On Dec. 1, the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center For American Music hosted a conversation and book signing with Nora Guthrie and Robert Santelli on their book, Woody Guthrie: Songs and Art, Words and Wisdom at the Great Hall Auditorium. The book was recently awarded the 2022 Deems Taylor Award/Virgil Thomson Book award from the […]
If you’ve perused social media recently, you must have seen your friends and acquaintances post their Spotify Instafest on their Instagram stories or seen them leave their two-cents on a Twitter thread. With the anticipation of one’s personal 2022 Spotify Wrapped release just days away, music lovers are introduced to a new trendy way of […]
There. I said it, and I mean it wholeheartedly. If not for the band’s indefinite hiatus, fun. could have (and still very possibly could) become a modern-day cultural phenomenon, level to the insurmountable popularity of Queen. I know that’s a big statement and an even bigger comparison. Nonetheless, before someone assumes I believe that Nate […]
It’s 2012 and you’re tagging along with your friends to a DIY (Do-It-Yourself) show in Philadelphia, PA. Although unconventional, basement shows have become a staple for the emo and pop-punk DIY scene in Philly, serving as a central hub for bands like Tigers Jaw, Thin Lips, MewithoutYou, and Cayetana. Once you reach the door, it’s […]
Robert Santelli was named the new Executive Director of Monmouth University’s Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music this past July. Santelli is a former faculty member and Monmouth alum. He was even the Entertainment Editor for The Outlook, writing about Springsteen during the earlier part of his musical career. Santelli followed Springsteen’s trajectory […]
It seems as though more and more people are choosing podcasts over radio as their medium of audio entertainment. Podcasts empower listeners to engage in conversations that interest them. More specifically, podcasts allow people to tune into specific topics of interest or particular personalities without the added interruption of advertisements as found on the radio. […]
New rock supergroup L.S. Dunes released their first album, Past Lives on Nov. 11, 2022 through Fantasy Records. With the band consisting of some of rock’s biggest musicians, it’s no surprise that fans’ anticipation for the album has grown. Composed of vocalist Anthony Green of Circa Survive and Saosin, guitarist Frank Iero from My Chemical […]
Wakanda Forever is one of the better projects Marvel has produced in a very long time. After Avenger’s Endgame, people speculated that Marvel had reached its peak and could never supersede the standards they themselves had set. Nonetheless, to our surprise, this latest production has exceeded expectations. The beginning of Wakanda Forever almost made me […]
Spooky season went out with a bang this year, especially with the conclusion of the Watcher’s web series’ first season, Ghost Files. Hosted by self-proclaimed ghoul boys Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej, Ghost Files consisted of six episodes in which skeptic Madej and believer Bergara explore various “haunted” locations. Complete with ghost hunting tools and […]
Step aside Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge— Beatmatch is making its waves in the dating app industry as a new application that draws on people’s music tastes to forge both romantic and platonic relationships. In 2021, CEO Chudi Iregbulem founded Beatmatch upon leaving his job as a developer and product manager at Amazon Web Services in […]