Salad Days Are Here

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Where to start? I guess it’s worth knowing that I’ve been going to tattoo parlors for years watching my friends get “inked” (or whatever lame tattoo lingo you feel like using), and almost every time, I’ve considered getting something. I’ve had plenty of ideas, too, from the Modest Mouse and AbsolutePunk logos to a circus-style […]

Gig Life: Six days on the road with Aaron Mook

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Following the last semester of my junior year I was given the truly excellent opportunity to sell merch for my friends in local post-rock band Frame and Mantle on their six-day east coast tour. Together, we drove miles and miles in a packed van to five different cities, crashing on acquaintances’ couches and checking out […]

Edge Playlist: Springtime Overload

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    Boy, do I have a good one for you this time, folks. Last year, I gave you a playlist for the season, simply titled: “Spring!” This time around I went a little weirder with the song selection to give you as much of those springtime good vibes as possible. The result is 10 […]

Learning the music for Evita is hard. What does this mean for my career as an educator?

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This spring at Gannon University, the theater department decided to be ambitious enough to put together Andrew Lloyd Weber’s acclaimed musical Evita. I was cast in the ensemble in this production. After the first vocal rehearsal, I realized that this production features incredibly complex music with insane time signature and key changes. The music also features […]

I Looked Up Chase Rice So You Don’t Have to

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As everyone knows by this point, the musician coming to Gannon University to perform is Chase Rice. If you’re like me, the announcement elicited a “Huh? Who?” response. While many (if not most) Gannon students probably heard that name and knew exactly who he was, for the benefit of myself and others like me I decided […]

Playlist: Alternative Holiday

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It’s December. The Christmas music is already on the radio and will be for the rest of the season. There are a few tracks you might not typically hear this time of year that still express the feelings of the holiday season. We’ve compiled a few of them in this playlist entitled simply “Alternative Holiday.” […]

10 Holiday Songs for Your Inner Grinch

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It’s easy to get sick of holiday music each year. As soon as the clock strikes midnight on Halloween and October becomes November, some twisted switch in the world of marketing clicks on and what was formerly a land of spooks and terrors instantly becomes a world of snowflakes and jolly good cheer. Case in […]

Edge Takes on Trivia Night

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It was a dark and stormy night, or so we thought. Myself and fellow Edge staffers Cassie and Aaron  were preparing for Molly Brannigan’s trivia night. For those of you unaware, the Molly Brannigan’s Irish Pub and Restaurant just down the street from campus hosts weekly pub trivia. It’s a great chance to gather some […]

I Write Words: 10 Years Later

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In 2005, I was 10 years old. 2005 is not the year I first acquired Death Cab for Cutie’s major label debut, Plans, but it is the year it was released. 10 years later, this indie-pop classic is still relevant – a staple of college rock and college attitudes prepared to get you through just […]

Pre-Occupied: Top 5 for Fall

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Real talk: fall means the return of good, meaningful entertainment. Gone are the days of vapid summer blockbusters and mushy beach reads. The change of season goes hand in hand with the return of pop culture staples. Here are my top five choices of upcoming books, movies, music and television, guaranteed to keep you cozy […]