Coolhand Jax’s journey to “No Dreams of Anything”
Nasya Blackshear, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
September 22, 2020
“When I finished school, I went on a big long road trip across the country for like two or three months and then I tracked a bunch of demos,” Weissman professed. Home again after his lengthy road trip, Weissman got to work and Coolhand Jax was born.
In Memoriam: Chadwick Boseman replicates the legacy of MLK and Malcolm X
Nasya Blackshear, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
September 21, 2020
“He didn't have to compromise to get a billion dollars. He said, look, I can be myself and bring blackness into this world, into your comic book world and will turn it upside down sideways,” said Bracey.
What is it like to be an OnlyFans content creator?
Talia Heisey, Writer
September 21, 2020
OnlyFans has been a hot topic and career choice for many. This creator shares her story and maybe will inspire you to start yours.
Power behind the voice: The long history of mismanagement in the music industry
Julia Donohue, Managing Editor
September 17, 2020
Unfortunately West, Swift and Chance The Rapper are not the first musicians to be weighed down by the industry Chronicled below are how three major musical entities were mismanaged by one man, Allen Klein.
“This Is Paris”: The scary truth that birthed the Hilton heiress
Kacey Connolly, Podcast Editor
September 16, 2020
What will shock viewers most, however, is the horrifying reason why the Paris Hilton we thought we knew was created in the first place.
No one’s upset with The Hails’ debut
Nasya Blackshear, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
August 27, 2020
“When we graduated we all kinda scattered.” Solari pointed out, “We had been living this socially distanced lifestyle making music for like a year kinda before we were forced to. So in a weird way, I kinda feel like we had been preparing for this before we had to do it now.”
Quarantined Playlist: Travis Scott with Kid Cudi, Nav and Deante’ Hitchcock
April 29, 2020
With everyone stuck inside and socially distancing from each other, there’s never been a better time to stay up to date on some of the latest releases in the world of music. We’ll be updating this playlist each week. Here are this week’s music suggestions from the Amherst Wire staff. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3rmRdtQVSB1aoboe0n4HLd?si=8_Nkd8SJSeGso-5nxuDOhA Trevor Wilson...
Subreddits to distract yourself from the coronavirus pandemic
Talia Heisey, Writer
April 25, 2020
The coronavirus has brought stress into the lives of many. Check out these subreddits that are a good distraction during this difficult time.
25 years ago, Mobb Deep’s “The Infamous” radiated black Air Force 1 energy before it was cool
Jonathan Kermah, Editor in Chief
April 24, 2020
Mobb Deep's second album "The Infamous," released in 1995, is heralded as a hip-hop classic for it's sinister production and confrontational lyricism. Sounds like black Air Force 1 energy to me.
Music producers: The backbones of the industry
Samantha Croteau, Writer
April 23, 2020
Music producers are often not credited on streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music despite their contribution to creating, shaping and molding a song or album.
Quarantined Playlist: Kid Cudi, Westside Gunn, Bon Iver and more
April 22, 2020
With everyone stuck inside and socially distancing from each other, there’s never been a better time to stay up to date on some of the latest releases in the world of music. We’ll be updating this playlist each week.
A mini guide to HBO’s free streaming
Julia Donohue, Entertainment Editor
April 16, 2020
HBO has made some of their best shows, documentaries and movies free. But with hundreds of hours of content, what are you supposed to watch?
