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Wallows’ newest album, Model, lacks versatility

Hanna Cortright, Arts and Entertainment Editor • June 5, 2024

The alternative rock trio, Wallows, welcomed the summer of 2024 on May 24 with the release of their third studio album, Model. The band consists of vocalist-guitarists Braeden Lemasters and Dylan Minnette,...

BottleRock Day Three: Vibrance and Volume

Ella Furuichi, Editor-in-Chief • June 2, 2024

BottleRock Day One: Fresh Flashbacks

Ella Furuichi and Luca Roy • May 31, 2024

Billie Eilish’s emotional and catchy album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, hits listeners hard

Hava Rossiter, Arts and Entertainment Editor • May 29, 2024

On Friday, May 17, Billie Eilish released her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft. The album features 10 tracks in which Eilish and singer-songwriter FINNEAS, her brother and producer, use a variety...

Local band Nekron 99 makes live debut

Audrey Tucker, Designer • May 29, 2024

On April 27, Nekron 99, a local band composed of Archie Williams alumni, made their live debut with their first album, Visions of the Trapdoor Man, at Petaluma’s Phoenix Theater. Three other bands performed...

Starbucks kicks off the season with a new summer menu

Zoe Levy and Sadie Weinberg • May 24, 2024

On Tuesday, May 7, Starbucks debuted its new summer menu including the Summer Berry Refresher, the Summer Skies Drink, the Orange Cream Cake Pop, and the Pineapple Cloud Cake. Although the launch was highly...

The Fall Guy delivers jaw-dropping stunts with an action-packed twist

Hava Rossiter, Arts and Entertainment Editor • May 17, 2024

The Fall Guy was released May 3, with a run time of 126 minutes. Directed by David Leitch, The Fall Guy follows stuntman Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) on his journey to find the missing movie star of his...

Wayfinder and Fairfax Recreation host book talk with author Lisa Hamilton

Hanna Cortright, Arts and Entertainment Editor • May 16, 2024

On Thursday, April 25, Wayfinder Bookshop partnered with Fairfax Recreation to host an inaugural book talk to begin a monthly cycle of free local book events. The bookstore held the event at the Fairfax...

Sustainable style: unveiling the allure of the Alameda Point Antiques Faire

Amalya Rajparia and Zara Prime • May 3, 2024

For the last 24 years, the Alameda Point Antiques Faire has hosted vendors and shoppers from all corners of the world every first Sunday of the month. The faire boasts over 800 booths and welcomes more...

Drake drops “Taylor-Made Freestyle” in response to Kendrick Lamar, faces lawsuit

Tal Dahan • May 2, 2024

On Friday, April 19, award-winning music artist, Drake, dropped a social media release of his second single of the week, titled “Taylor-Made Freestyle.” Drake released the song in response to “Like...

Taylor Swift’s eleventh album, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, is torturously long

Sierra Goldberg and Sadie Weinberg • April 28, 2024

On Friday, April 19, amid high anticipation, Grammy-winning music artist Taylor Swift released her eleventh album, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. The album features 16 tracks, but Swift quickly released...

The melancholic beauty of Lizzy McAlpine’s new pop-folk album Older

Hava Rossiter, Arts and Entertainment Editor • April 18, 2024

On Friday, April 5, singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine released her new folk-pop album, Older. The 14-track album emerged deeply introspective and raw, with lyrics feeling straight out of McAlpine's journal....