Allow Us to Introduce DJ Derek Walin

“I am either making music, or reading about music. I know music, all kinds of music” says Derek Walin, as he sits down at a table outside Starbucks about to be interviewed. Humbly, he starts talking to me about his life as a DJ, but this isn’t the first I’ve heard about it. Since Deko Lounge...

February 6th, 2010 | Beyond UCF, Entertainment, Music, Night Life | Read More

Who’s Goin’ to El Corral Tonight?

Before I graduate college, I wanted to create something so epic, so revolutionary and so mind-boggling that even the most seasoned critics would find themselves in need of a diaper change. While some students focus on trivial, unimportant matters such as grades, relationships and careers, I decided to...

February 3rd, 2010 | Beyond UCF, Entertainment, Music | Read More

Music Monday: 2009’s Music

Now that we’re officially done with 2009, we can look back at the year in music without sounding pretentious! This week on Music Mondays: the most overplayed and/or worst songs of 2009. 2009 was a big year for new music (and I use that term lightly) with catchy new hits seeming to come out every other...

January 18th, 2010 | Gabrielle's Outlook, Music | Read More

Phishing For New Year’s in Miami

Driving down the interstate on December 28th was anything but normal for the local residents of Miami. With tye-dye shirts popping out of car windows and jam music blasting, excitement truly filled the Florida air as phans prepared themselves “to run like antelopes out of control” for phour days...

January 9th, 2010 | Beyond UCF, Music | Read More

Lady Gaga Cancels Hard Rock, Moves to UCF Arena

UPDATE: According to the UCF Arena Web site, those who bought Lady Gaga tickets through Ticketmaster will not be fully refunded. “Please note, the $4.10 per order processing fee, any ticketFast, UPS delivery charges or in-store pick up charges are non-refundable,” the Web site states. The...

December 21st, 2009 | Culture, Music | Read More

KnightNews Interviews Sing It Loud

Two weeks ago, the Cheap Date tour came to the House of Blues in Orlando. The tour featured Forever The Sickest Kids, The Rocket Summer, Sing It Loud, My Favorite Highway, and Artist vs Poet. The venue was flooded with fans, mostly teenagers, who waited anxiously to see their favorite artists perform....

December 4th, 2009 | Beyond UCF, Music | Read More

Music Monday: Meet Mr. Scruff

If you’ve watched a car commercial in the past decade I guarantee that you’ve heard something of Mr. Scruff’s. Andy Carthy is a British DJ and musician who chose his stage name from the state of his facial hair. He has gained most of his renown for being featured in car commercials and various...

November 24th, 2009 | Gabrielle's Outlook, Music | Read More

ATO Rocks The Wreath This Friday

Five bands will rock Greek Park at 5:30 p.m. this Friday as part of one of UCF’s biggest philanthropy events. (Watch promo video) The annual event, hosted by Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, has raised more than $60,000 over the past six years for different charities, according to its official Web site. This...

November 18th, 2009 | Greek Life, Music, Videos | Read More

Music Monday: Lodger

Lodger is an indie rock band hailing from Finland that started in 2002. They are probably most known for their animated music videos featuring the exploits of their distinguishable stick men characters. I found out about them through one of these music videos, specifically the one for “Doorsteps”,...

November 16th, 2009 | Gabrielle's Outlook, Music | Read More

Music Monday: The Death of Music

Music is dead. Well, maybe not really dead, but it’s certainly in a coma, possibly with a DNR order placed. This edition of Music Monday will delineate only a few of the many ways that good music is slowly but surely leaving the airwaves. Culprit #1: Auto-Tune At some point, being able to actually...

November 9th, 2009 | Gabrielle's Outlook, Music | Read More

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