Music

Black Summer Review

By Evan Fleischer    There is recent hope in what seems like a perpetual on-off-relationship between California rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and their guitarist John Frusciante. The Red Hot Chili Peppers announced Frusciante’s return to the band in…

Your Favorite Rapper’s Favorite Rapper: The Life of MF DOOM

The 1990’s served as the Golden Age for hip hop, creating one of the most influential and creative artists of its time. Daniel Dumile, a British-American from Long Island, New York, used this time to expand on the idea of…

Certified Lover Boy Review

  In the crucial days following the release of Kanye West’s long-awaited album, Donda, hip-hop lovers world-wide grew impatient, anticipating the drop of Drake’s statement album, Certified Lover Boy. Through the months leading up to the releases, the two rap superstars indulged in an ongoing beef over social media and in a multitude of music…

Aqualung 50th anniversary review

By Evan Fleischer    Coming off of three consecutive releases seeing little critical acclaim, English rock band Jethro Tull brought a different approach to their fourth studio endeavor. Released March 19, 1971, Aqualung, saw a flood of critical success. The…

Music throwback: Fleetwood Mac

By Olivia Waletzke   The infamous Rumours album by Fleetwood Mac was released 44 years ago on February 4th, 1977. The album was Fleetwood Mac’s eleventh studio recording, but was deemed the band’s most emotionally impactful project. In the midst…

The comprehensive 2020 music album review

By Will Lazzara             2020 was full of ups and downs but one thing we could count on was newly released music from our favorite artists’. Some of the biggest names in the mix were Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, and…

Your thoughts on 2020’s music artists

By Mary Gainer    PVHS students predict that Kanye West, Morgan Wallen, and Olivia Rodrigo will make an appearance in the music scene in 2021. Joshua Armstrong, senior, reiterated a rumor from TMZ by saying, “Kanye West and Kim Kardashian…

Kid Cudi’s “Man on the Moon III” smashes expectations- review

By: Levi D’Amato There’s nothing harder than fulfilling the highest of expectations as an artist or performer. There have been many examples of disappointments from fans after a lackluster final act of a trilogy or series. Think of “The Godfather”…

The musical genre divide

By Rachel Bacchus With how exhausting this past year has been, and with 2021 quickly approaching, it feels as though it may be nice to look into a more light hearted topic. With that, the thought of music comes to…

Alica Keys Album Review

Famed singer and songwriter Alicia Keys is back and better than ever, with her seventh album, Alicia. The album was recorded and written before the coronavirus pandemic and was expected to be released around six months ago. Although we are…