Art professor and Maker Lab director, Nil Santana, has constructed an electric cycle in the ACU Maker Lab. Video/editing by Nathan Lundeen ... [Read More…]
Album review, ‘In The Lonely Hour’ by Sam Smith
In recording artist Sam Smith's most recent album, blues, R&B and soul meet demanding vocals and create the sound that is In the Lonely Hour. In his second record, the UK artist came back with an impressive 10-track album. The album, released in the United States on June 17, features heart-wrenching ballads, fast-paced jams and tracks laced ... [Read More…]
Album review, ‘Coexist’ by The xx
The English indie-pop trio that makes up The xx is notorious for their smooth sound, subtle instruments and hushed vocals. Much like their first self-titled album, Coexist takes the two singers' (Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim) unique duet dynamic and creates the symphonic and harmonious result that is the 11-track album. The album begins ... [Read More…]
Local bands create music venue
The 22 opened to provide a place for locals and all bands to play in. Unlike most venues that are owned by one person, The 22 is a community-run facility. "The story behind The 22 is that it's a bunch of guys who love music and who want to see it change the way people live," said Dylan Hayward, guitarist in the band Revivalist. "So, we started ... [Read More…]
Internet age leads to birth of electronica
Column by Richard Lyne Rock, country, rap and pop. For most of us, it feels like these genres have been around forever, but they're all actually fairly recent innovations in music. All of them originated with black slaves. Displaced from their tribal homelands, these people kept the spirit of their lifestyle alive with rousing songs that ... [Read More…]
Emergent art embraces freedom
The advent of the Internet as a miraculous way of sharing open-source materials and content has paved the way for unprecedented innovation in our society. Now, more than ever, information and ideas are able to travel at the speed of light. This has allowed for everything from piracy to Kickstarter to find a place in the new web of ethics the ... [Read More…]
Optimist first college newspaper on the iPad
With the April 3 release of Apple's iPad, a flurry of new apps are being developed as companies rush to offer their services on the new device. In particular, the newspaper industry has found a new platform for reaching readers. ACU's student news publication, the Optimist, emerged as the first college newspaper in the country to publish on the ... [Read More…]