The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Dec. 27, 2024

Lauren Royce

‘School for Good and Evil’ breathes life into fantasy genre

If you are looking for a fantasy movie that can stand apart from the crowd, Netflix has you covered. Released on Oct. 19, “The School for Good and Evil” is a movie adaptation of the book of the same name…

Opinion Staff Editorial

Homemade costumes better than store-bought

It is once again that special time of year where millions of Americans decide to dress up as either the characters from a particular Netflix show or any career professional with “sexy” tacked on the front of it. Every Spirit…

a-ha swaps ‘80s synth for nature sounds in new album ‘True North’

The Norwegian new wave band a-ha (“Take On Me”) released their latest album “True North” on Oct. 21, following a short film of the same name released last month. Both were recorded and shot with the Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra…

Red Hot Chili Peppers make strong return with ‘The Dream Canteen’

The Red Hot Chili Peppers (“Californication”) released their second album of the year “Return of the Dream Canteen” on Oct. 14. Similar to its predecessor “Unlimited Love,” the album is  a whopper of a record containing 17 brand new songs….

Oswego snowplow, salt budget remains steady

The snowplow and salt budget for the City of Oswego has not increased over recent years in relation to climate change, though Oswego winters seem to be prolonged by lake effect snow. The 2023 City of Oswego budget allocated “$4,991,480…

Weezer EP incoherent after taking ideas from other musicians

The autumn season has just begun and as promised, Weezer (“Buddy Holly”) released the latest EP in their “SZNZ” collection on Sept. 22. It features seven songs and is the band’s ninth EP record. Weezer dropped “SZNZ: Autumn” hoping to…

Ozzy Osbourne returns to confront demons in ‘Patient Number 9’

The godfather of metal is back with a vengeance. After much anticipation, Ozzy Osbourne (“Crazy Train”) released his thirteenth studio album “Patient Number 9” on Sept. 9. For fans of numerical significance, there are thirteen tracks on the album and…

New Primus EP reflects real world problems in strange lyrics

The famous funk metal band Primus (“John the Fisherman”) released their latest EP “Conspiranoid” on April 22, which features 3 songs. It is the band’s first new music since their album “The Desaturating Seven” in 2017. True to their weird…

Angsty ‘Metal Lords’ shows viewers headbanging good time

“Metal Lords” is about to be your new favorite coming-of-age film. It made its debut on Netflix on April 8, and while it has some fresh faces you may not know, it is sure to win you over with its…

New Red Hot Chili Peppers album asserts band’s iconic status

The Red Hot Chili Peppers (“Can’t Stop”)  are back with a new album called “Unlimited Love,” and though it was released on April 1, there is no joke. The Chili Peppers have come out swinging after reuniting with guitarist John…