Featuring talent from all over the world and a few world-famous judges, Duck and Red Octopus is Cortland’s newest film festival! The festival was a huge success for the community, run by Paul Kozlowski and SUNY Cortland’s own Michele LoGerfo. The festival’s debut on September 22nd and 23rd exceeded expectations, attracting over 2000 short film […]
The Genius of “the record” by boygenius
Indie-rock power trio Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus have returned to making music as boygenius with the band’s brilliant new release “the record.” On March 31st, 2023, boygenius’ debut album “the record” made waves in the music industry. The 12-track release is a phenomenal 42 minutes of heightened emotions unleashed through powerful lyrics […]
The Bird Returns – Cortland’s Very Own “Blackbird Film Festival!”
Calling all filmmakers, lovers, and enthusiasts – Blackbird Film Festival is returning to Cortland! Running from April 28th – 30th, the festival will feature over 95 films created by talent from all over the world. Founded in 2015 as a film festival intended for teens, Blackbird quickly developed into more than that. Expanding in 2016 […]
Awarded Author Barrett Bowlin’s Take on his Workshop at SUNY Cortland
Esteemed author Barrett Bowlin visited SUNY Cortland to teach a workshop, judge a writing contest, and speak about his latest work – a collection of short story thrillers – Ghosts Caught On Film. On Wednesday, April 12th, Barrett Bowlin visited SUNY Cortland to host a writing workshop “And Then What Happened?” and a reading of […]
Hottest New Music
There is an overwhelming amount of new music released every single day (especially on New Music Fridays.) It’s nearly impossible to wade through all the new albums and hit songs to get to the good stuff. So, here is a roundup of the best new stuff I’ve heard recently Did you know that there’s a […]
“This Is Why” You Should Listen to Paramore’s Newest Album
After a 5 ½ year hiatus from making music together, the trio of Paramore has returned to release their sixth studio album This Is Why. Led by Hayley Williams’ otherworldly voice, pop-punk has a new album to love. The Nashville trio, completed by guitarist Taylor York and drummer Zac Farro stepped away from the band […]
“ceilings” Isn’t the Only Track Off five seconds flat That’s Worth the Listen: a Review of Lizzy McAlpine’s Sophomore Album.
Lizzy McAlpine is a singer-songwriter who’s been around in the indie scene since 2018, but has recently blown up on Tiktok and gained many new fans of a wider variety. “ceilings,” the track that has gone viral on social media, is just one of the top-notch songs of McAlpine’s sophomore album five seconds flat There […]
The Snubs and Surprises of the 2023 Grammy Awards
The Grammy’s – music’s biggest night of the year – was filled with great performances (plus some not so great,) shocking winners, tear-jerking speeches, records broken, and EGOTs earned. Oh, and Ben Affleck was there! Overall, host Trevor Noah put on a great show, so let’s talk about it. Viola Davis has become the 18th […]
Stepping Into The 2023 Music Industry
There’s no better time than the present to start a new era in the music industry, and 2023 has started off hot. Some of the biggest names in music are set to release albums this year, as well as world tours being announced and selling out within mere hours (ahem… Taylor Swift) Artists like Miley […]