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Feedback: New albums to keep on your radar this summer

Amber Bertino April 26, 2023

This will be my last “Feedback” article because I am graduating! Thank you to anyone who has ever read my column, I hope it exposed you to some good music and it was a thought-provoking reading experience....

As the academic career comes to an end for many students, take a listen to their capstone project - Arts & Entertainment Intern / Al Harmon

College seniors’ capstone songs showcase their passion & creativity

Amber Bertino April 26, 2023

Music students at Rowan University have been releasing their senior capstone projects and other creations, showcasing the skills they have learned during their time at Rowan. These projects are part of...

Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Feedback: Metallica continue legendary career by dwelling on the past with “72 Seasons”

Amber Bertino April 20, 2023

Metallica released a new album, “72 Seasons,” nearly seven years after their last album “Hardwired… to Self-Destruct.” The band commemorated “72 Seasons” by premiering the album as a visual...

Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Feedback: There’s some much more to music than listening

Amber Bertino April 12, 2023

Sometimes songs themselves don’t tell the whole story, and that’s where music books come in handy. The next best thing to listening to music is reading about it. Significant for both their entertainment...

Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Feedback: Why vintage band t-shirts are so popular — and expensive

Amber Bertino April 6, 2023

This past Sunday, April 2, I went to the annual Punk Rock Flea Market in Philadelphia for the first time. The event space of the 23rd Street Armory, a historic stone building that resembles a castle,...

Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Feedback: Will The Cure help heal the ticketing industry?

Amber Bertino April 3, 2023

Anyone who has tried to purchase tickets through Ticketmaster understands that it’s a broken system. If you have the luck of getting through to purchasing tickets without a technical issue or waiting...

Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Feedback: Get to know this year’s Battle of the Bands performers

Amber Bertino March 22, 2023

In this week’s installment of Feedback, I’d like to direct you to some of the music being made by students here at Rowan. At the annual Battle of the Bands on March 4, nine bands performed in the...

Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Feedback: Billy Strings brings bluegrass to the beach for Atlantic City shows

Amber Bertino February 22, 2023

The casino floor was swarming with uncommon patrons — people clad in tie-dye shirts, shawls, denim vests and Grateful Dead trucker hats. Fans of progressive/psychedelic bluegrass guitarist Billy Strings...

Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Feedback: Paramore finds a reason to return with new album “This Is Why”

Amber Bertino February 15, 2023

Paramore’s persistence has paid off in their sixth album “This is Why,” released on Friday, Feb. 10. Despite years of inner conflict and public pressure which nearly imploded the band, the Paramore...

Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Feedback: Drain drops single “Evil Finds Light” and announces album for May release

Amber Bertino February 12, 2023

Out of all the records rumored to be released in 2023, the one which I was most eager to hear is the second full-length album from Drain, a band hailing from Santa Cruz, California. On Feb. 7 the band...

Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Feedback: The importance of giving “bad” music a second listen

Amber Bertino February 1, 2023

When it comes to the pain of music failing to meet your expectations, I believe there’s some truth to the cliché that time heals all wounds. Most music fans have experienced queuing up new music —...

Graphics Editor / Julia Quennessen

Feedback: Riot Stares steer their own destiny with debut LP “Sounds of Acceleration”

Amber Bertino January 25, 2023

Welcome to a new year, readers! The drab midwinter is upon us, but luckily there is new music from Riot Stares to rev up our proverbial engines. Their latest album, “Sounds of Acceleration,” was released...

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