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by Tyler Schmitz   For this week’s edition of Sunday Standards, I was in a bit of a bebop mood. So for the Scenes From the Saxophone Section, I decided to spotlight a hard bop specialist, Allen Eager. Now, Eager was a bit of a prodigy, I mean the guy

by Steven Carnana   Cyberpunk is a series that goes back all the way to the early 1990s, taking place in a dark, futuristic kind of world where corporations hold the power, created by Mike Pondsmith in 1988.  Most recently, CD Projekt Red picked up the intellectual property and released

by Ricardy Herard   Though I haven’t been to Chicago for a long time, I believe the museums the city has to offer have gone underappreciated for a long time. While they may not interest everybody, museums can always be a fun and educational way to spend your time, which

by Sandra Pascual   Billie Eilish was born in LA and her brother, Finneas, has produced her albums and songs. Billie and her brother grew up around music and were constantly creating art through music. Billie gained popularity in 2015 when she and Finneas released the song “Ocean Eyes” on

by Emma Herder   I’ve always had an appreciation for film because of my father. He continuously recommends films for me to watch with him or on my own. As I was taking a History of Ireland class, we watched many different films based on the history of Ireland. I

by Alyssa Martinez Barette The renaissance of vampire media has been on the rise, from remakes of classics like Nosferatu (2024) to originals like Sinners (2025). The new wave has one thing in common, which is to reinvent and challenge the otherwise familiar genre. The embodiment of the new wave

by Tyler Schmitz   This week’s Sunday Standards had me put together a setlist of varied pieces from a player that really knew his way around the scene. Charlie Rouse, a tenor player from D.C., is probably most known for his tenure with Thelonious Monk. Other than playing with the

by Jayden Lawrence Drake has remained in the headlines since his widely publicized feud with Kendrick Lamar. His current legal pursuits with Stake and recent attempt to take his defamation suit to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals show how much his team, whether intentionally or unintentionally, has challenged a

by Tyler Schmitz   On the latest edition of Scenes from the Saxophone Section, I featured a guy whose name would fit right in the yellow pages (they still have those, right?). Yes, John Handy, who sounds like he comes right out of a carpentry ad, was the feature. Specializing

by Sophia Fischer   The Millionaires released a new track, “P.P.G (Professional Party Girl),” on November 7th. The last album produced by The Millionaires was Tonight in 2013, and from 2015 through 2024, they released 6 singles. Their new single brings them back to their 2010 days with a party