By Da’Sha Tuck, Staff writer Focused on her faith and family, Arista Manning, senior from Kirksey, Kentucky, took her first bold steps into the music industry with the release of her debut album, “Ride This Night.” The album was set to release Sept. 2, but because of technical issues, it was officially released on Sept. Read More
Story by Da’Sha Tuck, Staff Writer In the midst of beginning his senior year, Kevin Brost, from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, has not only released his debut single “Stay” but the song has made it up to the No. 12 spot on iTunes. Growing up in Catholic school, Brost attended church every week with his Read More
Story by Brianna Willis, Assistant Features Editor Cloud9 began as a one-time deal. Nine members of Phi Mu Alpha performed Straight No Chaser’s arrangement of “12 Days of Christmas” at an event last semester. It was so well received, they said, they decided to continue into the spring semester. Now Cloud9 is made up of 10 Murray Read More
Review by Nick Erickson, Staff writer The music scene has spent the last two weeks mourning the loss of a pop icon, Prince, and praising Beyoncé’s newest diss album on her husband, Jay Z. Out of the blue, the world has been graced with a new record from the Toronto rapper Drake. “Views,” which was “Views from the Read More
Column by Brianna Willis, Assistant Features Editor The number of people I hear call “pop music” trash, fluff or a waste of time is truly astonishing. Given that “pop” music is a shortening of “popular,” I will even hear some people call their favorite musician a “sell out” when they make it onto the Top 40. Some Read More
Pop icon and music legend, Prince, died April 21 at 57. Story by Nick Erickson Staff writer In the summer of 2009, the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, left the world. Barely three years later, the life of the Queen of rhythm and blues, Whitney Houston, came to a tragic end. Fast forward to April 21 of Read More
Review by Nick Erickson, Staff writer Nostalgia has its place in pop culture. People associate certain sounds and color schemes with a particular era of their life. Nostalgia can be easily attributed to music, with M83 being a clear example. The French synthpop group has fully grasped the essence of the word with their seventh record, “Junk.” Akin Read More
