Photos courtesy of Tomberlin’s official website and BandCamp. Tomberlin At Weddings Southern Illinois: dusty, rural, blanketed in corn and soy bean fields, littered with Christian churches. This is the landscape [ … ]
A Tale of Three Hawkes: Juliet, Naked, First Reformed, and Blaze
Images courtesy of IMDB.com Ethan Hawke A barbaric yalp. That’s my first memory of Ethan Hawke. Whether or not you love Dead Poet’s Society like I do, you can’t argue [ … ]
Jack Johnson and I : A Decade From First Listen to Seeing Him in Concert
Written by Madison Drew Daniels I didn’t know I liked music until I listened to Jack Johnson’s 2005 album In Between Dreams. That yellow-silhouetted album was in a pile of [ … ]
Why You Should Care About LoveLoud–the Festival Starting a Cultural Revolution
LoveLoud is a music festival put on by Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons in Utah for the all-out support of members of the LGBTQ+ community. Utah has some of the [ … ]
Saturday Showdown: Leon Bridges and Shawn Mendes
Written by Kevin Bessey and Tristan Olav Torgersen Leon Bridges Images courtesy of Leon Bridges’ Official Facebook and Shawn Mendes’ Official Facebook. In May Leon Bridges released his sophomore album [ … ]
Hearts Beat Loud Will Make You Want to Start a Band With Your Dad
Written by Tristan Olav Torgersen Hearts Beat Loud Images courtesy of the Official Website Father’s Day is one week past, and yet you may want to call your dad again [ … ]
Op-Ed: Should Rappers Drop The N Word?
Author’s name withheld. N word Images courtesy of Mark Seliger and Jason Millstein. **Editor’s note** This article is a guest post, but in no way condones the actions of Delaney [ … ]
Thrifty Tips: How to Go to Concerts for Free
Written by Kevin Bessey Chief Music Writer and Concert Master Photos by Stephen Ray Bessey I love going to concerts. Ever since I went to my first rock concert (Blink [ … ]
Shakey Graves, Chance The Rapper, and The Fairness Equilibrium
Written by Kevin Bessey Chief Music Writer Photos courtesy of Getty Images and Rolling Stone WARNING! This article features academic themes. Obviously Shakey Graves and Chance the Rapper are very [ … ]
I Can Only Imagine Is a Faith-Based Film Everyone Should See
Written by Tristan Olav Torgersen I Can Only Imagine Photos courtesy of IMDB “I can only imagine what it will be like when I walk, by your side…I can only [ … ]