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Rainbow album review

Rainbow album review

Carly Anderson, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief September 14, 2017

Sony Music Entertainment After four years of radio silence (literally), Kesha is back with the release of her album Rainbow on Aug. 11, 2017. After losing her first battle in her sexual assault case...

Spring into new music

Spring into new music

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF May 3, 2017
Spring brings all kinds of changes, from new flowers to amazing new songs from fresh artists. Listen to my favorite tracks here.
We're Really Clef-er: April Fools Playlist

We’re Really Clef-er: April Fools Playlist

Justin Cupps and Dani Fischer April 1, 2017

We love holiday music. Valentine's day, Christmas, Hanukkah; you name it and we have probably could sing a dozen songs back to you for that holiday. April Fools is no exception. With a wide range of...

Junior Tavion Hamilton takes his tunes public

Sophia Ferretti, Convergent Media Writer January 30, 2017

With music in his genes, junior Tavion Hamilton is currently working on his first official mixtape and extended play. As a growing musical artist, Hamilton looked up to a lot of legends such as Prince,...

Music that saved 2016

Sabrina Bohn, Managing Editor-in-Chief January 24, 2017
To see 2016 positively, all you have to do is look on the musical side.
Sophomore Maddie Cooke wears a shirt from her favorite group "Got 7". Members of the group hail from South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong and the United States.

Hallyu grows internationally

Samantha Gaddis, COPY EDITOR December 9, 2016
Sophomore Maddie Cooke, a student at YS Rho Martial Arts, became interested in Korea through martial arts, which led her to discover the world of K-pop.

A Pentatonix Christmas review

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF October 29, 2016

They have done it again. Pentatonix, a Grammy Award winning acapella group, released their third Christmas album on Oct. 10, entitled “A Pentatonix Christmas,” it reached the No. 1 slot on the iTunes...

Juniors Emily Dickson and Grant Aden pose for a photo after Aden asked Dickson to homecoming.

We’re Really Clef-er: Homecoming playlists for all

Justin Cupps, CONCEPTUAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF September 17, 2016

In lieu of homecoming, the two of us have decided to make two playlists of polar nature: one to get pumped to go to homecoming and the other to wallow in sadness or (in my case) play Super Smash Bros across...

Directing the orchestra at in the theater, Mr. Sandheinrich waves his arms to conduct his students.

Music department prepares for spring concerts

Justin Cupps, CONCEPTUAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF May 21, 2016
The month of April is a busy month for the music department; all three spring concerts—band, orchestra and choir—fall within three weeks of each other.

No Matter Where You Are album review

Dani Fischer, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF May 14, 2016

The concept of a two-person band is nothing new. The White Stripes heavily influenced alternative music, and Twenty One Pilots’ “Blurryface” is played constantly on nearly every radio station....