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The Student News Site of Shorewood High School

Shorewood Ripples

The Student News Site of Shorewood High School

Shorewood Ripples

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Big Thief releases “Vampire Empire” single

Aud Jenkins September 24, 2023

Indie folk band Big Thief sent shockwaves through the music world with the release of their highly-anticipated single, “Vampire Empire”, this summer on July 19. First teased in live shows nearly a...

Lana Del Ray’s new release: let’s talk about it

Ben Weisse, Claudia Talarczyk April 25, 2023

Just this March, Lana Del Rey graced us with her new album Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd. Her ninth studio album is just two years out from her last, Blue Banisters. The album is...

Chamber orchestra preforms in New York City

Maya Schmaling April 24, 2023

On April 9, the Shorewood High School Chamber Orchestra played alongside Homestead High School at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The iconic venue, opened in 1891, has hosted a wide array of famous performers...

Dijon’s storytelling shines in “Absolutely”

Sam Diliberti February 21, 2023

Dijon’s sound has always been difficult to pin down, as he regularly switches up his style and collaborates with an unusually wide range of artists. But, in his exciting 2021 project Absolutely, Dijon...

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ARTPOP or ArtFlop, a Lady Gaga review

Claudia Talarczyk, Ben Weisse October 28, 2022

We are back and now here in the name of Gaga to spread her gospel: ARTPOP. At the height of her career in 2013, post Born This Way era, Lady Gaga released her third studio album ARTPOP. After dominating...

Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded makes everyday a holiday

Nick Bucciarelli June 1, 2022

The 10th anniversary of Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded just passed. As the sequel to the 2010 triple-platinum Pink Friday, it’s time to remember that Roman Reloaded is Nicki’s best album....

Record label highlights underground music

Record label highlights underground music

Ethan McKaig June 1, 2022

In praise of the Numero Group: the world's greatest reissue label A lot of my life has been spent listening to music. And for me, my music-listening career can be split in two by one event: there is before...

Audience members find their seats in the historic Warner Grand Theater. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra performs in the newly reopened hall.

MSO returns to in-person performances

Noe Goldhaber November 17, 2021

For the first time in nearly a year and a half, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) welcomed the public to an in-person symphony performance, A Grand Opening. Performances took place from October 1...

The album cover for Blue Banisters, Lana Del Reys new album. (courtesy Universal Music)

Lana Del Rey releases second album of 2021

Tyndall Talley and Sam Diliberti November 17, 2021

Lana Del Rey released her eighth studio album and second album of the year, Blue Banisters, in October. Born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, Lana is an American singer-songwriter known for her cinematic sound...

Lana Del Rey recently released her new album, Chemtrails Over the Country Club. It showcases a more mature sound.

Lana Del Rey album refines her identity

Eva McNally April 27, 2021

American singer-songwriter, Elizabeth Grant, professionally known as Lana Del Rey, recently released her seventh studio album and sixth major-label record, entitled Chemtrails Over the Country Club. Lana...

Pale Waves explores young adulthood in their new album. The album has topped the UK charts.

Pale Waves explores the trials and tribulations of young adulthood

Eva McNally March 24, 2021

English indie rock band, Pale Waves, recently released their second studio album, entitled Who Am I? The four member group contains Heather Baron-Gracie as lead vocalist, Ciara Doran on the drums, Hugo...

Three students chosen for civic music award

Jonah Javorsky, Gabriel Su, and Noe Goldhaber March 24, 2021

Nicholas Emanuelson, senior, and Ava Danzer and Isabella Lozier,  juniors, were among the 11 finalists whose recordings were chosen to be a part of the annual Showcase Recital hosted by Civic Music MKE,...