Before Halloween could even say, “BOO!” Christina Perri had already gotten into the Christmas spirit with the release of her new EP, “A Very Merry Perri Christmas”. The romantic singer/songwriter created a holiday album with one original song and five renditions from artists such as The Carpenters, John Lennon and Bach.
Justin Bieber is finally a legal adult and his third full-length album, Believe, is a compilation of tracks that, for the most part, seem to reinforce this fact. His first two music videos from this newest album, “Boyfriend” and “As Long as You Love Me” have made teenagers as well as older fans swoon over Bieber’s new mature style.
Booster Plus by iFrogz is a small, battery-operated, portable speaker for smart phones that changes your musical experience from solo to shared instantly, without cords or an external power source. It is quite ingenious in concept and simple in design, so much so you may wonder why no one ever thought of it before.
Hip hop has dominated the music charts for the last two decades and it doesn’t look like it’s slowing down; Antoine Banks and Cody Fuller, aka C. Fulla, are making sure of that.
They recently released their first collaborated mixtape under D.O.P.E. (Dreaming of Possessing Everything) Music, and it has been a hot commodity, especially around the central Texas area. The mixtape is that perfect sound for what a lot of people look for when they are out on the town or at a house party. The mixtape has a perfect blend of songs that make you want to get up and dance, and others that make you listen to the lyrics and hear the story the two have to tell. Singer Amanda Colon also appears on the chorus’ of some tracks and she adds a beautiful voice to an already talented pair of vocal artists.
After two years of campaign platforms, fundraising, advertising, debating, poster plastering, political posturing and speech after speech after speech, the time had come for America to make its choice between incumbent Democratic president Barack Obama, and Republican candidate, Mitt Romney.
On Halloween, it is traditional to go to a haunted house with your friends. This past Saturday I jumped into my car to find the closest one, which happened to be Cutting Edge in Fort Worth. I have heard non-stop how awesome this place is and how it will keep chill bumps on you the whole time. Three friends and I took the hour and a half trip to check out the place that holds a Guinness world record for its length, and to see how it is rated in the top 13 haunted houses in the U.S.
Six Flags Over Texas is not only crowded in the summer, it’s also popping in Fright Fest season. I had not been there since the 8th grade and wondered if it was still as awesome as I remembered. The weather was perfect for mid-October and the park was incredibly crowded. Excited to experience Six Flags in holiday mode, I was overjoyed immediately and felt 13 again.
After a recent job fair hosted by Tarleton State University, employers and prospective employees have started to see a brighter future in local job markets compared with the nation’s current economic state.