Content by Antonio Llanos
Metalcore is commonly misconstrued. We tend to associate metal with large scary men with guitars with two necks, leather jackets, long hair and a fanbase as brutal as the music. While this may be the truth...
From the pages of a novel to the pages of a script, director Daniel Millhouse spearheaded The MAC’s newest play, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime,” to a beautifully fleshed out student performance that left audience members begging for more.
Our environment affects the way our brain processes information. In a healthy environment, we thrive. However, in an unhealthy environment, we forget who we are. At times, whether it is an abusive friend...
There is knowledge in failure, but there is a story in doing it. Failure is imminent, but if you do it right, you could have so much fun doing it and maybe, just maybe, you could have been one of the lucky...
The True Blue ripples the Detroit music scene with their debut full length; reinventing common ground and acquiring a fanbase, transcending musical genres
(To the women in my life…)
The misconception is women are as strong as the things they can overcome. Growing up, my grandmother, mother, sisters, aunts and, sometimes, cousins invested so much of...
Whether you are on the cusp of 18, or just reaching your 30th birthday, you have questions: Who are we? Where are we going? What is our purpose here? Some consult religion to answer some questions. Others...
Artificial intelligence apps are now widely accessible to people. Whether it’s essays about literature or pages of coding, AI output is complex and is used in many professional fields.
Haroon Atcha,...
We create and materialize our art, put it out into the world and watch the reactions; witnessing the ripples of our single-drop contribution into the ever-long pond of our environments. To have the ripples...
Dreams are difficult to write about. In a way, dreams are something we (as students) are working towards. Often, when we close our eyes and picture our dreams, they’re what light us up, capable of bestowing...
While originally discussing the desire to cover more than just the emerging alternative scene, fellow staff writer Devin Oommen and I spoke about how to perfectly cover hip-hop and rap that is more narrative...
When choosing this week’s album for review, I thought hard about what albums really are inhibitive of the listener, albums that really just slow down your breathing, widen your eyes with excitement and...
Nostalgia seems to be the driving factor behind the reminiscence for most individuals and their musical tastes. I personally attest to mine being an immersion of nostalgia, but for The Courier’s own...
As famous comic and screenwriter, Brian K. Vaughn stated in his work “Saga,” “you are unlike anyone who has ever existed, and that makes you exactly like everyone who has existed.” In a genre-collaborative...
Upon taking recommendations from individuals on campus, my adviser threw one of the most interesting pieces of music my way, as a joke, but nonetheless still insistent I expand my musical horizons. I try...
As an artist and realist, I truly believe love is the only form of true, ancient magic that remains on the planet. Love is free of divinity and capable of performing some of the most astounding changes...
If there was any way to describe Pat Tomasulo’s comedy, we’d have to take a look within ourselves and think about all the judgmental things we have been taught not to say – not the filtered, nice...
Upon signing up to College of DuPage, I made it a mission to sign up with an accommodation advisor to prioritize my academic success and ultimately keep my ADHD under control. First meeting Daniel Rische,...
In a culture obsessed with capturing the essence of nostalgia, particularly the transition from teenager to adult, Kansas natives, The Get Up Kids, wrote an emotionally omnipresent album encompassing the...
On Oct. 12, 2018, Australian, post-hardcore quintet, Hands Like Houses released their Fourth album, “Anon.” The album was a long awaited, long stalled and poorly executed effort of inclusion and experimentation....
In the heyday of their youth, California punk pioneers, A Fire Inside (AFI) released a small, four-song EP that would reign supreme amongst the Horror-Punk genre and forever establish the standard for...
If you could write a love letter to your hometown, what would you say? What would you highlight? What experiences would you honor in your life that made you happy and solidified the person you are meant...
Last Friday, I stood outside a tavern-like venue, The W.C. Social Club. Punk bands Moon Rules Apply, GOLD STEPS, Johnnie Guillbert and SayWeCanFly tuned guitars, warmed up voices, and prepped the angst...
On May 27, 2022, LA natives and Pop-punk quintet, In Her Own Words, released their third full-length album “Distance or Decay,” more than a sequel from their previous release “Steady Glow” and...
In a nostalgic, eclectic explosion of anger, melodies and Australian angst, The Chats, punk trio from down under, give a stellar 13-track sophomore effort. “Get Fucked” is immersive, more than just...
This week we bring into the spotlight, Beach Bunny’s Prom Queen EP.
We’ve all been at the bottom of life, reaching out and looking for some solace or release from our peers after a failed attempt...
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