Category: Arts & Entertainment

Bake it or leave it

The fall-winter season is one that brings tidings of fantastic food. In a few weeks, Thanksgiving will be here, and we’ll all be stuffing our faces with turkey, macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes until we’re sick. Only a month after that is Christmas, where we do the same exact thing again, except this time… Continue reading Bake it or leave it

Rage Against the Machine will return in 2020, will headline Coachella fest

From ’90s hard rock to 2000s emo rock, fans of the genre are getting treated this year. Just days after My Chemical Romance (MCR) announced their reunion for a show in Los Angeles, and after hiatuses spanning from 2001-2006 and 2012 to just recently, the politically-charged, revolutionary band Rage Against the Machine (RATM) will reunite… Continue reading Rage Against the Machine will return in 2020, will headline Coachella fest

Country album ‘Lukes’ like a hit

Luke Combs released his second studio album What You See Is What You Get on Nov. 8. The album features pre-released singles “Beer Never Broke My Heart” and “Even Though I’m Leaving.” The person I was five years ago would rather have not listened to music at all than to have had to listen to… Continue reading Country album ‘Lukes’ like a hit

Putnam County Spelling Bee engages audience

Andrew Lloyd Webber was once quoted as saying, “Musical theatre history is littered with bad reviews for now classic pieces.” That is not to say that Vanguard Theatre’s recent production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is of the same pitch and import as something like the opening day of Phantom of the… Continue reading Putnam County Spelling Bee engages audience

Creative Corner – Oct. 31

Kristen Brashear is a freshman Communications major with a concentration in Media Design from Cross Plains, Tennessee. Brashear is a photographer for the Music City Drum and Bugle Corps. This last summer, she was able to travel the East Coast with the group while they were on tour. “Marching arts has always been a big… Continue reading Creative Corner – Oct. 31

New album is the Kanye Best

Kanye West released his ninth album Jesus is King on Friday, Oct. 25. After months of delays and teasing of the album’s intended release from both West and his wife, Kim Kardashian, the album was finally released to the public nearly a month from its original scheduled release date on Sept. 27. Fans of West… Continue reading New album is the Kanye Best

Vanguard Theatre to premiere musical about spelling bee

“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Broadway musical comedy will be performed at UTM at 8 p.m., Nov. 7-9, and 3 p.m., Nov. 10, in the Harriet Fulton Theater in the Fine Arts Building. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for students. The UTM departments of music and visual and theatre arts are… Continue reading Vanguard Theatre to premiere musical about spelling bee

Senior artists exhibit the beauty of human connection

An opening reception for two senior art exhibits was held in the Fine Arts Gallery from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 22. “Familiar Garden” by Briana Hinton and “Now and Forever” by Violet Durden will be up until Nov. 2 and will be available for viewing from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. daily.… Continue reading Senior artists exhibit the beauty of human connection

Animated movie puts a new spin on a timeless classic

The new animated Addams Family debuted in theaters Oct. 11, starring the age old characters of Gomez, Morticia, Pugsley, Wednesday, Uncle Fester and the whole extended family. The animated movie sticks to the spooky, creepy and funny style that The Addams Family has always been known for. There is an added bonus of Cousin It… Continue reading Animated movie puts a new spin on a timeless classic