‘We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service’ by A Tribe Called Quest 9 out of 10 By Ethan Winkler ’17 THE ROUNDUP In late October 2016, A Tribe Called Quest’s founding member Q-Tip wrote a letter to fans announcing the release of a new album. Come Nov. 11, “We got it from […]
Matthew Ramella ‘19 THE ROUNDUP How often do we make real life decisions based on a video game, especially when it comes from a game like “The Legend of Zelda?” Karson Hawkins ’19 thought back to when he heard the cello being played on “The Legend of Zelda,” and said from then on he decided to […]
Green Day’s ‘Revolution Radio’ and Rick Astley’s ’50’ 9 out of 10 By Graham Armknecht ’18 THE ROUNDUP Green Day and Rick Astley came out with their new albums on Oct. 7, “Revolution Radio” and “50” respectively. These albums seemingly have nothing in common; both are from completely different bands, genres and eras. However, both […]
Photo courtesy of Tribune News Service | Justin Vernon of Bon Iver performs Aug. 12, 2016 at the Eaux Claires Music Festival. ’22, A Million’ by Bon Iver 7 out of 10 By Anthony Cardellini ’17 THE ROUNDUP It has been five years since the release of Bon Iver’s Grammy-winning second album “Bon Iver,” and […]
Photo by Edwin Perez-Morales ’18 | Jack Warner ’17 plays the piano in a practice room. Warner has taught himslef to play music for over 10 years and writes nearly every day. By Anthony Cardellini ’17 THE ROUNDUP A musical teacher can be an idol in any young, aspiring musician’s life, but Jack Warner ’17 […]
By Joseph Valencia ’17 THE ROUNDUP Men and women differ in opinion regrading countless topics, and music is no exception. Musicmachinery.com provides Spotify statistics that show who the top artists were for men and women were in 2014. Some artists are nearly equal in rank with men and women, such as Bruno Mars, who is […]
Photo by Bryce Owen ’17 | Jacob Michalik ’19 performs at Blam Jam Tuesday Nov. 2 at lunch in the Fr. Renna reading room. By Collin McShane ’19 THE ROUNDUP This year The Brophy Literary Arts Magazine (BLAM) has partnered with the Musicians Exchange club to produce a bi-weekly concert in the Fr. Renna Reading Room. With […]
‘Blonde’ by Frank Ocean 8 out of 10 By Ibu Oluyi ’17 THE ROUNDUP Frank Ocean’s “Blonde” lives up to the hype despite being plagued with delays over the last three years A follow up to his much acclaimed debut album “Channel Orange”, “Blonde” had been in the works since February 2013. Whether it be […]
Photo by Camden Andl ’19 | Mumford and Sons performed at Ak-Chin Pavilion Oct. 5 By Camden Andl ’19 THE ROUNDUP British bands Mumford & Sons and Catfish and the Bottlemen performed Oct. 5 at Ak Chin Pavilion in Phoenix. Catfish and the Bottlemen, an indie rock band that formed in Wales in 2007 began […]
By Collin McShane ’19 THE ROUNDUP In less than a 10 minute span, at least four different teachers approached Max Fees ’17 while he was sitting in the McCain Colonnade. In a friendly, comfortable tone they asked Fees about the football game he would play in that night, and then Student Council activities he would help run after the […]
