5 Seconds of Summer or 5sos are a pop/rock punk band from Australia with 4 bizarre however superior band mates. Luke Hemmings, lead vocals and guitar; Michael Clifford, vocals and guitar; Calum Hood, bass guitar and vocals; and Ashton Irwin, drums and vocals. They began out with simply Luke, Michael, and Calum creating movies of […]
To someone who only ever listens to pop punk, falling in love with an airy, indie pop album such as Oh Wonder came as something of a jolt. Almost as much a jolt as when this debut album of a London based pop duo hit the Billboard 200 list within a few days of release. […]
Religion is the main theme that emerges quite strongly throughout the novel of purple hibiscus. European missionaries took Christianity to Nigeria. They tried to convert local people from their traditional religious practices to follow Christianity, the ‘true’ religion. The novel is divided into 4 distinct sections and they are not in chronological order. The reference […]
Gym grades affecting your grade point average is a very debated topic. I believe that is should be graded and here’s why. Imagine having to do all the work to get a good grade in gym, and then finding out its not even being graded. You would probably not see a need to try anymore. […]
Manchester Orchestra’s latest album, I’m Like A Virgin Losing A Child, is a must have for all fans of indie-rock. Manchester Orchestra is very different from what the name implies. The band, a quintet from Atlanta, Georgia, is composed of members averaging nineteen years old, and it is not an orchestra, nor is it from […]
It is rare that a CD surprises me, but Matchbox 20’s”mad season” took my breath away. This is the second timearound for Matchbox 20. Their first album “Yourself or Someone LikeYou” won Grammy awards for best rock performance and pop songwriter of theyear for Rob Thomas. With “mad season,” lead singer Rob Thomas, AdamGaynor (guitar, […]
The Rochester War Memorial was the place to be on Sunday, January 11, 1998 at 7: 30 p.m. Aerosmith was performing with the opener Kenny Wayne Shepherd, who was an incredible guitarist that night. He put on solos like you couldn’t imagine. Even though his blues type of playing wasn’t my cup of tea, I […]
Anticipation was within the air as we awaited Adele’s lengthy return to the Bay Space final night time at Berkeley’s Greek theater. That’s no understatement. We’d already withstood venue modifications, tour cancellations, a late begin, an (admittedly highly effective) opening act, and a drawn-out, dramatic entrance. And fortuitously, Adele was well worth the wait. She […]
Concrete Blonde – “Bloodletting” and “Walking in London” Concrete Blonde, until about a month ago, was one of those groups I had never heard of, but had heard songs that they had sung without realizing it. However, after seeing the video to “Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)” on “Beevis and Butthead” (Please forgive me! I don’t […]
Gretel Ehrlich claims that males aren’t as powerful as they appear. Ehrlich creates the framework of her essay by means of informal Assessment, imagery, and tone. By the use of private experiences and first-person perspective, she reveals informal Assessment. By her phrase alternative and particular particulars, imagery is proven. And thru the use of particular […]