music

Take Care Farewell

   By Carvel Claggett, Reporter

Album cover of "Take Care."

   Hip-Hop/R&B artist Drake was scheduled to release his second album “Take Care Farewell” on November 15, 2011 after the album had been delayed many weeks. The sophomore album has built extreme hype and anticipation as the artist put out several summer hits. Unexpectedly, the world awoke on Monday morning with news that the album had been leaked in › Continue reading

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Thursday, December 1st, 2011 Entertainment, News No Comments

Fall 2011 album must haves!

Compiled by Alex Mackey, Layout/Design Editor

9/27 Machine Head – Unto the Locust

10/11 Five Finger Death Punch – American Capitalist › Continue reading

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Friday, September 30th, 2011 Entertainment No Comments

“Rock will never die”

By Michael Dillon, Copy Editor

Sully Erna, lead singer of the band Godsmack, put on a stellar performance. Photo by Michael Dillon

Hundreds of people crowded inside the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colo. on Wednesday, Oct. 27. There were people of all shapes and sizes, but they all shared one thing in common: they were there for the concert of a lifetime. › Continue reading

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Friday, November 5th, 2010 Entertainment, Features, Reviews No Comments

Oh, those Black Eyed Peas: “One Tribe” is one song you won’t easily forget

Whitney Chumacero
Reporter    

 Are you sick of hearing the same type of song played on the radio over and over? Well, if you are ready to listen to something new and inspirational, jump on iTunes and download the song called “One Tribe” by the Black Eyed Peas. › Continue reading

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Saturday, March 27th, 2010 Entertainment, Opinion, Reviews No Comments

The musical decline

Angel Mataia
Reporter

Casually checking the Billboard top 100 list on Billboard.com this weekend I saw, to my great disappointment, that 22-year-old breakout artist Ke$ha is at spot number 1 of the musical charts for her hit single “Tik Tok.”

And what’s wrong with that, you might ask? Almost everything. Ke$ha, formally known as Kesha (sans the dollar sign) Rose Sebert, has made bank off her album, ”Animal”, debuting at Number1 in countries such as New Zealand and Norway and now in the good ol’ U-S of A. For the few unfamiliar with Ke$ha’s work, let me offer up a lyrical sampling from the song “ Tik Tok:” “Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack, cause when I leave for the night I ain’t comin’ back”…  That’s riveting stuff, right? It’s like Courtney Love and Dr. Seuss had a baby. › Continue reading

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Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Opinion No Comments

Music is therapy for many Spartan students

By Justin Dunn

Reporter

ipod   Music can affect the body in many health-promoting ways. Students at CNCC can use music in their daily life and achieve many stress relief benefits on their own. It also provides a wonderful backdrop for your life so that you can find increased enjoyment from what you’re doing and reduce stress from your day.
   Some students say that music pumps them up, some say that it calms them down, and others feel that it puts them in a good mood or motivates them. If you are a music listener, what are the reasons that make you want to listen to music? › Continue reading

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Sunday, December 20th, 2009 Features No Comments