than ever this year, and outbreaks started months before the normal flu season, around February. This year started to break out in late November Several doctors are concerned on this enormous outbreak, including Julie Gerberding, Director for the Center of Disease Control (CDC). “This is very …
Read More »Federal judge resigns due to sexual harassment allegations
Alex Kozinski, a California federal court judge, has decided to retire due to many accusations of sexual harassment. Kozinski claims in an interview with the New York Times that he cannot continue his job with the recent accusations. “I cannot be an effective judge and simultaneously fight this battle,” Kozinski …
Read More »San Diego Gulls lose to Stockton Heat
The San Diego Gulls ended with a 6-3 loss against the Stockton Heat Friday night at the Valley View Casino Center. Stockton started out by scoring in the first 27 seconds of the game, with Brett Findlay finishing a rebound shot by Tyler Wotherspoon. Hunter Shinkaruk later scored a power play …
Read More »Podcasts: reinventing media
With over 20% of Americans listening monthly, podcasts have grown significantly among the average citizen. Listener engagement and retention is among the highest of all forms of media, so what’s making podcasts so popular? A podcast (originally a name meaning iPod broadcast) is simply a digital audio recording of a …
Read More »Tyler, the Creator and his band of misfits
Seven thousand fans feverishly queued up and finally poured into the Santa Ana Observatory on Dec. 30 for seven hours of moshing, crooning, and crying. The star-studded lineup was comprised of rising Indie stars and alternative hip hop titans. Smaller names such as Bane’s World, Inner Wave, and Clairo began …
Read More »Over 140 women sexually assaulted by trusted medical doctor
Megan Halicek, a fifteen year old gymnast was recovering from a broken spine, trusted in Dr. Larry Nassar, the USA gymnastics team doctor, for her recovery, but instead, he continuously sexualy assaulted her. “He abused me, all the while telling me stories about his Olympic journey,” Halicek said. “I closed …
Read More »When Lo-Fi leaves the bedroom
A different type of angelic voice was singing in the old church that night and people swarmed into the room as if it were a Sunday meeting. Musicians Laura Morgan and Jordan Shih, from Orlando, FL, came together four years ago to create an indie pop duo called SALES. The …
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