A Fire With Friends
Ghost House Review
Released January 25, 2014
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
With a name like A Fire With Friends, one might assume that the Scranton 7-piece sounds like a mid-2000's Hot Topic band. However, that most certainly is not the case, as these Pennsylvanian's delve into a very straight-forward style of indie rock that has a very heavy...
Passion Pit
Kindred Album Review
Columbia Records
Released April 21, 2015
Genre: Alternative Dance, Synthpop, Indie Pop
https://open.spotify.com/album/5vHUSuZ5xizxS3zfr3SKkq
Passion Pit was a one-man project of singer and songwriter Michael Angelakos to his girlfriend as a Valentine’s Day present. As the “gift” became popular, Passion Pit became a full-fledged band. Their first album, Manners, was a combination of ’80s synth-pop, children’s choirs, intricate orchestrations, and, of course, Michael Angelakos’...
Everyone goes to the theater at least once in their 4 years at Jesuit. Usually, people go there for class meetings, mandatory class guest speaker events, or to watch one of the plays. But now, with Film Club's recent use of the facility, you can also use it as a movie theater!
From Humble Beginnings
This past Friday, after school at...
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
I will die on the hill that is defending the movies made by Werner Herzog. I love Werner Herzog's films. While they're not as mainstream or known as other director works, they are still profoundly philosophical and beautiful to watch. Little Dieter Needs to Fly is no exception to this narrative. The 1997 war documentary recounts...
Potatoes.
For 551 sols, approximately 565 days, this was Mark Watney's diet. After being stranded by his crew on Mars, astronaut Mark Watney, played by Matt Damon, must survive by engineering his food supply and communications with Earth to stay alive. All the while, on Earth, NASA scrambles to find solutions to bring the marooned astronaut home.
My own interest in...
Let's step approximately fifteen minutes into the past, while I was listening to Corsicana Lemonade, by White Denim. My first thought as I hear the blunt, first A flat of the album was, "I've never heard a sound like that before." And, it's true. They have a very similar Stomp-Box blues tone to the Black Keys, but they also...
On Friday April 9th, during all lunch periods, a sourdough starter will be available for pick-up with a recipe to make sourdough bread. Sage spent the last month creating "Blessed Sourdough Starters" for every teacher as a sign of thanks for their hard work.
Foodservice director Vinnie Tellini explained that Sage "has been growing our very own sourdough starter for...
With graphic fatalities ridden with copious amounts of gore along with impalements and screams of agony, few franchises have impacted the gaming industry as much as the Mortal Kombat series. Parents and kids alike can either curse or praise its violence, which ultimately led to the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board, or ESRB for short. In summary, the rating...
