Pittsburgh-Raised, Independent Artist Caleb LaDuke Aims to Show His Road to Redemption on Upcoming EP
Zachary Somma, Arts and Entertainment Editor
October 10, 2020
For the most part, our music reviews tend to focus on bigger, more well-known and popular artists. But it is sometimes easy to forget that there are thousands of unknown artists and independent people out there making music to only a small audience. While sometimes the audience is not there because of...
Metal and Hip-Hop: The unlikely combination arising in the music industry
Garret Roberts, Editor in Chief
October 10, 2020
MOON TOWNSHIP -- As a fan of metal, I can admit that the genre is pretty abrasive to first time listeners and those trying to dive into the genre. While other genres of music have similar styles and patterns to slowly introduce new listeners to their work, metal throws all of that out the window and ro...
The Rex Theater Will Close Its Doors
Jonah Hoy, Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor
October 6, 2020
There will be a sad and solemn farewell for one of Pittsburgh's longest standing music venues, as it will be closing its doors for good. The Rex Theater, which has been a Pittsburgh staple for just over a decade, announced on September 18 that they will close down permanently due to financial struggles...
Top 5 Nickelback Guilty Pleasure Songs
Nick Hedderick, Colonial Sports Network Editor in Chief
September 20, 2020
So, am I going to get a confession from you that you like Nickelback, or are you content with being a liar? It is time to stop fooling ourselves and admit that the Canadian rock band was an instrumental (yeah, I meant to do that) part of our lives back in the early and mid 2000s. Nowadays, the...
Somma’s Soundbites (9/18/20)
September 18, 2020
Welcome to Somma’s Soundbites, a biweekly column that will talk about new music releases every two weeks. This edition will venture into the alt-country and indie rock scenes with Whitney and Declan McKenna, while looking at some new hip-hop releases from Big Sean, YoungBoy Never Broke Again an...
Folk Country`s Rise to the Charts
Jonah Hoy, Arts and Entertainment Assistant Editor
September 15, 2020
Today's modern charts are heavily dominated by the pop and hip-hop genres, with only some variations and outliers that find its way on the charts every once in a while. Anyone under the age of 23 has heard their parents say, “Music was better in my day.” Is it true? No. They're just old and do...
Big Brother: All-Stars houseguests fall victim to “Janelleousy”
Austin Bechtold, Assistant Sports Editor
September 4, 2020
After 14 seasons, multiple different twists, Twitter reporting on every live feed update, two celebrity seasons, an online-only spin-off, the highly acclaimed Big Brother is back! The fans wanted it, and they got it. Big Brother: All-Stars, or BB22, has taken over the second half of the summer for the f...
Somma’s Soundbites: Quarantine Music Recap Part 2!
September 1, 2020
Welcome once again to another Quarantine/Summer Recap edition of Somma’s Soundbites! This will be the last large-scale recap of music that came out over the past few months, as we will return to the normal bi-weekly format in the coming weeks. I hope you all had an enjoyable summer and I̵...
Moon High School alumni Bailey Taylor releases first single
Garret Roberts, Editor in Chief
July 19, 2020
MOON TOWNSHIP -- When looking for the next pop-country hit of the summer, Pittsburgh may not need to look far from home for a song that brings memories of warm picnics and road trips. Moon High School alumni Bailey Taylor has released her first single, “Not a Worry,” just in time for the hottest ...
Concerts and COVID-19: Will it be the same?
Jonah Hoy
July 7, 2020
Covid- 19 has affected all aspects of human life in the past 6 months, putting the entire world in a steady shutdown. From a global economic crisis to people being stuck inside their homes, only recently has the world seen a light at the end of this long stressful tunnel. Restaurants and non-essential...
