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Demun Oyster Bar review

Laura Bleeke February 11, 2011

DeMun Avenue, a small street between Clayton Road and Wydown Boulevard, is home to a small, budding shopping district. Recently, this quiet street has become home to a few new shops and restaurants, including...

Outside the Bubble: Exploring Tower Grove Park and South Grand

Globe Staff January 21, 2011
Tower Grove Park is a thriving piece of St. Louis history at the heart of South City with lush green trees and gazebos. Home to seasonal farmers' markets and festivals, the park brings an eclectic mix of people and activities throughout the year.

Oklahoma! preview

Maria Massad January 17, 2011

Oh, what a beautiful morning…. Oh, what a beautiful play…. There is a beautiful feeling everything’s going okay. “Oklahoma!” is this year’s upcoming musical, and...

“Lonely Avenue” creative lyrics and unique music wins praise

Eudora Olsen January 13, 2011

It isn’t often that a popular recording artist collaborates with a famous novelist to make music gold, but that is exactly what happened when the album “Lonely Avenue” was created. The...

Satisfy your pot’s desire

Globe Staff January 13, 2011

Your Pot's Desire truly does live up to its name by providing a wide range of unfinished pottery for you to put your own creative touches on. Whether you plan a party or just come spur of the moment, you...

“Little Fockers” disappoints

Nina Murov January 13, 2011

Third time is... not the charm. I’m talking about the third installment in the wildly popular Focker franchise, “Little Fockers.”  Starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, the Focker...

Weezy is finally freed from jail

Nina Murov November 27, 2010

You can call him Weezy, Young Carter, Birdman Jr. or simply just Wayne. But no matter what you call him, the famous 27-year old rapper Lil Wayne is, as thousands of people exclaimed around the country...

Top Ten Holiday Movies

Steven Zou November 26, 2010

The winter holiday season can be a time of gift giving, family gathering and also movie watching. People in America have their favorite movies for the holiday, but here are the top ten holiday movies...

Monaé dominates Of Montreal concert with voice, charisma

Globe Staff November 26, 2010

Imagine that you are floating through space, spiraling towards a distant planet. This planet is shooting out neon colors, mysterious shapes, and large amounts of snow white feathers to welcome you. As...

Blots and Scribbles: Fifty thousand words to write

Globe Staff November 23, 2010

I have spent the beginning of this month avoiding two questions: first, “Are you really writing a novel?” And, after I have reluctantly answered in the affirmative, “What’s it...

Students express interest in more meaningful music

Globe Staff November 23, 2010
Transport yourself back to the days of The Beatles and their huge crowds (especially women) going crazy wherever they performed. They are still one of the most well known bands even after their break-up in 1970. Fast-forward twelve years to 1982, when Michael Jackson released his “Thriller” album and became a worldwide pop sensation. Now, take yourself to the next decade, in which Beck Hansen created the song “Loser,” which is now considered to be a one of the top 30 songs from the 1990s, according to VH1 Top 100 Songs of the ‘90s. Fast-forward another 20 years, and enter the era of glam-pop, which includes such artists Justin Bieber, Ke$ha, and Katy Perry. The public seems to like them, but their popularity seems to be declining, while “oldies” musicians are returning to the limelight: Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, Michael Jackson, Pat Benetar, and more. “All these pop singers nowadays, they just don’t want to change the way we think,” metal and rock fan Graham Nickelson said. “All they really care about is money, money, money. You hear of all these big record deals, but you never hear of how someone’s music started a cult or a protest for what that group of people believes in.” Although protests and riots are not particularly good, they still show that an idea that is from a song has affected society. Today, one often does not hear of such things, since the mindset of today is different than that of the twentieth century. “Society has always been based around money, more so now than back then,” lead guitarist of published band Pinkleef Henry Zimmerman said. “Back in the oldies time period, you could sell a few bad albums but still be star. Now, if you sink in the charts, you could risk losing your fans and eventually your career. That’s why artists can’t really be too focused on ‘influencing society.’ After all, this is a business, and when you run a business, you can’t afford to be distracted.” However, the decreases in popularity may not be because modern pop does not impact society. According to a survey recently conducted by a CHS student, 14 out of 20 respondents said they preferred listening to older bands simply because they thought that modern pop music was boring. “It’s fun to listen to at first, but then it grows tedious after a while,” one respondent said. “Every artist uses the same style for every song, which really irritates me.” Though six respondents said they enjoyed modern music, most student respondents in the CHS survey agreed that modern music needs to be change and become unique. The biggest factor that has caused the decline of modern music is the perception that all modern pop artists are indifferent. Unless that perception can be changed in some way, modern pop might see a permanent fall in the charts.

Chill’s friendly staff, great yogurt, location add up to success

Eudora Olsen November 5, 2010

Their motto is “Just Chill”. It’s written on all the workers’ shirts, the cups, and even the happy customers’ faces. After only opening about a month ago, the new frozen...

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