Avi Buffalo: Self-Titled

By Monica Nguyen, Staff Writer
“What’s in it for/ Someone with nothing to do/ What’s in it for me.” Released on April 27, 2010, Avi Buffalo released their first album, Avi Buffalo, one that will catch listeners off guard.
Avi Buffalo was named after lead vocalist and guitarist Avi Zahner-Isenberg. He and his fellow band members (keyboardist/vocalist [...]

The Soft Pack: The Soft Pack

By: Mukta Mohan, Staff Writer
To promote the release of their self titled album, The Soft Pack formerly known as The Muslims, embarked on a crazy endeavor – to play ten shows in a single day. They started at 10 am and traveled about 100 miles around Los Angeles. There day started off by playing at [...]

She & Him: Volume Two Review

By Monica Nguyen, Staff Writer
She & Him return with their sophomore album, Volume Two,  released on March 23, 2010. The duo, consisting of the gorgeous, vintage-chic, and stylish actress Zooey Deschanel and indie musician rocker M. Ward, bring back their compositions filled with harmonious tunes intertwined with seraphic vocals in this new collaboration. This pair [...]

Set To See Them Play

By Brie Roche Lilliott, staff writer
Five Fullerton college kids started a band four years ago, and already they’ve toured, released two albums, and have headlined shows at popular LA and OC venues. It looks like smooth sailing for the band members of Set To Sea.
If you’re into the slow, instrumental ambience of Radiohead and Sigur [...]

A Plastic Review

By Thomas Panaccione, Cartoonist
Plastic Beach, the new Gorillaz album that launches Tuesday, March 9th, is a collaboration of many artists with Damon Albarn over a course of seventeen tracks. The theme is a light environmental message, the location is a small island paradise made up of clustered plastic and junk, and the music is [...]

Awake in a dream (with Au Revoir Simone)

By Monica Nguyen, Staff Writer
Au Revoir Simone (oh ruh- vwahr see-moan) consists of a trio set of girls Erika Forster, Annie Hart, and Heather D’Angelo. The ladies say they came up with their name from a line in Tim Burton’s film “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure” when Pee Wee Herman says “Au Revoir Simone” to the [...]

Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster

By Jazmin Temores, Staff Writer

What’s next for Lady Gaga? She’s one of the top female pop artists in the world.  People are caught off guard because of her eccentric fashion, provocative music videos, catchy beats and her unpredictability, like the time she arrived to the MTV music awards with her date, Kermit the Frog.   Almost anyone [...]

Heck YAS!

By Hassan Rassmy, Business Manager

Did you know that the Middle East has a bustling music industry? Well, maybe not compared to American charts, but relative to other parts of the world, the Middle East has a more developed music industry spanning back decades. Most Americans may not be aware of Arabic music because quite simply, [...]

They’ll leave you in a Grand Place

By Monica Nguyen, Staff Writer

Lately, there has been an increasing number of indie pop artists coming into the spotlight. They all vary in different styles and sounds, each with a different story of how their band was created, including Brooklyn’s fresh new duo: Matt and Kim.
The couple, vocalist/keyboardist Matt Johnson and vocalist/drummer Kim Schifino, met [...]

FVHS Choir Hosts First Concert of the Year

By Michelle Doan, Designer
The Fountain Valley High School Vocal Music Program hosted their first concert of the year, “BOO!”  directed by Kevin Tison, on Tuesday evening, October 20, 2009 at the Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theater.
The concert’s stage was decorated with lit jack-o-lanterns carved by the students; giving the performance an eerie [...]

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