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“Guts” was a major hit, right?
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Let’s go back to 2021. The album “Sour” was released, and people could not get enough of the breakthrough, ex Disney Channel-kid, Olivia Rodrigo. Fans nearly broke Spotify while helping her break the record for the biggest opening week of an album by a female artist. Every mainstream pop radio station was playing “Driver’s…
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Coachella headliner creates an ocean of controversy
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Since 1999, Coachella has been supplying music lovers with a space to see hundreds of their favorite artists over the course of just three days. The music festival began its first weekend of excitement on Fri. April 14 and concluded a week later on Sun. April 23. With a lineup of the most trending…
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Music Corner
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For many, the 2023 Oscars were a success. Several films, both new and original, were rewarded and it was a great night to celebrate the best that 2022 cinema had to offer. Unfortunately, not everything got its due praise. One of the biggest snubs of the evening was in the Best Original Score category.…
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RUSH! is the newest example of Måneskin’s talent
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On Jan. 20, Måneskin, an Italian rock band, released their third album, RUSH!, which features 14 tracks, three of which are in Italian, along with their previous single, “MAMMAMIA.” I love rock music, and when I first discovered Måneskin, I noticed it held a different sound compared to most bands that I was familiar…
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Musical stars arise from Newbury Park High School
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From Belinda Carlisle from “The Go Gos” and Jesse James Rutherford from “The Neighbourhood,” it is no secret that NPHS has produced many musicians. Our campus is filled with talented students who even have their own bands. Among these bands, Darwin Rowland, freshman, leads a band called “No Idea,” with fellow bandmates: Lucas Willard,…
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Music Corner
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On Feb. 24, Gorillaz, a British virtual band, released a new album called “Cracker Island” inspired by their relocation to Silver Lake, California. “Cracker Island” is loosely based around a quasi-religious cult, which seems only tangentially connected to the themes of the two main tracks, “Oil” and “Silent Running.” “Cracker Island” didn’t do as…
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Student Musician Showcase wows the audience
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On March 2, the second annual student musician showcase took place in the NPHS Performing Arts Center. Made up of Tri-M Music Honor Society students, IB Music students and student musicians across campus, this showcase donated $600 of their profits to the Harmony Project, which is a nonprofit, music education organization that provides free…
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Paramore’s “This is Why” is a stellar comeback album
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After a five year hiatus, Paramore released their 10th studio album “This is Why” on Feb. 10. The three members of Paramore have been making music for almost two decades, and this album proves that they are building and improving upon their alternative rock sound. However, this album differs from their past projects as…
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“Babylon” manages to sicken and inspire
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After several months of hype for Damien Chazelle’s fourth major feature film, “Babylon” was released to the public on Dec. 23, 2022. Chazelle can pride himself on a pretty consistent film career, usually making critical successes that audiences are able to fall in love with as well. However, from the first scene in “Babylon,”…
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Music corner
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Following Taylors Swift’s previously released album, “Evermore”, “Midnights” is Swift’s first studio album since 2020. Leading up to the album’s release on Oct. 21, Swift released two re-recorded albums, “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” and “Red (Taylor’s Version)”, both in 2021. The album, which follows Swift as she reminisces on 13 sleepless nights throughout her life,…