Music

  • Consuming “Red Hot Chili Peppers” at the “Stadium Arcadium”| Album Review

    Dillon Neibel dneibel@lc.edu   “Stadium Arcadium” might very well be my favorite album of all time, and it’s no surprise that it’s the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ most awarded album in their almost 40 years…

  • The Broadway Capitalization Epidemic

    Gail Harper abharper@lc.edu   In the 2018-2019 season, Broadway gained more revenue and sold more tickets than it ever had. Musical theater has never been more popular. So why are so many shows closing? Despite…

  • Queer Dating Stories: The Crazy-Not-Girlfriend

    Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu *Coming to terms with one’s sexuality is at times a long and exhausting process. It took me many years to completely accept myself, and try to venture into the dating world. Over…

  • Single on Valentines Day

    Haley Ruyle hruyle@lc.edu Being single isn’t always a bad thing. Sometimes it can be a great thing; time for self reflection and self care never hurt anyone. Everyone always loves a good Valentine, but is…

  • It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas

    Haley Ruyle hruyle@lc.edu   It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere I go, it’s not even Halloween yet and the reindeer are stealing the scene. With the warm summer breeze still blowing through…

  • Top Five Punk Christmas Song Covers!

    Madeline Runyon mrunyon@lc.edu   Christmas music has become a staple of how we celebrate the holiday. The problem with this is that we start to hear the same ten songs on repeat, which can get…

  • Top Five Underrated Song

    Ashtyn Britt Writer abritt@lc.edu Music is one of the most popular forms of expression in the world. Whether you like to sing songs, write songs, or even sharing them on social media. Music seems to…

  • Hatheway Cultural Arts Center Alive with the Sound of Music

      Alexander Gent Writer agent@lc.edu On Saturday, April 21st, Lewis and Clark Community College hosted the Alton Symphony Orchestra performing in its 73rd concert season. During the two hour show, the audience was treated to…

  • Julien Baker’s “Turn Out the Lights” Album Review

    Alex St. Peters Web Editor/Writer astpeters@lc.edu Her 2015 debut album, “Sprained Ankle”, was very personal, depressing, and had a sense that it was made in isolation. It was almost like finding lost recordings of person…

  • Smashing Pumpkins is a Band, Not a Way of Life

        October is a month associated with many different motifs, such as Halloween, falling leaves, and weather that is perfect for wearing cute new sweaters. Another motif is Pumpkins, whether it be pumpkin spice…