Bowling For Soup keeps upbeat rhythm
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
May 10, 2011
Bowling for Soup released their new album, “Fishin’ for Woos” Tuesday, April 26. Their album is fun and consists of high energy rhythms throughout. The first song off the album, “Let’s Pretend We’re Not in Love” is a prime example of Bowling for Soup’s high energy. I highly... Read More
Gorillaz album showcases strange melodies
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
May 6, 2011
The Gorillaz released their new album, “The Fall” on April 19. To sum it up, it’s a mix of good and bad. The first song off of their album, “Phoner to Arizona” is very techno and high energy. It could easily be played at a school dance and everyone would be on their feet. The second... Read More
US disaster relief awareness fails to last
Gabbrielle Joseph, Reporter
May 2, 2011
Disaster strikes. What does America do? We send money and provisions, and media covers the event in minutes. Yet, the coverage seems to stop as quickly as it began. After a few months, all concern ceases to exist and America never hears, speaks or talks of said disaster again. Unless, of course,... Read More
Green Day’s new album brings new life to old songs
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
April 8, 2011
Green Day’s newest album, “Awesome as F**K,” brings new flavor to old songs by presenting all of the songs live. The album consists of some previous Green Day songs along with new ones. The band brings back classics like “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Holiday,” “Know Your... Read More
Lavigne’s ‘Goodbye Lullaby’ shows lack of vocal talent
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
March 30, 2011
Punk rocker Avril Lavigne is back with her new album, “Goodbye Lullaby.” Unfortunately, the quality of the singing does not live up to the quality of the song lyrics. By listening through Lavigne’s album, it becomes obvious that the slow songs are much better than the upbeat ones. The... Read More
“The Love” proves unorginal
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
March 3, 2011
Corinne Bailey Rae released her new album, “The Love,” on Jan. 25. The album contains combined covers from differing genres of artists and is not Rae’s normal neo-soul genre. The album had such potential but with the cover songs, they quickly bring the album down. The first song off of... Read More
Adele’s new album showcases incredible vocal talent
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
March 2, 2011
Adele released her new album, “21,” on Feb. 22. Though the album is great, I recommend listening to all of the songs live on YouTube, because Adele’s album does not even compare to her amazing performances. The first single off of the album, “Rolling In the Deep,” brings a happiness... Read More
INXS combines their greatest hits in “Original Sin”
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
March 2, 2011
INXS released their new album, “Original Sin,” on Feb. 22. This album is supposed to be a combination of their greatest hits and I would say that INXS pulled a stellar album together. The first song on the album, “Mediate,” is interesting and kind of strange. The singer’s voice doesn’t... Read More
Ciara releases her “Basic Instinct”
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
January 6, 2011
Ciara dropped her new album “Basic Instinct” Dec. 14. The album’s basic theme: Ciara is back. The first song on the album, “Basic Instinct (U Got Me)” is lame. Ciara tries to act tougher than she is. But two minutes in, it gets much better, and Ciara gets back to the Ciara we know... Read More
“Last Train to Paris” makes emotional stops on its tracks
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
January 3, 2011
Diddy finally got his Dirty Money together. Dirty Money is Diddy’s group which just released its first album “Last Train to Paris” Dec. 14. “Yeah Yeah You Would” features Grace Jones. The song has a fresh techno beat, but the praise stops there. The song’s lyrics pretty much repeat... Read More
T.I. has “No Mercy” for his powerful music
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
December 18, 2010
Tip, better known as T.I., debuts his new album, “No Mercy” on Dec. 7. The album features artists such as Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Chris Brown, Young Dro, Trey Songz, Eminem, and Pharell. T.I.’s album tells the story of his past and how he has changed. The first song on the album, “Welcome... Read More
“World of Jenks” season finale proves to be the best episode yet
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
December 3, 2010
This week’s “World of Jenks” is the best episode yet. In the season finale, documentary filmmaker Andrew Jenks highlights Abilene High School football player Herschel Sims, who is expected by local fans to be the next football superstar. Sims did not have a normal childhood. His father... Read More
Ke$ha gets personal in ‘Cannibal’
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
December 2, 2010
Ke$ha becomes more personal in her new album, “Cannibal,” and it surpasses her first album with catchier tunes and lyrics. The first song on the album, “Cannibal,” is reminiscent of Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl.” Lyrics like “I eat boys up/Breakfast and lunch/Then... Read More
Jenks shadows, finds light in professional comedian
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
November 21, 2010
This week on “World of Jenks,” documentary filmmaker Andrew Jenks follows around comedian Dan St. Germain. Germain and Jenks first meet in Germain’s apartment, which is nothing less than disgusting. Trash and food plates are everywhere. His mother’s lessons about cleaning up obviously... Read More
Selfishness damages modern America
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
November 20, 2010
The worst possible thing for a society is to be organized in such a way that individual interests are promoted over collective interests. Recently, American culture has organized itself to care about self-interest. People don’t think to themselves that they shouldn’t litter because it would... Read More
Jenks warms his vocals with singer V.V. Brown
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
November 12, 2010
This week on “World of Jenks,” Andrew Jenks looks at life with European star and pop sensation V. V. Brown, who is trying to be successful in the United States. My favorite part of the episode comes early in the show when both Jenks and Brown try to imitate each other’s accents. Brown,... Read More
Jenks shakes his pom poms with Peralta
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
November 9, 2010
This week on “World of Jenks,” documentary filmmaker Andrew Jenks followed around professional cheerleader, Jessi Peralta. This is the second year that Peralta has tried out for the Tennessee Titans. When Jenks first meets Peralta, he chews a piece of gum for fresh breath and fixes his... Read More
Jenks rides the waves to the US Open
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
November 4, 2010
Andrew Jenks, documentary filmmaker, shadows professional surfer Anastasia Ashley this week on “World of Jenks.” Ashley is training to compete in the U.S. Open of Surfing, the largest professional surfing competition in the world. When Jenks first meets Ashley, she gives him a hat and... Read More
Jenks follows animal rescuer
Gabbrielle Joseph, Copy Editor
October 26, 2010
This week on “World of Jenks,” documentary filmmaker Andrew Jenks focuses on animal rescuer Brogen. Surprisingly, Brogen wasn’t standing on a soapbox preaching about how we should all be vegetarian, but she does goes out and risk her life to save animals. Within the first five minutes... Read More
This week on “World of Jenks”
Gabbrielle Joseph
October 5, 2010
This week on, “World of Jenks,” documentary filmmaker, Andrew Jenks follows around , Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Show Time, a.k.a Anthony. The show catches up with Anthony in the week prior to the biggest fight in his career. He lost his last fight, which makes it more important than... Read More