Angie Martoccio, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Kings of Leon Ride On With Release Of New Album

October 29, 2013 Angie Martoccio Alternative & Indie, Music Review

When I think of Caleb Followill two years ago, Radiohead’s “Karma Police” starts playing in my head. For a minute there, he lost himself. On July 29, 2011, Followhill—the lead singer of Kings of Leon—left the stage at a show in Dallas, Texas, appearing inebriated. He informed the audience,… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

The Arctic Monkeys’ AM: Best Listened To After Midnight

October 8, 2013 Angie Martoccio

Opening for The Black Keys last year did more than remind the U.S. how great the Arctic Monkeys are, it influenced the UK’s indie rock band’s fifth album, AM, for the better. With falsetto backing vocals and bluesy riffs, the Arctic Monkeys highly resemble the American garage rock duo… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

Franz Ferdinand’s Universe Expands With New Album

September 19, 2013 Angie Martoccio Album Review, Alternative & Indie

“How can I tell you I was wrong?/When I am/The Cruelest Man/Ever Born.” For their first album in four years, Franz Ferdinand has returned in anything but the wrong way: Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action is packed with lively, upbeat tracks that contrast stunningly with somber lyrics. Formed… Read the rest at our website.

News

Tower Theater Closed For Renovations

September 19, 2013 Angie Martoccio

Walking along Miami’s historic “Calle Ocho”, you certainly get a sense of the Hispanic culture it has sustained for many years. The atmosphere is lively and artistic: Cuban celebrities are painted lavishly on the walls, endless amounts of jewelry and bongo drum key chains are sold on the sidewalks,… Read the rest at our website.

News

Germán Muñoz Loses Battle To Lou Gehrig’s Disease

August 26, 2013 Angie Martoccio

Until he retired in 2011, Germán Muñoz was often seen flashing an enormous smile framed by his trademark Panama hat at the Wolfson Campus. That is how colleagues and family will remember him— as a strong, positive mind amidst all the pain. Muñoz passed away on the morning of… Read the rest at our website.

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