The day is here: the Rose Record Label Group is holding its official launch party! It’s been a work in progress for almost a year now, but this student operated record label is fully functional and ready to present itself to the public! Ellie Decker, a senior in the music industry program, had the idea for this endeavor sometime during…
Author: Zak Barnett
Life as a “Commuter” Student: Winter Tips
It’s no secret that it’s gotten really cold up here in Smallbany. Lately we’ve just had storm after storm!!! Winter, in my opinion, is the WORST season in the northeast. The roads and sidewalks get slick and snowy, you have to dress in layers and, for those who live off campus, the heat bill skyrockets! Here’s a few things to…
Tambourelli & Her SuperTrip to Albany!
Friday, January 16, a new band came from upstate to join the Albany music scene. Tambourelli & Her SuperTrips: a great, creative name for a very fun and wonderful group of people! There’s Corey Bennett, the ex-metalhead on lead guitar who’s been a musician his whole life, playing in many different bands. Then you’ve got the flurry of motion hitting…
Life as a “Commuter” Student: Moving Out
It’s finally that time: I, Zak Barnett, have moved from home!!! As some of you may know, I’ve been going back and forth between Albany and Cambridge for the past semester, staying at a friend’s apartment while in Albany for classes during the week, then living at home with family on the weekends so I could work my job. Now I…
Life as a “Commuter” Student: The Drive
When I first got my driver’s license I never imagined that I would feel bored driving. The feeling of being in control of the vehicle out on your own for the first time is incredibly liberating! But when you start to drive several hours along the same route home and back, you lose that feeling of freedom. Rather, the car…