The Punk Rock Summer Camp Goes on One Final Tour in 2018

While punk shows are known for happening in basements, dirty clubs, and run-down venue halls, the summer of 1995 made it a little bit easier for kids to go to shows. Founded by Kevin Lyman, the Vans Warped Tour has traveled all across the United States, with a few stops in Canada, to bring punk …

The Repeal of Net Neutrality Will Effect All Americans

Today, many people think of the internet as something that just exists. It’s something that enables us to post pictures of our dogs on Instagram, tweet clever puns, and snapchat our friend’s pictures. No one takes the time to think about the business behind the internet or just how fragile this global system of interconnected …

How I Learned To See The Value In A College Education

For my mom and sister, the decision to become teachers was easy. They grew up asking for blackboards and a box of chalk for Christmas and made their siblings play school with them. They watched their teachers and admired them. I spent much of my life lazily doing what I need to pass, but never …

XXXTentacion’s Newest Video Is A Step Backwards For the Important Message He Preaches

Popular rapper XXXTentacion recently released a music video for his most popular single “Look At Me”, which shows the 19-year-old rapper placing a noose around a child’s neck and then hanging him. The video, which was directed by X himself, starts off with his track “Look At Me, a childish song about violent sex; however, …

Ten Years Since Bungie’s Final Entry Into The Halo Series

As Halo 3 came to a close, Master Chief ended his journey the same way it began in Halo: Combat Evolved. Before entering into a state of cryonic sleep, he told Cortana, "Wake me, when you need me". This was Bungie studios last entry into the Halo series, and in the decade since the original …

Modern Baseball’s Lasting Effect on the Independent Music Scene

When I think back on all the drunken nights, broken hearts, and long sleepless nights of my early college years, Modern Baseball’s debut album was the soundtrack that accompanied all those memories. It was the album I would play on cold nights when walking home alone in the middle of the street after a night …

Julien Baker’s Melancholy Songs Are Tools for Healing

Julien Baker stands timidly on stage wielding a guitar that’s almost twice her size, but she holds it with confidence. The room is dark and quiet enough that you can hear every breath leaving the audience’s lungs as they watch her spew her guts on stage. She quietly and shyly expresses her gratitude between songs …

Evergreen State Professor Resigns After Reaching A Settlement With the College

College campuses should be the place where free speech and dialogue are created to help foster an environment that pushes free thinking and growth; however, for the students at Evergreen State College, criticism is grounds for firing. Brett Weinstein, a biology professor at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, is someone who identifies himself as …

Pewdiepie Talks About DMCA Abuse After Fallout From Use of Racial Slur

YouTube’s highest-paid content creator is at the center of yet another controversy involving a racial slur. Felix Kjellberg, better known to his 57 million subscribers as Pewdiepie, was live streaming himself playing the popular game Players Battleground Unknown when he became frustrated with another player. “What a fucking nigger”, Felix shouted in anger at the …

18 Years of Noise and Feelings: A Eulogy for Long Island’s Brand New

Brand New have spent their careers being anything but a traditional rock band. Their long awaited fifth album Science Fiction reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top 100 without any press release, interviews, radio play, single releases, music videos, or any promotion whatsoever. Two days before the official release of the album, the Long Island …