Electric Century, formed in 2014, is a pop-rock band with close to 12,000 monthly Spotify listeners. The band is composed of Mikey Way, the bassist of the former punk band My Chemical Romance, and David Debiak of Sleep Station. In 2014, Electric Century released their first single titled “I Lied.” “I Lied” is their most…
With two million Spotify listeners, Joe Keery, who uses the stage name Djo, is beginning to make a name for himself in the music industry. Known primarily for his role as Steve Harrington in the Netflix series “Stranger Things,” the actor and musician brings many 80s-esque musical elements into his songs. Prior to becoming Djo,…
On Friday, the University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media celebrated the 16th annual Christiane Amanpour Lecture. This lecture brings notable journalists from around the world to share their experiences in the field and the importance of journalism with the URI community. The Christiane Amanpour lecture series is named after alumna Christiane…
Pop-punk musician, Aryia, has recently started to gain traction and attention as the social media app, TikTok, brings new followers and inspirations to his music. Today, Aryia has nearly 192,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and that number continues to grow as his music changes to match today’s trends. While he started his career as a…
The University of Rhode Island community has been targeted by scam calls called “open container violation extortion calls.” These calls, primarily sent to the family and friends of URI athletes, state that their loved one has been arrested on “open container charges” and encourage the family member to wire money via Venmo or Chime. As…
Known primarily for his work as the lead singer of the band the Black Veil Brides, Andy Biersack, who goes by the stage name Andy Black, is less known for his solo music projects. As lead singer of the band since 2011, Black has gone on to release six studio albums with the band and…
The University of Rhode Island is known nationally for its Chinese Flagship Program, a program whose primary goal is for students to develop a superior level in the Chinese language to be applied in the professional world. Students across the country come to take part in this unique program and develop skills that will make…
On Oct. 1, the U.S. federal government passed a continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown due to Congress’s failure to pass funding legislation for the upcoming year. During a government shutdown, the money that the federal government disburses to pay employees and fund research and federally funded programs stops flowing, resulting in many federal…