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Paul McCartney Rocks The Burgh

Paul McCartney Rocks The Burgh

Mike Funyak, Lifestyles Contributor
July 9, 2014

It has been 50 years since the Beatles performed at the former Civic Arena.  For many Beatle or Paul McCartney fans, it was feared Sir Paul would never return to Pittsburgh, until 2010 when he played two concerts to open the then new Consol Energy Center. Pittsburgh fans...

Former RMU women’s basketball player leading important musical tour

Former RMU women’s basketball player leading important musical tour

Brittany Rowe, Staff Writer
April 30, 2014

Not only is Jasmine Tate, 22, a singer and songwriter, she is a musical performer and the voice for the Life and Love project. “I have actually had the Life and Love project in my heart for a little over a year now,” Tate said. The Ohio native came to Moon Township...

Music lyrics gone wrong

Brittany Rowe, Staff Writer
March 26, 2014

It is intriguing to hear the lyrics artists have come up with and the courage they have to express their feelings through their music. Some of the lyrics in modern day music are shocking to many, but people are adapting to the typical provocative lyrics that are accepted in music...

Artifact: Jared Leto makes you want to never buy music again

Eddie Sheehy, Lifestyles Editora
March 18, 2014

I’ve got an “Out of My Element” first for you today. Documentaries are undoubtedly an important form of the motion picture industry. They have the power to change your mind, introduce you to something new, and even affect the world around us. Too often I think documentaries...

How the music changed RMU

Brittany Rowe, Lifestyles Contributor
March 17, 2014

The diversity at Robert Morris University has become so popular that international students are comfortable expressing themselves through a variety of music. Students who attend Robert Morris are opening themselves up to new people who inspire them to have an open mind towards...

The Beatles are coming

The Beatles are coming

Mike Funyak, Staff Writer
February 12, 2014

Five years after the death of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson (The Day the Music Died), and not even a full year after the assassination of President John Kennedy, four British gentleman would change the mood of the United States and the Rock...

Even in pop culture, the psychedelic genre lives on.

1967 – A New Wave of Sound

Mike Funyak, Staff Writer
February 2, 2014

The year was 1967, the term psychedelic had become common and music was evolving once again.  The year also brought what is now known as ‘The Summer of Love’ in California. The psychedelic genre began in 1966 and in 1967, the music went mainstream.  By 1967, drugs had...

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The Beatles launch new album

Mike Funyak, Staff Writer
November 19, 2013

The Beatles have released a new album with previously unreleased tracks. The newly released album is entitled "On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2." The tracks consist of songs and dialogue The Beatles recorded at England’s BBC from 1963- 1965. In 1994, The Beatles released...

Music Review: Sleigh Bells

Parks Beson, Staff Writer
October 10, 2013

On October 4, 2003, Mr. Small’s Theatre was filled with fans and the heavy rock sound of Sleigh Bells. Led by Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller, Sleigh Bells is a band known for their distorted sound and heavy beats. Appearing on the rock scene in 2009, they quickly became well...

Fleetwood Mac: “Then Play On” (Deluxe Edition)

Mike Funyak, Staff Writer
October 3, 2013

Originally released in 1969, “Then Play On” was Fleetwood Mac’s third studio album and their debut with what would become a long relationship with the label Warner/Reprise. The album marked a change in the band; founder Peter Green would depart the group after the album,...