The Year of Hibernation, a true work of art.

Youth Lagoon is the creation of American songwriter and instrumentalist Trevor Powers. The works of the artist feature songs of the indie and lo-fi genres with ambient and dream pop influences. Youth Lagoon has been rising in the charts, reaching the number one spot on last.fm’s Best of 2011 New Discoveries artists, which is rare [...]

FVHS Vocal Music Presents “What a Wonderful World”

On October 19th, our well known Fountain Valley High School Vocal Music program presented their first choir concert of the year, What a Wonderful World at the Robert B. Moor Theater at Orange Coast College. Along with their special guest, the Crypt Choir from the King’s School of Canterbury, our Barons and their friends from [...]

Blink-182 Concert Review

Three men. Six albums. Nineteen years. And just one number: 182. On Saturday, October 1st, I had the opportunity to see the original pop-punk band, Blink-182. Their newest album, Neighborhoods, dropped on Tuesday, September 27th. This is the first album the band has released in over eight years. The highly anticipated album has become a [...]

Falling in Reverse “The Drug in Me is You” Album Review

Falling in Reverse is an upcoming band in the post-hardcore genre, but the musicians themselves aren’t new to the music scene. Lead vocalist, Ronnie Radke, is a former member of the popular band, Escape the Fate. In 2007, he was thrown out of Escape the Fate due to his addiction to drugs. New vocalist of the group, [...]

Get to Know the Blue Scholars

Hailing from the heart of the Northwest, Seattle natives Sabzi and Geo (short for Geologic) bring a poetic and truthful perspective to the often superficial world of hip hop music. The group’s name takes the color from the collars of working class Americans to symbolize the group’s dedication to being a voice for those who are too often ignored. Many of the topics covered in their songs focus on immigrant life, the northwest, and the underdog struggle.

A Review of Yellowcard’s New Album: When You\’re Through Thinking Say Yes

By Sasha Belaluddin, Staff Writer Probably best known for their song “Ocean Avenue”, Yellowcard is an alternative rock band that recently released their fifth full-length album, When You\’re Through Thinking Say Yes, on March 22. The album represented the band\’s return from a two-year hiatus that was announced in April 2008. They began working on [...]

Selena Gomez Concert

Selena Gomez Concert By: Pretty Nguyen For the opening of the Microsoft store in Costa Mesa, the store held a Selena Gomez concert. The event was held on Saturday, March 26, 2011 in the South Coast Plaza parking lot. Those with the official wristbands were allowed to view the concert.  Wristbands were given out on [...]

Rock N’ Runway Critical Music Review

American Red Cross\’s Rock N\’ Runway show on March 26 2011, 4PM-7PM at Villa Park Performing Arts Center was a blend of band music and a fashion show. The performances featured FVHS alumni, DJ Twigz. Each band performed three songs of their choice. Within intervals, DJ Twigz remixed contemporary popular songs such as “Nothin\’ On [...]

Goodbye Lullaby

by: Pretty Nguyen, Staff Writer On March 2, 2011, Avril Lavigne\’s fourth studio album, Goodbye Lullaby, was released. Avril hasn’t produced anything since her last album, The Best Damn Thing, four years ago. Goodbye Lullaby was pushed back several times because Avril Lavigne\’s record company wanted an upbeat album for mainstream radio. However, Lavigne wanted [...]

Ruby Summer and Their Sugar-Sweet Sounds

By Brie Roche Lilliott Ruby Summer. The two words sound like a new shade of lip-gloss for pre-teen girls, or perhaps a flavor of sugary-sweet popsicles designed for the warm summer months. Well, in reality, the sound and appearance of the real Ruby Summer, an all girl pop duet, is not much different from the [...]

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