On the big stage Rebekah Limb May 20, 2019 Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle As sophomore Rein Vaska grabs his drumsticks he assumes his position on stage and faces the blinding lights with his band Metro alongside him. Metro, an alternative indie rock band with Vaska, sophomore Marina...
Meme Central Tien Nguyen December 10, 2018 Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle, Showcase, Uncategorized Walking around school, the admin of the popular Instagram account SiliconValleyProbs sees people laughing at an image on their phones. “Have you seen this great meme account?” She beams widely, careful not to l...
Music memory proven to activate various compartments of brain Leela Srinivasan September 22, 2018 Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle When singing along to a popular song on the radio, the average person can recall each word, speaking effortlessly, the lyrics committed to memory though they never put in the effort to memorize them at all. Cha...
The Self-Taught Era Noah Baum September 10, 2018 Arts & Entertainment After having music lessons for piano and viola, Paly alum (Class of 2018) Andrew Huang wanted to learn an instrument by himself. “I wanted to do it my own way and play whatever I wanted,” Huang said. So, like...
Quadside Lands Preview Samantha Hwang September 2, 2018 Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle On Tuesday, Quadside Lands will kick off the concert series with performances from Garage Mahal, Oscar’s Band Tribute Band and Ellie Walsh. Garage Mahal, regular performers on the quad, is set to kick off Quads...
Chromesthesia: a blend of music and color Peyton Wang May 18, 2018 Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle Senior Cameron Akioka takes a seat at the piano, eyes closed and fingers poised over the sea of black and white keys as she prepares to play Haydn Sonata No. 50 in C major, a piece she has been practicing for m...
Students and teachers defy artistic norms with unconventional art Annie Chen May 5, 2018 Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle Art has no concrete definition. It transcends time and takes countless forms, from painting to dance, impressionism to conceptualism. Different people have contrasting views on various types of art and everyon...
Women in Rock Leela Srinivasan April 23, 2018 Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle Picture the conventional rock band. A seemingly confident male shredding the guitar, the classic gentleman on the bass, the angry man pounding his heart out on the drum set, maybe a mellow guy throwing in some ...
Reviewing America’s latest rap albums 95010655 April 18, 2018 Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle With all the new rap and hip-hop albums out there ranging from Lil Yachty to Post Malone, it can be difficult to choose which artists and albums to listen to. For the sake of efficiency, this year’s list of ra...
Breaking down the stereotype of a “starving artist” Byron Zhang March 2, 2018 Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle When I was growing up you only had a couple of choices if you wanted a career in art: graphic design, which was all hand-done, or… a fine artist,” said Paly visual arts teacher Kate Mckenzie. “Now, the place f...
