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Passion Pit Artist Spotlight
Kris Brown, Entertainment Editor
May 7, 2012
So many bands are created and then fall apart due to some sort of inconvenience in today’s musical world. Passion Pit is an electric-pop band that has just started to get noticed over the past few years. This band was formed in Cambridge, Mass. in 2007. All the band members besides one attended... Read more »
Artist Spotlight: White Stripes
Kris Brown, Entertainment Editor
March 28, 2012
In this day and age, most of our music comes from pre-programmed computer software. Jack Gillis thought very different of that. Sometime in the year 1997 in the city of Detroit, Michigan, the White Stripes were founded. The Stripes are considered an American rock band and consists of Jack White and Meg... Read more »
Jack Johnson: From Surfer to Singer
Kris Brown, Entertainment Editor
March 10, 2012
Jack Johnson was born and raised in Oahle, Hawaii. His dad was a professional surfer, and Johnson started surfing at a young age. By the time he was 17, he became the youngest invitee to make the surfing finals at the Pipeline Masters. A week after this surfing competition, he suffered a surfing... Read more »
Lil Wayne Artist Spotlight
Skyler Hernandez, News Editor
March 2, 2012
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., otherwise known as Lil Wayne the famous rapper, has been in the game ever since he was nine. At that ripe age, he joined Cash Money Records and then debuted an album in 1995 in a duo known as the B.G’s with the rapper B.G. After “True Story” was released... Read more »
Band Tribute: Dream Theater
Paul E. Sims, Features Editor
February 26, 2012
The band, Dream Theater, started when guitarist, John Petrucci, and bassist, John Myung, met former drummer, Mike Portnoy, at Berklee College of Music. In 1990, James LaBrie joined as the lead vocals in the band. Later, in 2007, Jordan Rudess joined in the band playing the piano. Then, after a break... Read more »
Watch Your Dubstep
Kris Brown, Entertainment Editor
February 13, 2012
Music has changed much over time. It has evolved and adapted over the numerous years it has been around. In the 21st century, a new genre has arisen. This genre is widely-known as Dubstep. Some people do not really think of this music as a genre but more of a lifestyle. The people who claim this are... Read more »
Wiz Khalifia’s Claim to Fame
Zach VanDusen, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2012
Wiz Khalifia, who was born in Minot, North Dakota as Cameron Jibril Thomaz, is a well-known modern-day artist. His music genres are hip hop and rap. When he was born on Sept. 8, 1987, his parents knew he was something special. According to the website, www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/wiz_khalifia/biography,... Read more »
Dance, Music Equals Show Choir
Paul E. Sims, Feature Editor
January 29, 2012
The Pekin Community High School has numerous clubs, extra curriculars, and sports, one of which is the PCHS Show Choirs. The school has two choirs: one is Intuition, which is comprised of all females, and the other is Notables, which is comprised of both males and females. The Notables show choir has... Read more »
“A Kid Named Cudi”
Kris Brown, Entertainment Editor
January 27, 2012
A lot of people in the world would love to go from rags to riches. Well, Scott Ramon Segre Mescudi did. Most people know this young man as Kid Cudi. Before he even got to where he is today, it took a lot of hard work and dedication. Mescudi was born on January 30, 1984 in Cleavland, Ohio. When he was... Read more »
Upcoming Concerts 2012
Daniel Counterman, Editor-in-Chief
January 24, 2012
Even at such an early start in the year, it appears concert-goers have a lot to look forward to in 2012 with a wide range of artists heading out on the road. This year seems to be the year of “rock” concerts with musicians both young and old planning tours this year. Concerts are one of the biggest... Read more »
