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Backstreet Boys retain relevance with new album

By Peter Zemeske | January 30, 2019

Backstreet Boys is a group that reminds listeners of the late ’90s so a new Backstreet Boys album might come as a surprise, but the group is back and its latest entry in the music world is “DNA,” released Jan. 25.Backstreet Boys have had a rough...

2013 music releases to look forward to

By Kevin Bartelt | January 23, 2013

With a new year comes new music. Lil Wayne “I Am Not a Human Being II” Expected release: Feb. 19 Although he has changed the release date numerous times, Lil Wayne finally confirmed the official release date in an interview with MTV’s Sway. He also...

Twitter can make moments immortal

By Sarah Contreras | October 23, 2012

I’ve come to the realization that fan mail has been replaced by tweets. Do you even remember fan mail? How many of you ever actually wrote a letter to an artist or band, licked an envelope and sent it off in the mail with hopes of a handwritten response...