K-pop group ITZY played at MGM music hall in Fenway Park. PHOTO CREDIT: David Broccoli | Staff Reporter My brother and I both love K-Pop and share music with each other a lot. We both have our favorite bands, his being ITZY and mine being Stray Kids. I had just been to my first concert…
The University of Rhode Island’s seventh music convocation of the semester, in spite of having to take place on a Wednesday instead of a Friday due to Veterans Day, still went off without a hitch, drawing the usual large crowd which included students, faculty and staff, and featured six student performers. Each convocation is held…
Guilty pleasure, easy listening. PHOTO CREDIT: bbc.co.uk As of the time this paper will be published, I am 22 years old, which means that six years of my life is a pretty long time. Six years is almost one-third of my life. 27.3% of my life, to be exact. Yeah, that’s right. I did math…
PHOTO CREDIT: amazon.com This week marks the 67th anniversary of the introduction of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. On Nov. 12, 1955, Billboard released their first edition of the Hot 100, with “Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing,” from the soundtrack for the film of the same name, by the Four Aces topping the chart. On…
Vocalist and music composer Louis Shriber continues to perfect his practice. Photo courtesy of: Louis Shriber Louis Shriber, a second-year music composition major with a focus on voice, continues to grow his passion for music in his college career. Shriber is a part of many musical groups in Rhode Island, such as the Rhody Rhapsodies,…
Jazz Big Band’s first of two concerts for the fall semester was held on Nov. 3 PHOTO CREDIT: Eddie Melfi | Staff Photographer The University of Rhode Island’s music department held a concert titled “Jazz Big Band I,” dedicated to the late jazz composer Chick Corea, on Nov. 3. featuring URI’s very own jazz ensemble. …
Taylor Swift connects with fans in one of her most vulnerable albums “Midnights.” Graphic By: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor Becoming the first artist to hold all top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 100 list with her latest album “Midnights,” Taylor Swift has continued to prove she is a force in the music industry. Previously, Drake…
The University of Rhode Island’s sixth music convocation of the semester drew a large crowd, including students, faculty and staff, and featured six student performers. Each convocation is held weekly by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Music. Students, faculty and “special guests,” according to the URI website, offer live music…
Members of Superposition set up to open the show before the atrium fills up. For their costumes, the band dressed up as Pokemon. PHOTO CREDIT: Aidan Cahill | Staff Photographer On Oct. 28, The University of Rhode Island Musicians’ Guild held their second concert of the semester in Atrium one inside the Memorial Union. Three…
Graphic By: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor October dealt out far more treats than tricks with these exceptional album releases that didn’t miss a beat. Adam Melchor’s rise to stardom has accelerated since his first studio EP, “The Archer,” a melancholy collection of acoustic work from 2017. Since then, Melchor has been the most streamed…