Photography by Mackenzie Cooney | Owl Staff My record player from fifth grade collects dust as the years go on. I helped my sister paint this bottle of wine for her wedding, and I keep pieces of every photographic memory on my dresser. My CDs are stacked vertically so they stand out from the rest … Continue reading Everyday Views Through a Viewfinder
Music is the Hidden Hero
Photo Series by Courtney Lebrun | Owl Media Music is present in many aspects of life. Whether you're looking for it or not, music will always find a way to inspire. The best things in your life will sparkle. Music will always lead to a bright future. Day and night, music will always be there. … Continue reading Music is the Hidden Hero
Alumni Spotlight: “The Deep House DJ”
Article by D'Asya Nelson | Owl Staff HCC Alumni Brandon Tavernier brought his DJ talents to the launch of Owl Media. DJs, disc jockeys who play recorded music for an audience, have always been essential to events. Brandon Tavernier is an HCC alumni who DJs in his free time. He began producing music in 2015 … Continue reading Alumni Spotlight: “The Deep House DJ”
“A New Noise” Reinvigorates the Local Alternative Music Scene
Article by Samantha Cox | Owl Staff Local musicians perform at the Bel Air Armory. A crowd fills, lights go dark, the stage shines green and blue as the musicians start the show. The sounds of Vendetta’s electric guitars and drums fill the venue as the crowd dances throughout. Vendetta, a local alternative rock band, headlined a project … Continue reading “A New Noise” Reinvigorates the Local Alternative Music Scene
Local Music at The Baltimore Soundstage
Photography by Kadelena Messiano | Owl Staff The Oxymorrons may have been the opening act for Grandson, but they quickly stole the show after getting the entire crowd at the sold-out concert to sing along to their hit song Pretty People. Local Baltimore band, The Luvable Idiots hit Soundstage for March Madness this past weekend. The Luvable Idiots … Continue reading Local Music at The Baltimore Soundstage
A Free Spirit in the Pandemic
Article and Photography by Samantha Cox | Owl Staff Having to adapt to curfews, quarantining, losing jobs, face coverings, and sick loved ones, Covid-19 has certainly made an impact on the world in such a short time. With all of the negative things going on, it’s hard to see the light at the end of … Continue reading A Free Spirit in the Pandemic
American Dream
Article by Caroline Cooney | Photography by Joseph Wasilewski | Owl Staff The first riffs of Bob Marley’s “Is This Love?” blast from the speakers as the spotlight illuminates Emma Klein. Her soulful voice immediately overpowers the track as she transforms a classic hit into her own, mesmerizing the sea of staring people. For the … Continue reading American Dream
So Many Roads
Article by Laural Paterini | Photography by Audrey Merkel & Laural Paterini | Owl Staff I'm surrounded by thousands of smiling faces, more than most people have ever seen. The smells of smoke, food, and earth-scented oils fill the air. Colorful clothes and twirling skirts, handmade art, and even dogs mill around the parking lot. … Continue reading So Many Roads
The Power of Music: Extending Lifetimes Beat by Beat
Article by Caroline Cooney | Photography by Kristina McComas | Owl Staff As she anxiously sits on a hard, plastic seat while she waits for Demi Lovato to come out on stage, Sarah Meyerl, HCC student, scans the sea of fans below her. For the last few months, Meyerl has anticipated this moment where she … Continue reading The Power of Music: Extending Lifetimes Beat by Beat
Bigger than Hip-Hop: A Return To Conscious Rap
Article by Georgia Cammayo | Photography by Neil Harman | Owl Staff “In the old days, it was easy to defend rap music on [an] intellectual level. You could break it down intellectually why Grandmaster Flash was art, why Run D.M.C. was art, why Whodini was art,” comedian Chris Rock says to the crowd. “I … Continue reading Bigger than Hip-Hop: A Return To Conscious Rap