By Bree Reyes |Staff Writer| Bjork has decided to keep her new album "Vulnicura" off of Spotify, because it "does not feel right." The Icelandic singer-songwriter spoke to Fast Company, a business media brand, about her ordeal with her album leak, keeping "Vulnicura" off of Spotify, and her proposal for what streaming should become in the music world. "At that point, I had two years of things happening to me that I didn't want to happen to me, so my Buddhist muscle had been well exercised. Okay, another thing has happened to me that I didn't want to happen to me! I have no choice but to deal with it," said Bjork about her album getting leaked two months early, and forcing her to … [Read more...] about Bjork keeps new album off of Spotify
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Archis celebrates new EP at the Swing House
By Bree Reyes |Staff Writer| It was showtime; white lights began to change to a dark red, making the entrance of Dia Frampton, Joseph Trapanese, the orchestra, and a surprise appearance from Meg Frampton, Dia's older sister and lead guitarist for the two shows. "This is the first real Archis show ever, so thank you so much for coming. This really means a lot to us," said Frampton before performing the duo's last song of the night, "Let Me Love." Dia, the runner-up on season one of "The Voice", teamed up with friend and composer Trapanese to form the musical duo, Archis. They recently performed two shows at the Swing House in Los Angeles to celebrate the release date of their … [Read more...] about Archis celebrates new EP at the Swing House
Fantasy behind innocent face
By Bree Reyes |Staff Writer| Fifty Shades of Grey earned $100 million in the U.S. and $300 million worldwide after its opening week, according to Forbes, but the opinions of its sexual content, characterization, and plot are scattered. The film depicts the character of Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) encountering Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan). Grey is a wealthy, successful, man, who starts an intimate relationship which explores the practice of bondage, discipline, submission, domination, and sadomasochism (BDSM), which he introduces Anastasia. “What I love is that it has brought the fetish BDSM/kink community up close and personal to what we call the ‘vanilla’ general … [Read more...] about Fantasy behind innocent face
Katy Perry roars like tiger and earns her stripes
By Bree Reyes |Staff Writer| Katy Perry’s Super Bowl XLIX halftime performance was the most-watched halftime show ever, with 118.5 million viewers, according to Nielsen Music in a Billboard article. Perry opened the halftime show with her song “Roar,” while she rode a giant tiger down the center of the field and soon after used visual effects of a chess board for her song “Dark Horse.” “I wondered whether she [Katy] was on a tiger or a lion, I couldn’t tell,” said Juan Martinez, a third year at CSUSB, “She was very predictable, but I did like how she was suspended from a star and the illusion of the chess board during “Dark Horse.” The show comprised a medley of Perry’s … [Read more...] about Katy Perry roars like tiger and earns her stripes
Popularity comes to TheCrazyGorilla
By Bree Reyes |Staff Writer| Two students from CSUSB and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona(Cal Poly) are the creators behind TheCrazyGorilla, a YouTube comedy channel with over eight million views and 60,000 subscribers. Twenty-year-old Anthony Nguyen created the channel TheCrazyGorilla on Aug. 7, 2009 with a friend who had a gorilla costume, and since then has uploaded more than 150 videos. “We were wondering what we could do with this gorilla costume,” said Nguyen. “So we did what anyone else would do; we made a video with the gorilla costume, and then that’s how history was made,” he continued. “The first video, a parody of Selena Gomez’s song ‘Magic,’ did not … [Read more...] about Popularity comes to TheCrazyGorilla
Celebrating the life of fellow ‘Yote
By Bree Reyes |Staff Writer| The CSUSB Music Department and Coyote Music Society will host a benefit concert in memorial for Danny Ramadan, a CSUSB trumpet player and graduate who passed away last summer. The proceeds from the concert will go to creating a scholarship under Ramadan’s name, upon which a CSUSB student majoring in music, who possesses stellar academic achievement, work ethic, and musical talent will be eligible to receive. “I think we all felt collectively as a faculty, and as students that we wanted to do something,” said Dr. Erik Jester, director of bands at CSUSB. “And being musicians, we perform music...I’m glad that the students and his friends that are alumni … [Read more...] about Celebrating the life of fellow ‘Yote
Bringing beauty to the psycho
By Bree Reyes |Staff Writer| Fall Out Boy has managed to keep their lyrical talents and instrumental expertise, officially shedding their rock/hardcore vibes for the synthesized and pop/techno scene in their new album, “American Beauty/American Psycho.” The new album has elements from their previous album, “Save Rock & Roll,” such as the theatrical introduction to “Centuries,” with the powerful thrumming of a piano and a Roman or gladiator battle-themed music video to aid in the dramatizations. Powerful lyrics such as, “You’re second hand smoke, second hand smoke/ I breathe you in, but honey I don’t know what you’re doing to me,” in the song “Irresistible” metaphorically and … [Read more...] about Bringing beauty to the psycho
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