Ashton Newton | Freelancer The Wombats first made a name for themselves with their 2007 single “Let’s Dance to the Joy Division,” unafraid to blend high energy music and vocals with dark, real themes. Through their first three albums, they set themselves up as a band...
Entertainment
Review: “Text Me When You Get Home”
Zoë Strickland | Editor-in-Chief “Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship” is a title that seemingly holds a lot of weight — it takes up a lot of physical space and uses words that denote heavy meaning. However, the title seems...
The people behind the people that changed the world
Sam Dunaway | News Editor Clever, complex and filled to the brim with emotion: prepare for a journey through time in Western’s newest production, “The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence.” The play, written by playwright Madeleine George, centers around four...
Review: “I Like Fun”
Darien Campo | Designer Why is the world in love again? Why are we marching hand in hand? The ambassadors of love have brought us a brand new record for 2018: They Might Be Giants brand new album “I Like Fun.” John and John’s 20th studio album further cements their...
A family tree of podcasts
Stephanie Blair | Staff Writer In 2010, three brothers sat down to make a podcast in order to stay in regular contact after two of them moved a couple states away. The podcast: “My Brother, My Brother and Me.” The hosts: Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy....
See more movies with MoviePass
Darien Campo | Designer I love movies. A lot. The problem is I’m not able to see a lot of newer movies until they hit one of my preferred streaming services. And by that point, it’s usually been spoiled or I’ve lost interest. Going to the movies is prohibitively...
Review: “The Open House”
Caitlyn Nakatsukasa | Freelancer Matt Angel’s movie “The Open House” was released on Netflix on Jan. 19. In “The Open House”, a mother, Naomi, played by Piercy Dalton, and her son Logan, played by Dylan Minnette, temporarily move into a family member’s home...
Grammys return to the garden
Zoë Strickland | Editor-in-Chief On Jan. 28, the “60th Annual Grammy Awards” hit the small screen. The show was hosted by James Corden. The awards show, which broadcasted from Madison Square Garden in New York City for the first time after a 14-year stint at the...
Review: “Big Bear, Little Bear”
Stephanie Blair | Staff Writer On Jan. 15, Rusty Clanton released his EP “Big Bear, Little Bear.” The Tennessee-native singer-songwriter has grown a substantial following in the last five years through YouTube and touring with the likes of Tessa Violet, dodie and Emma...
Harmonica player steals spotlight in jazz performance
Stephanie Blair | Staff Writer Under a wash of colored lights — which would shift throughout the night, from reds and purples to blues and greens — four men took the Rice Auditorium stage on Jan. 19 for one purpose: to play jazz. The quartet was composed of: DJ...
