The Great Gatsby Soundtrack Review

Lynn Kim, Special Features Editor
May 23, 2013 • 7 views
Filed under A&E, Film, Music, Top Stories

As much as I was dying to see Baz Lurhmann’s upcoming adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless novel The Great Gatsby, I was almost just as excited to listen to the soundtrack that accompanies it. Having seen Lurhmann’s previous films, including Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge, and having been... Read more »

Music App-reciation

Sarah Zajac, Reporter
May 23, 2013 • 2 views
Filed under Music

Constant, free music streaming has become the new fad of the 21st century. Who doesn’t like finding new music online for free while doing homework, cleaning your room or even driving to school? Due to this new obsession with online-streaming, many different music applications have emerged for people... Read more »

Are-You-Sure Line

Kate Pashby, Senior Copy Editor
May 23, 2013 • 2 views
Filed under Music

Shoreline Amphitheatre concerts have really gone downhill, or so they say. At a recent Lady Antebellum concert, some of the attendees didn’t even like country music—they just went for the social atmosphere. In the 90s, the infamous lawn seating was a prime place for moshing. Now, some of the people... Read more »

One Direction: Unclassified

Sarah Carter, Reporter
December 18, 2012 • 288 views
Filed under A&E, Music

While walking down the hallways, I had noticed a growing trend amongst Presentation students’ lockers. Rarely were there anymore Jonas Brothers, Justin Bieber or even Big Time Rush pictures stuck to lockers.  Instead, they had been replaced by pictures of these five boys that I had never seen before.... Read more »

Album Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’

Lynn Kim, Special Features Editor
November 27, 2012 • 255 views
Filed under A&E, Music, Top Stories

Six years since debuting her first hit single, country pop star Taylor Swift has released yet another album: Red. With guests including Ed Sheeran and Gary Lightbody of the band Snow Patrol, Red has already sold more than 1.2 million copies.   Despite the fact that she made her debut as a... Read more »

Rascal Flatts Concert: Another Stunning Performance

Ariana Cvitanic, Special Features Editor
September 24, 2012 • 272 views
Filed under A&E, Music

On Thursday September 13, Rascal Flatts took Shoreline Amphitheater by storm. Only a short year before, the band had come to the same Mountain View venue and gave the concert of a lifetime. I would have doubted that Rascal Flatts could ever have a more outstanding performance. I was wrong. On the... Read more »

Concert Review: Blake Shelton Connects with San Jose

Sarah Zajac
April 23, 2012 • 179 views
Filed under Music

On Friday, March 16, Blake Shelton entertained the hoard of people that attended his concert with personal stories and great ol’ country singin’. He was able to wow the crowd at the HP Pavillion as everyone cheered and gazed at him in awe. Two openers took the stage to warm up the crowd. First... Read more »

Musician Profile: Megan Going

Shruti Swaminathan
March 7, 2012 • 142 views
Filed under A&E, Music

 Megan Going is a little known star who walks the halls of Presentation.  She has been in Presentation’s Jazz Choir since her freshman year and, this year, Megan is both the president of choir and the leader of the Soprano 1 section, coaxing notes so high they’re almost scary out of a group of... Read more »

Coldplay Plays on with Mylo Xyloto

Elizabeth Bernal
November 15, 2011 • 121 views
Filed under A&E, Music

It’s finally here! After three years of waiting since the 2008 release of Viva la Vida, Coldplay fans can finally rejoice with the release of Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay’s fifth album. This album includes 14 new songs, starting with the title song “Mylo Xyloto.” The album is a concept album which... Read more »

Rock On with Blink-182

October 18, 2011 • 108 views
Filed under A&E, Music

  After taking an “indefinite hiatus” since 2005, alternative band Blink-182 released its sixth album, Neighborhoods, on Sept. 27. Blink-182 is best known for songs such as “What’s My Age Again?” and “All the Small Things.” The 14-track album featured a wider range of... Read more »