Music for the Masses: A New Album

Regis Highlander March 26, 2024

By Austin Price, Editor in Chief

Singer / songwriter David W. Jacobsen is an accomplished artist with a menagerie of work to prove it. His latest album, Music for the Masses, was recently released in 2023. With 7 songs, and a listening time of 32 minutes and 54 seconds, Music for the Masses is a mixed genre album that combines humor with contemplation. Jacobsen sings of contradictions, opinions, and reflections through the lens of both a human, and an artist. The album has an unapologetic response to society’s confines and contains explicit topics. However, this raw and somewhat vulgar approach to his music gives Jacobsen an air of authenticity and a tone of realism. According to Jacobsen, “this album is about the contradictions of trying to create music that other people will like that you still like yourself,”.

Maisie Peters Combines Magic and Mischief in her Newest Album, The Good Witch

Regis Highlander September 26, 2023

By Austin Price, Editor-in-Chief

Heartbreak, betrayal, insanity, and love. All these things are prominent in a perfect blend of punk rock and soulful testimony through the music of Maise Peters. Maisie Hannah Peters is a 23-year-old English singer-songwriter. She has released a total of 66 songs (which she proudly recognizes as the devil’s number), two albums, and the soundtrack for the British comedy, Trying. With a lifelong love of music fueling her art, Maisie is a creative that integrates magic, reality, joy, and grief through her work.

Dancing with the Stars’ Tango with Irrelevancy

Regis Highlander October 20, 2021

Once revered as one of the greatest reality television shows of all time, Dancing with the Stars now faces a tall order to stay relevant in the age of streaming and decline of cable TV. Though it’s earned its place in the hearts of middle-aged people and the older generation, Dancing with the Stars has failed to capture a spot on the watchlist with a younger audience (many of whom may not even know what the acronym “DWTS” refers to).

WandaVision’s contributions to MCU Phase 4

Regis Highlander March 11, 2021

This will include spoilers for the full series, and additional Marvel movies.

The WandaVision series finale has left us with more questions than answers, fan theories were disproved, we saw the fall of the hex and lost what many fans believed to be a set up for the young avengers.

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Concert Review: The Aces

Regis Highlander March 21, 2019

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By Patrick O’Neill, Staff Writer

The Aces, a pop-rock band from Provo, Utah held a concert at Globe Hall in Denver this past Friday, March 15, 2019. The concert featured an opening act from a small pop artist called Tishmal who sang her original songs. Following Tishmal, The Aces played for just about an hour, singing hits from their newest record, When My Heart Felt Volcanic, as well as older hits from a previous record.

When My Heart Felt Volcanic is an upbeat and peppy piece with several great tracks and others that seem atypical of a pop-rock band or an alternative rock band. The lead singer, Cristal Ramirez said that the song “Volcanic Love,” the first track on this debut album would be the one piece the band wants to represent them. However, I found that the sound of “Volcanic Love” was a sound I have heard before—it wasn’t richly unique despite the beautiful lyrical composition. Other tracks such as “Last One” and “Stuck” were more unique and entertaining with vivid sound and beats that make you want to bob your head and tap your foot.

That being said, The Aces still had a great stage presence and interacted with the crowd thoroughly. I fully believe that The Aces have the talent to become a truly great alternative band but right now my immediate thought is, do we really need or want another same-old-same-old pop album?

The Aces finished up their album tour in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 16, 2019.
For more information on The Aces check their website: http://theacesofficial.com/