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Kamasi Washington: The Groove is Out of This World
Saxophonist, band leader, and musical savant Kamasi Washington released a new track this week called “The Garden Path.” He just debuted the song with a fourteen piece ensemble on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Performing alongside him on stage, and on the track are a few of his long-time collaborators such as Miles Mosley… Read more
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Maine Urban Skiing
Last winter a group of local skiers from Maine filmed a ski video. Hitting handrails, drops and ledges in cities and towns all over Maine with an amateur filming set up using i-phones and GoPros. The two stand out skiers were Kyle Bell and Ryan Breinghaus. Some legendary spots were hit and some new ones… Read more
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Smartphones & Their Impact
Just 20 years ago, cell phones were just a tool limited to calls and texts. Nowadays, everyone has a smartphone with a touch screen that acts as their calendar, GPS, camera, notepad, computer, telephone among many other tools all wrapped in one. Our world has changed drastically as technology continues to advance at a faster… Read more
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Pros and Cons of Traveling by Plane
When it comes to traveling there are three main types of transportation. Those three things are by bus, plane, and car. All of these things have their own pros and cons. This article will be explaining the pros and cons of airplanes. When it comes to some of the pros, one of the first… Read more
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Music Technology: 32 Tracks and More
Over the past 100 years, music started to get much more technologically involved. It’s one of the big distinctions between music from the past versus now. As music became technologically dependable (computers and studios), there became more of a demand for bigger and better workspaces. In the ‘40s, after the creation of magnetic tapes, multitrack… Read more
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Featured Artist: Rachel Kathryn
Posted below are three beautiful acrylic paintings by Rachel Kathryn. She is an SMCC student, who took a semester of painting with John Knight in the fall of 2021. Students, your art work is appreciated. Click on my name in the staff box to submit your work…enjoy! Read more
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