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Record Store Day: A Holiday For Vinyl Enthusiasts

Record Store Day: A Holiday For Vinyl Enthusiasts

Isaac Rouse, Impact Staff April 26, 2015

Record Store Day is a special holiday that lands on every third Saturday in April for all audiophiles, collectors, and casual listeners to gather 'round their local record shop and appreciate the fine...

Mercy Choir to Impact School Identity

Mercy Choir to Impact School Identity

John Principio, Entertainment Editor April 22, 2015

Music is something that can’t be justified with a single definition. It is an expression of the soul—a pure and true form of art. Music is one of the most authoritative forces in the universe - it...

Take A Seat, Kanye

Take A Seat, Kanye

John Principio, Entertainment Editor February 10, 2015

Over the past two decades there has not been a rock artist as prolific and eccentric as Beck. Bek David Campbell, or more commonly referred to as Beck, has been playing music since the mid 80’s; he...

Sam Smith to Share Writing Credit With Tom Petty

Sam Smith to Share Writing Credit With Tom Petty

John Principio, Entertainment Editor February 9, 2015

“Think outside the box." A common mantra instilled in the minds of thinkers for centuries. While the popular slogan is easily accessible and understandable, it is undoubtedly more easily said than...

Friends Seek Lyrical Success In Band ODC

Friends Seek Lyrical Success In Band ‘ODC’

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff December 11, 2014

Two dedicated young men who share an interest in music took it upon themselves to create a hip-hip duo around the foundation of their friendship, so solid and promising that it has taken them from their...

Closing Of Venues Bad News For Upcoming Musicians

John Principio, Impact Staff November 4, 2014

The seemingly futile dream of becoming a rock star is becoming more and more farfetched. It isn’t necessarily about the competition or the challenge of making something unique; rather, the ability to...

Pack Life Hunts For Lyrical Success

Pack Life Hunts For Lyrical Success

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff September 25, 2014

The round, dimly lit Rotunda isn’t packed, but filled with enough people to block the front of the stage and continue all the way towards the center of the room. A few bodies are making their way back...

A Literal Death by Audio

A Literal Death by Audio

John Principio, Impact Staff September 16, 2014

I remember the first time I walked into Death by Audio, I was 17 but my fake Maine ID said otherwise. Although my friends and I often wandered the streets in search of Rock N’ Roll, stumbling upon Death...

Mercys Own Plays A Show At Webster Hall

Mercy’s Own Plays A Show At Webster Hall

Karissa Allen, Impact Staff February 5, 2014

Everyone starts a new chapter of their life when they go to college. They make new friends, join clubs, start new clubs, and find people who share the same interests. A group of four young men started...

Kanye is NOT the Next Nelson Mandela

Kanye is NOT the Next Nelson Mandela

Melissa Nappi, Entertainment Editor December 6, 2013

The Daily Current published an article today stating that Kanye West said that he was the next Nelson Mandela. The controversial and inflammatory comments in the article set social media on fire especially...

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