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in: Uncategorized / 05/14/2019 / by: J.A. Bates

E-mails with Chomsky

The Lariat reached out to Chomsky for his take on climate change, advice for students and Donald Trump’s presidency Noam Chomsky is a world renowned intellectual known mostly

in: Uncategorized / 05/08/2019 / by: J.A. Bates

Opinion: “The Shape of Jazz to Come” by Ornette Coleman is the most influential jazz album to come out in 1959

“A Kind of Blue” was recorded 50 years ago this month. In celebration of this, NPR published a piece in which Nate Chinen gives a few of albums which he

in: A&E, Music, Reviews, Uncategorized / 04/25/2019 / by: J.A. Bates

Review: Show Me The Body “Dog Whistle”

The trio’s latest album builds upon hardcore tradition by bringing together a glorious mix of genre fusing noise-punk Show Me The Body has been front and center in

in: A&E, Music, Reviews, Uncategorized / 04/25/2019 / by: J.A. Bates

10 quintessential hip-hop and R&B songs that sampled jazz

Below are 10 hip-hop and R&B classics that sampled jazz “I Love Music” — Ahmad Jamal This song was sampled by Pete Rock on “The World is Yours”

in: A&E, Music, Reviews, Uncategorized / 04/24/2019 / by: J.A. Bates

“Let the blues blood flow and come out to show them”: A review of “A Quiet Farewell, Twenty Sixteen to Twenty Eighteen” by Slauson Malone

Slauson Malone’s debut album explores jazz and the blues in a new way Slauson Malone is the solo project of New York based producer, visual artist and Standing

in: Briefs, Featured / 04/20/2019 / by: J.A. Bates

Homeless at North Beach feel the city of San Clemente wants them out

Tensions between the homeless and the city of San Clemente have resulted in a class action lawsuit about anti-camping ordinances Several homeless individuals have opened a class-action lawsuit

in: Baseball, Sports / 04/20/2019 / by: J.A. Bates

Former Saddleback baseball player Josh Fuentes gets a shot in the big leagues

The former Gaucho baseball player was called up to play for the the Rockies on April 7th, but was sent back to play for their Triple-A minor league

in: A&E, News / 03/17/2019 / by: J.A. Bates

Jake Phelps, skateboarder and editor in chief of Thrasher magazine dies at age 56

The editor and chief of the skateboarding magazine Thrasher was pronounced dead on Thursday. Jake Phelps, longtime editor of Thrasher magazine was pronounced dead on Thursday afternoon. According

in: A&E / 03/13/2019 / by: J.A. Bates

Two of Frank Zappa’s Political Moments

Frank Zappa’s music relied heavy on its usage of political themes. From his work with the Mothers of Invention to his later work released under his name, Zappa

in: Briefs, Sports / 02/27/2019 / by: J.A. Bates

Fall 2018 Saddleback College athletic honor roll announced

Saddleback College’s athletic department announced on February 20th that 159 of the college’s 301 student-athletes were named to the Athletic Honor roll. These student athletes held at least

in: Briefs, News / 02/14/2019 / by: J.A. Bates

LRC closed Thursday due to loss of power and lack of water in restrooms

Saddleback issued a statement Thursday morning that the LRC building will be closed until Tuesday, 2/19 due to power outages and lack of water to bathrooms. Saddleback College

in: A&E, Music, News / 02/13/2019 / by: J.A. Bates

Kei Akagi Trio plays jazz in McKinney Theatre

Japanese jazz pianist Kei Akagi and his trio joined Saddleback College in McKinney Theatre Monday night to put on a performance comprised of jazz standards and original material

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