Author: Mike Williams

Sports

Tigers prevail in tight match against Rudder

by Austin Coats, sports editor One week after defeating College Station High School in an intense atmosphere, the Consol volleyball team found themselves facing another team from the Brazos Valley. In the midst of their breast cancer awareness week, the Tigers, decked out in pink, defeated the Rudder Rangers 3-2. […]

Entertainment

‘You’re Dead!’ presents sonically dense, gorgeous celebration of death’s mystery

Flying Lotus, a.k.a Steven Ellison, released his latest album, “You’re Dead!” today. Following 2012’s ethereal “Until the Quiet Comes” Ellison had released the aptly titled “Duality,” which started his rap career under the name Captain Murphy. However, although Captain Murphy makes a few appearances throughout “You’re Dead!,” it’s unquestionably a return to the bizarre, chaotic world of a Flying Lotus album.

Entertainment

Modern opinion of ‘Abbey Road’ proves initial critics wrong

Today marks the 45th anniversary of the U.S. release of “Abbey Road,” the final album recorded by the Beatles. Despite it being released before “Let It Be,” most consider “Abbey Road” to the Beatles’s true final album. At the time of its release it was met with mixed reviews that criticized it for its “already dated sound”. Nowadays it is met with almost unanimous critical praise as one of the Beatles greatest works.