Articles By: Alex Koenig
Catching Up With Minus the Bear
It’s a muggy Tuesday afternoon in Orlando, and I’m on a sofa cooling out to high- octane air-conditioning in the back of Minus The Bear’s tour bus. Next to me are vocalist/guitarist Jake Snider, drummer Erin Tate, and synth player Alex Rose. It’s roughly three hours before they’re set to hit...
October 30th, 2012 | Entertainment, Music, Night Life | Read More
UCF Film Club Offers Insight into Entertainment
UCF students who’d like to get cultured in the art of entertainment may find a home in the UCF Film Club. The UCF Film Club offers students a chance to get acquainted with the movies that have shaped the medium. So far this semester, the club has screened such classics as Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo,...
October 19th, 2012 | Entertainment | Read More
Orlando Fall Concert Preview
UCF students, prepare to wave your hands in the year and joyously sing along to your favorite artists in a live setting. As the weather begins to cool down in Orlando, the concert scene is just heating up. Check out Knightnews.com’s picks for the upcoming shows you won’t want to miss.
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October 14th, 2012 | Beyond UCF, Entertainment, Music, Night Life | Read More
UCF Graduates Offer Tips to Success
With the challenging job market, students continue to feel the pressure of finding an enjoyable vocation upon graduation. Knightnews.com recently spoke to a few recently graduated UCF students who made a successful transition from college to the beginning of a promising career, and listened to their...
October 3rd, 2012 | Beyond UCF, Economy, News | Read More
CD Review: Emily Kopp- Potential
Singer-songwriters and pessimism tend to go hand in hand, but 21-year-old UCF student and musician Emily Kopp is the rare exception. Free from the self-loathing and bitterness that take up the airwaves, Kopp’s wide-eyed optimism is a refreshing change of pace.
On her soon to be released debut CD, Potential,...
November 17th, 2011 | Beyond UCF, Culture | Read More
Rising UCF Musician: Singer/Songwriter Emily Kopp
Young music talent is tough to come by these days, but UCF’s own Emily Kopp seems to have more than a few things going for her. Blessed with a sweet, sultry voice that echoes notable radio-friendly female songwriters such as Norah Jones, as well as a keen ability to craft simple but interesting chord...
April 14th, 2011 | Entertainment, Music | Read More
Wiz Khalifa to UCF Arena on 4/20; Kid Rock, Other Big Concerts Coming
KnightNews.com’s Alex Koenig dug up some of the biggest concerts coming to the University of Central Florida Arena this Spring and Summer.
One of the biggest names getting buzz on Facebook is Wiz Khalifa’s concert on 4/20. KnightNews.com teamed up with Bezz Believe to make a UCF version of...
February 19th, 2011 | Culture, Entertainment, Music, News, Videos | Read More
The Sweet New Sound of Smith Westerns
Rapper Nas once said “No idea’s original, there’s nothing new under the sun. It’s never what you do, but how it’s done.”
The music from Smith Westerns, a foursome from Chicago all under the age of 21, definitely supports Nas’ claim. The band is composed of lead singer/guitarist Cullen Omori,...
February 1st, 2011 | Beyond UCF, Music | Read More
2010: The Year in Music and Movies
Top Five Movies:
1. The Social Network
The Social Network didn’t break any box-office records, but it was one of the most controversial movies of 2010. Regardless as to how accurate the story is to the founding of Facebook, there’s hardly any doubt that Jesse Eisenberg performs his best-ever role...
January 13th, 2011 | Entertainment, Movies & TV, Music, REVIEW | Read More
‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ Track-By-Track Review
This past year, Kanye West has been labeled many things—arrogant, insensitive, brash, to name a few—but one thing nobody can call him is opaque. West is the type of artist who will never need to have a biography written about him since nearly everything there is to know about him has been chronicled...
December 13th, 2010 | Entertainment, Music, REVIEW | Read More
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Class of 2017 Summer Orientations Begin at UCF | Video
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UCF Spared 3% Tuition Increase as Gov. Scott Blocks Hike; Video
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Report: UCF Student Accused of Causing Fatal Crash; Blood Tested for Alcohol
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History Made at UCF as Golfer Wins Regional Title | Knights on Their Way to NCAA Championships
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