AWOLNATION runs musical marathon on newest album
The hit electronic rock band AWOLNATION just released their second studio album, “Run.” Lead vocalist, guitarist and bass guitarist, Aaron Bruno, started the band in 2009 and the band did not release its first studio album for another two years….
Sleeping With Sirens continues to triumph, grow through adversity
Expanding their genre but still remaining themselves, Sleeping With Sirens are back. (Photo provided by commons.wikimedia.org) After some confusion surrounding the rumors of Sleeping with Sirens’ eventual breakup beginning before Warped Tour 2013, clarity has finally arrived. What people thought…
Lackluster film adaptation of ‘Cinderella’ ultimately fizzles out
The live action version of “Cinderella” is another in a long line of adaptations of the beloved fairytale. The story is well known: a girl is forced to live like a slave with her stepfamily until she is given the…
Hyperviolent surrealness in ‘Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number’
In 2012, two-man Swedish development team Dennaton released the original “Hotline Miami.” Set against the neon backdrop of a late ‘80s Miami, the game followed a nameless, masked contract killer tasked with assassinating members of the Russian mob. Despite being…
Kendrick Lamar creates ‘The Great American Hip Hop Album’
After a year-and-a-half of radio silence, Kendrick Lamar has finally reemerged with a new attitude and an album to complement it entitled “To Pimp a Butterfly.” It is an …
Marina and the Diamonds blooms musically on new album
In a society of abundance, originality is something that can be difficult to come by. This is not the case when listening to Marina Diamandas, better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds. Constantly developing and recreating herself,…
Creative Writing: A Change of Scenery
I sat at the table in my empty office. The only light in the room was the small desk lamp that my dad gave me before he died. It didn’t deserve to be in my office; it was meant to…
Options for spring break
As we head into spring break, some students prepare to head on vacation with trips to warmer climates to escape Oswego’s melting frozen tundra and take some time to refuel for the final stretch of the semester. Unfortunately, not everyone…
Joining school clubs can be rewarding
I’d never even thought about working for The Oswegonian when, at the start of my sophomore year, a stranger who would later become my best friend convinced me to join. Aimee Hirsch, whom I then knew only as my co-worker…
Risk of being good samaritan
It was ingrained in me from a young age to help those in need. My mother often returned from an outing with a story about someone she helped. The most memorable was when she saw a young man on the…
