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Music Shaming

Music Shaming

January 22, 2017

Murray State musician releases debut album

Murray State musician releases debut album

September 14, 2016

By Da'Sha Tuck, Staff writer  Focused on her faith and family, Arista Manning, senior from Kirksey, Kentucky, took her first bold steps into the music...

Here to Stay: Student makes mark on music scene

Here to ‘Stay’: Student makes mark on music scene

August 27, 2016

Story by Da'Sha Tuck, Staff Writer   In the midst of beginning his senior year, Kevin Brost, from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, has not only released...

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Cloud9 is a new a cappella group from the Phi Mu Alpha fraternity.

New a cappella group serenades their way onto campus

May 5, 2016

Story by Brianna Willis, Assistant Features Editor Cloud9 began as a one-time deal. Nine members of Phi Mu Alpha performed Straight No Chaser’s...

Drake back at it again with the same tracks

Drake back at it again with the same tracks

May 5, 2016

Review by Nick Erickson, Staff writer The music scene has spent the last two weeks mourning the loss of a pop icon, Prince, and praising Beyoncé’s...

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Pop Life

May 5, 2016

Column by Brianna Willis, Assistant Features Editor The number of people I hear call “pop music” trash, fluff or a waste of time is truly...

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Prince performs during the halftime show at the 2007 Super Bowl in the pouring rain.

Purple Reign

April 28, 2016

Pop icon and music legend, Prince, died April 21 at 57. Story by Nick Erickson Staff writer In the summer of 2009, the King of Pop, Michael Jackson,...

“Junk” not really junk at all

“Junk” not really junk at all

April 21, 2016

Review by Nick Erickson, Staff writer Nostalgia has its place in pop culture. People associate certain sounds and color schemes with a particular era...

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Lecrae literally brought down the roof

April 21, 2016

Story by Brianna Willis, Assistant Features Editor The lights went out as the crowd began cheering and screaming. Silhouettes moved across the...

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Danish band puts soul in modern pop

April 14, 2016

Review by Nick Erickson, Staff writer Over the last few months, the Danish soul-pop band Lukas Graham took the world by storm with their single...

From the class to the stage: a musician’s journey

From the class to the stage: a musician’s journey

April 7, 2016

Story by Gisselle Hernandez, Assistant Features Editor As a child, he often dreamt of the stars. As a college student, his heart breathed photography....

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