Arts & Entertainment

At midnight, on Friday, April 19, audiences listened to Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” Not even two hours later, the second half of the album was unexpectedly released, a…

Benson Boone, a previous underdog with known singles such as “In the Stars” and “Ghost Town,” released his long-awaited freshman album Fireworks & Rollerblades on April 5, 2024.  Boone’s rising fame started…

The Daytona State College Theatre department presents “Xanadu,” their spring musical, opening on Saturday, April 20.  More likely to be known for the film it was based on, starring Oliva Newton- John…

Ariana Grande has been a relevant figure in pop culture since her long-standing role in the kids show “Victorious” and her eventual breakthrough in the music industry that catapulted her to fame….

Nashville, Seattle, L.A.: all major cities within the US where aspiring musicians dream of making it big. Daytona Beach likely won’t be found on that list, as over the years, the area’s music scene…

From the snarky satire reminiscent of “American Idiot” to the swingy drum patterns and power chords of “Dookie,” “Saviors” is undisputedly Green Day. 14 studio albums in, 51-year-olds Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool…

It is one thing to be compelled to accomplish something because of the grade your professor will give you. It is something else to do that same thing but for the genuine…

Athen’s Theatre is a center for arts in the community of Downtown DeLand. Between the band performances, the Youth Academy and the countless plays and musicals performed there, this Theatre is truly…

On October 27, exactly 9 years since Taylor Swift released her album “1989,” she released her re-recording of the album, “1989 (Taylor’s Version).” Taylor Swift is dominating the music industry, having just…

This semester, the advanced acting students, under the direction of Professor Samantha Stern, are putting on a production of “The Secret Garden.”  The cast has limited time to assemble this unique production of…

After over decade long hiatuses, two legends in the world of rock n’ roll are back with new albums on October 20: The Rolling Stones and Blink-182. One of the most preeminent…

Olivia Rodrigo, childhood actress and up and coming musician, has just dropped her sophomore album GUTS on September 8. With the release of her two singles, “vampire” and “bad idea right?”, fans…

  In a collection of imagery pulled straight from the archive of British photographer Andy Hollingworth, The Art of Stand-Up exhibit at the Southeast Museum of Photography highlights over two decades of portraits and…

Greetings fellow Star Wars Fans! As you might have guessed with the Star Wars celebration having concluded weeks ago, what better topic to talk about other than Star Wars itself? Although Disney…

Summer is quickly approaching, and a majority of anime that have aired from early to mid-spring for 2023 have already concluded or will conclude soon enough. Because of this, it’s the perfect…

We all need to study, and although we all have options of where to study, whether it be the dorm room, on campus, our car, or a place in town, is one…

From the outside, it may not look like much and some of us have passed it a dozen times, a tiny blue building that has been there since 1990 with a sign…

The newest addition to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Tron Lightcycle Run is opening for all guests on April 4. This high-speed roller coaster launches you through the grid as a member…

Jake Seward is a second-year Music Production Technology student at Daytona State College, as well as a Christian rapper going by the stage name, Decree!. Seward has been rapping for about two…

On March 9th, 2023, Daytona State College’s Music Production Technology program presented their Music Production Technology Rocks! concert at the News-Journal Center. MPT Rocks! acts as an assessment of students’ various audio…

The television show is a format people are all too familiar with. It gives the viewer the opportunity to witness a story or narrative within a longer format than a 2- to…

If Depeche Mode are to be considered the anti-heroes of 80’s and 90’s electronic music, then you could call Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails the villain. At the end of a…

Although lacking in any serious depth of plot, Puss in Boots provides precisely what is expected, inept entertainment value. While it was certainly entertaining enough to hold a child’s attention, standards for…

On Sunday, February 12th, the Daytona Beach News-Journal Center hosted Daytona State College’s Orchestra. The concert, which was postponed due to Hurricane Ian, was conducted by the charismatic Constance Lytle. She called…

            Henry Cron is a first-year part-time student at DSC pursuing an Associate of Science degree in Music Production Technology. Outside of his classes, Cron is a full-time musician who experiments with many different…

34-year-old Alisa Ulven has finally achieved her lifelong dream of creating her own Christmas album. Ulven’s album “A Wonderful Christmas” consists of nine tracks, two of which are originals, “White Sand Christmas”…

Arise now ye Tarnished! Ye dead, who stopped playing! The call of an Elden Ring DLC speaks to us all! That’s right my fellow tarnished players. I hope you are all prepared…

Fall is here! Unfortunately, most anime from the summer are soon to conclude, but that means it’s time to get ready for anime airing for the fall! As the temperature lowers before…

Whether you are a person who just loves to get out and exercise, or you are a long-time runner that has been running competitively for years, running is for nearly everyone. The…

If you’ve been anywhere (and I mean anywhere) on the internet in the past year, you’ve probably come across images or gifs of a cute pink-haired anime girl. You know the one….

The GRAMMY is the music industry’s most prestigious award, and with nominees announced just a few days ago, there is no better time than now to review some of the Recording Academy’s…

Daytona State College alumni Derek Brown, and his band Glenarvon, have released their latest album, Idle Thrashing. While their 2021 album, Smashing Idols, is an ode to the rock of the 60’s and 70’s, Idle Thrashing salutes the great…

At the age of twenty-one, Chris Evers has made quite the name for himself at Daytona State College and in the community. Evers was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, and moved to…

Summer is quickly approaching, and the majority of anime has aired from early to mid-spring for 2022 and has already concluded or will conclude soon. Because of this, it’s the perfect time to look at some of the anime set to return in the coming season. Here are some anime receiving another season this upcoming summer.

Album: Premonition Release Date: August 20, 2021 Label: Independent Genre: Hip-Hop Rating: 8/10 After listening to this record, I have to say, I am very impressed. For starters, David’s production combined with…

The memory play, “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, discusses the duality of hope, and was known to be a sort of autobiography. The term “memory play” describes a play in which…

On February 22, 2022, the long-awaited expansion of The Witch Queen was finally released for Bungie’s Destiny 2. The story of the expansion is that, shortly after the events of “Season of…

The Music Industry Club had been around before COVID-19, but it took a hit when courses went fully online. After things started going back to normal, in Fall of 2020, a young…

For a large sum of us, being on stage sounds like a nightmare, but for those in the Music Production Technology program (MPT), it’s just a regular day in class. Performing, producing,…

Julien Collins is an upcoming musician here at Daytona State. At the age of twenty-two years old, Collins has released two albums already. He is about to complete his first year of…

The theater department presented its first play this season since the pandemic. This new season brought in a huge welcome back to live theater with LOVE/SICK. Composed into nine short plays, LOVE/SICK,…