February 12, 2019
Cooper Smith has been hard at work since walking across the stage at Grossinger Arena, receiving his diploma in the spring of 2017. Since leaving Normal, Smith has set his sights on other stages - as he ...
January 30, 2019
In the February Inkspot print edition, we profiled Mr. Matt Chapman's love of Pearl Jam.
Take a listen to Chapman's top 15 Pearl Jam songs.
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December 6, 2018
The Inkspot staff has collaborated to curated a variety of playlists for students to help them discover new artists and songs.
Acoustic EDM
Common Covers
Throwbacks...
May 22, 2018
Brooklyn Shaw, Staff Reporter
May 18, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Features, Music, Reviews, Showcase
Boy bands have captured the hearts of listeners globally for years, dating back to the Beatles first performance live television appearance on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964. Then came the Monkees and the B...
Hayley Metz, Staff Reporter
May 18, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Features, Music, Reviews, Showcase
String instruments and synthesizers are words not often used in the same sentence, let alone in the same song. Lydia Ainsworth, however, is working to integrate these contrasting styles with her new album,...
Elyse Schneider, Staff Reporter
May 10, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Features, Music, Reviews, Showcase
Social media today makes it incredibly easier to become famous. Kids, as young as 12, are charting on iTunes all the time - emerging artists like Cameron Dallas, Baby Ariel and Jacob Sartorius. Most of ...
May 3, 2017
April 25, 2017
Keyairah Sinclair, Associate Editor
April 25, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Features, Music, Reviews
Khalid Robinson, the R&B singer from El Paso, California, released American Teen, his debut album, on March 3. The album is a celebration of Robinson's youth and chronicles his excitement for the future. Nine out of fifteen songs of American Teen are a disappointment - Khalid doesn't bring the originality that the public had a sneak peek of with "Location" before the album's release.
Khalid rarely switches up the t...
Melissa Schill, Editor in Chief
April 12, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Features, Music, Reviews, Showcase
Ed Sheeran has always drawn from a personal place when creating and performing his music, but his new album Divide takes that same personal, intimate approach to another level. Each of the sixteen songs i...
Elyse Schneider, Staff Reporter
March 17, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Features, Movies, Music, Showcase
Hollywood’s Golden Age brings to mind movies like Casablanca, Singin’ in The Rain, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s - movies that share a certain style. Movies of the Golden Age have a romantic feel to them,...
