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As the Semester Draws to a Close, the BSR Web Staff Reflects on Their Favorite Albums of This Semester Rachel Liggett – Waterpark’s Greatest Hits With the band Waterparks’ long awaited album announcement that will be released in spring 2023, Intellectual Property, it felt relevant to reflect upon one of their former albums, ‘Greatest […]
Arin Ray drops sophomore project taking listeners through even more phases but this time they’re toxic. Arin Ray returns with his sophomore effort in attempt to transition to new era of mature music. Following a three-year hia tus after dropping his Phases II EP in 2019, Ray gives fans a reason to come back to […]
If you’re looking for a way to spice up your music library, then tune into “Off the Beaten Path”. The show is hosted by Zac McDowell, a senior at Kent State University. As a soon-to-be graduate in digital media production, Zac is a lover of all things music and film related. His show, which airs […]
Inti Hayna is a master’s student at Kent State University in the School of Music, studying violin. Born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, she’s been playing the violin since she was eight years old. After finishing her undergraduate program in Bogota, Inti began looking for universities to continue studying music. After looking for universities in […]
Photo by John Shearer In the past couple of weeks, local country artist, Morgan Wallen, has been in hot waters recently for being caught on video saying the n-word to one of his friends. The general public thought he would be canceled for his behavior, but it seems like he won’t. Morgan Wallen released […]
Chace Giusti, musically known as Grat, is a Kent State Freshman Public Relations Major minoring in Theatre Performance. Noting his minor, Chace has been drawn to music ever since he was just eight years old as a member of his school’s choir. Giusti’s journey began as a member of the third-grade school choir where he […]
Coming fresh off of 2019 full of singles, most notably “The Way You Say It” (my personal fave), Akron, OH band, Diamond Kites, continues 2020 with their newest EP “Working Life.” A name that comes with a little irony, as many find themselves without a job due to the COVID-19 crisis. Diamond Kites, originally called […]
Photo credit: youtube.com Since March, just like everybody else in the world, I have been stuck in my house for long periods of time. However, unlike most people, I haven’t had trouble staying busy. For the last two months, I have spent my time doing classwork, writing articles for this wonderful website, reading books and […]
Title: The Mantle Artist: Agalloch Record Label: The End Records Release Date: August 13, 2002 ***** I will be reviewing The End Record’s 2002 release of The Mantle by Agalloch. Agalloch formed back in 1996 and split in 2016. They hail from Portland, Oregon. Now, before I review this album, […]
Title: Cult Of a Dying Sun Artist: UADA Record Label: Eisenwald Release date: May 28, 2018 Stars: **** I will be reviewing the Eisenwald Records’ 2018 release of the sophomore album by UADA (pronounced “Uu-ah-da”), entitled Cult of a Dying Sun. First, I need to give some background information about […]