“The Voice” started their 25th season on Feb. 26 with a duo for the first time, Dan+Shay sharing a seat as one coach, who were previously mentors in Season 20. The show first premiered on April 26, 2011 with coaches Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green and Adam Levine, according to US Weekly Magazine. Now,…
Last year proved to be a tumultuous one for the film industry. The extensive Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild strikes caused several major productions and releases to be placed on hold, along with massive box office flops such as “Indiana Jones 5,” “The Marvels” and “The Flash” showcasing audiences’ waning interest in…
MGMT released their fifth studio album, “Loss of Life,” in late February, taking their sound in a few distinct, new directions. A Middledown, Connecticut based indie duo, MGMT has been making indie and psychedelic rock with electronic elements since the early 2000s. They earned radio airplay almost immediately from their first singles, “Time to Pretend,”…
In a nearly sold-out two-weekend run, the University of Rhode Island Fine Arts Department’s “Macbeth” came to the stage from Feb. 22-25, and Feb. 29-March 3. Working diligently over the past few months, both the actors and members of the stage crew created a show that met and overcame every expectation that guest director and…
Envision yourself and your classmates viewing a movie in a tiny theater with just five rows, each with four seats; you forget you’re even in a learning environment when the lights go out and the bass begins to tremble. This is the environment that surrounds The Rhetoric of Sports in Film, my favorite class. In…
The University of Rhode Island jazz department kicked off their spring season on Thursday, Feb. 22 with the first jazz combos night of the year. The show featured two combos, the first directed by assistant professor of amplified voice Atla DeChamplain. The second combo, John’s Kitchen, was directed by adjunct professor John McKenna. The concert…
Bob Marley appeared on the big screen this Valentine’s Day in his biopic, “Bob Marley: One Love,” and as somebody who grasps at any opportunity to watch biopics about popular figures in music, I am here to tell you what I thought about it. The film revealed a behind-the-scenes narrative of his music that sought…
Marley Fitzpatrick, under the artist name of fitzy, is a singer songwriter from Massachusetts whose journey with music has been evolving with him throughout his life. Fitzpatrick’s music is heavily influenced by 90s alternative rock, such as the band Radiohead. When fitzy was 11-years-old, he saw Twenty One Pilots live. He found himself intrigued by…
The first Marvel Comics inspired movie of 2024 has arrived – and it’s a swing and a miss. The film, “Madame Web,” released on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, follows Cassandra Webb, played by Dakota Johnson, as she discovers her clairvoyant powers and rescues three teenage girls from a scientist with Spider-Man-like abilities. So first, let’s…
Lauren Drapeau – Editor-in-Chief This month, a song that has been on the top of my list is “Tomorrow” by Shakey Graves. The first time I felt the full impact of this song, I sat in my car with two beloved friends and watched the sun set in a swirl of reds, pinks and oranges….