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Volcano Girls: A Career Deep Dive into Veruca Salt

For over thirty years, Veruca Salt has remained the indie scene's best-kept secret. However, their influence on women in rock is extensive, and a career retrospective on this grungy girl group is long overdue.

by Madison Thompson  •  Mar 5, 2024
Music

Moving On: The Picking of a New Band Teacher

Students assist in interview process

by Lily Enano  •  Mar 5, 2024
Music

New Sheriff in Town: Beyonce’s Entry Into Country Music

At this past Super Bowl, Beyoncé debuted 2 new singles called, “Texas Hold ’em” and “16 carriages” from her new album “Act II”, which is the second part of her 3-part “Renaissance” project coming out March 29th. This song made Beyoncé the first black woman to lead the Billboard Hot…

by Bayla Boyce  •  Mar 1, 2024
Art

Holy Grail + Spamalot

Comparing the similarities and differences between “Monty Python's The Holy Grail” and “Monty Python's Spamalot”

by Noa Nyguard  •  Feb 27, 2024
Art

Snowstruck: Reflecting on cancellation of Waukee Starstruck

Waukee students and directors reflect on this year's StarStruck cancellation

by Noa Nyguard  •  Feb 5, 2024
Music

Taylor Swift Fan Dies At Eras Tour: What Fans Have To Say

How will other fans react after a fan dies at the Era's Tour? Has their view on their idol changed? See how tragedy brought a grieving artist and her fans even closer.

by Taylor Thornton  •  Dec 7, 2023
Culture

Album Review: Olivia Rodrigo’s “Guts”

Oliva Rodrigo’s 2nd album, “GUTS,” came out on September 8, two years after the widespread release of “Sour,” which catapulted Rodrigo to fame. “GUTS” consists of 12 songs which is about 39:12 minutes of listening time. The overall vibe is a much more moody and rock-inspired album than her first…

by Noelia Neal  •  Nov 17, 2023
Music

Underground Arising

The music industry is constantly changing and evolving, none more than the rap scene. New sounds, styles, and artists are appearing rapidly. A major reason this is happening is that listeners want something new, and these artists are providing that.

by drewblunck  •  Nov 7, 2023
Music

Everything you need to know about 1989 Taylor’s Version

Taylor Swift’s new rerecording of 1989 is coming out on October 27 and there are lots of details about the album to unravel.

by emilyfredericks  •  Oct 23, 2023
Music

New Hozier album unearths mythological and cultural inspirations

After the release of hit singles “Francesca” and “Eat Your Young”, musical artist Hozier’s full album Unreal Unearth was released on August 18, 2023. Inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Inferno, Andrew Hozier-Byrne outlined the songs in the album based on the nine circles of hell. Including references to Greek mythology,…

by Fatimah Williamson  •  Oct 17, 2023