by Taylor DeBoer and Rich Rodrigues in Arts & Society
It's sad when the best part of 2009's Loyolapalooza is A Cool Stick (besides the beautifully sunny day), a rap/reggae group composed of Loyola seniors. They have become well-known around the Loyola community for their show at Relay for Life and for their front man, Luke Obrien, and the overnight popularity of their YouTube video "I Love Knowledge," which now has nearly 44,000 hits and climbing.
by Sara Carr in Arts & Society
Steve Lopez, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, was walking around downtown L.A., looking for a story to meet his deadline. Four years ago, he heard classical music played on the street that would begin a lasting friendship, a series of columns that captured a city and, now, a major motion picture starring Robert Downey, Jr.
by Donald Vincent in Arts & Society
Perfecting hip-hop's mix-tape genre by sheer lyrics and rap concepts in 2008, Wale (pronounced Wah-lay) has teamed up with international star and pop-culture favorite, Lady Gaga, to create his first single "Chillin'."
"Chillin'" is an acceptably sound song with the current fabrications composed of, nowadays, deprecating rappers.
by Samantha Vigliotti in Arts & Society
When 18-year-olds Trace Cyrus and Mason Musso met through what has been deemed a "blind rock date" arranged by their mothers, things did not immediately click. Mason says of Cyrus, "I had never seen anyone like Trace before. He had all these lip piercings and tattoos and went to rock clubs.
by Lana Russo in Arts & Society
The school year is slowly but surely winding down, and summer is right around the corner. Most of us can't deny our love for the sunny season. We feel better when the weather is gorgeous, and we look better because no longer will we have to avoid certain outfits because we're looking slightly p-a-l-e.
by Raven Smith in Arts & Society
Classes are over, the sun is shining and the familiar sound of rattling window panes can only mean one thing-spring is officially here.
You know the drill: Once the weather hits 60 degrees, you dust off that stereo, crank it up to 11 and blast your favorite music out the window for the entire campus to hear.
by Laila Hanson in Arts & Society
The last thing fans expected to experience at a pop/punk concert with a token rap group was a toned-down 50 Cent. Following the teen scream-inducing act, All Time Low, would have been a difficult feat for even N'Sync in the prime of their careers.
Lead singer and guitarist Alex Gaskarth only had to mention that it was "good to be home" (the band is originally from Timonium) half a dozen times and to flash his trademark schoolboy grin for the crowd to get more enthusiastic than normal, according to All Time Low's ridiculously high standards when it comes to screaming fans.
