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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 —...

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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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Feedback: My favorite releases from 2022

Amber Bertino December 7, 2022

As sure as the passage of time brings another year to a close, here is yet another retrospective article about music released in 2022. However, I will not be attempting to declare anything “album of...

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Feedback: Metallica returns with new song “Lux Æterna,” promise of new album and tour

Amber Bertino November 30, 2022

Metal champions, Metallica, released the single “Lux Æterna” on Monday, Nov. 28, as well as announced a new album and world tour. Although rumors had been circulating of an album in the works, this...

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Feedback: Billy Strings honors family tradition with “Me/And/Dad”

Amber Bertino November 30, 2022

It's easy to dwell on differences between generations. The division between the young and old is obvious, and often the catalyst for the swing of the cultural pendulum. Herein lies the value of commonalities...

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