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Bobby’s Back: The Mythos Behind Bobby Shmurda

Jonah Hoy, Arts and Entertainment Editor
February 25, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Ackquille Jean Pollard has been released from prison. If that name seems unfamiliar, it may surprise you to hear that is the legal name of Gen Z's hip-hop "meme prophet" Bobby Shmurda, who has spent the past six years in New York's Clinton Correctional Facility. While...

Juice WRLDs legacy one year after his death

Juice WRLD’s legacy one year after his death

Austin Bechtold, Assistant Sports Editor
December 8, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP -- 2020 has been a long calendar year for people all across the globe, feeling like a compilation of three to four years all rolled into one. A reminder of what the world was like before COVID-19 filled social media on Tuesday as Juice WRLD fans celebrated the...

Pittsburgh-Raised, Independent Artist Caleb LaDuke Aims to Show His Road to Redemption on Upcoming EP

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...

Metal and Hip-Hop: The unlikely combination arising in the music industry

Metal and Hip-Hop: The unlikely combination arising in the music industry

Garret Roberts, Editor in Chief
October 10, 2020
Taking a look at metal's influence on a section of modern hip-hop and the new genre arising from the "collision course" of the industry.
The Rex Theater Will Close Its Doors

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...

Review: Nectar by Joji

Review: “Nectar” by Joji

Zachary Somma, Arts and Entertainment Editor
September 26, 2020
Joji makes a radical style change on his sophomore album, Nectar
Top 5 Nickelback Guilty Pleasure Songs

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...

Sommas Soundbites (9/18/20)

Somma’s Soundbites (9/18/20)

Zachary Somma
September 18, 2020
Featuring (Big Sean, 6ix9ine, Declan McKenna)
Folk Country`s Rise to the Charts

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....

Review: Big Seans Detroit 2

Review: Big Sean’s “Detroit 2”

Nathan Breisinger
September 4, 2020

After a three year hiatus, rapper Big Sean is back, ascending high on top of the rap game with his newest album, "Detroit 2." His last studio album, "I Decided," came in February of 2017, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200. Sean also collaborated with producer Metro...