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Rappers aren’t the problem, big pharma is.

January 10, 2020
SMH LOGO Photo credit: Alex Coba

SMH: A conversation with Mitchell Kret

December 20, 2019
SMH LOGO Photo credit: Alex Coba

SMH: Getting credit matters

November 29, 2019
SMH LOGO. Photo credit: Alex Coba

SMH: The fiasco that is Fallout 76

November 25, 2019
Photo credit: Jaime Munoz

‘For the Record’ Podcast: Thoughts on pronouns

October 30, 2019
DaBaby KIRK album cover

DaBaby confines himself to usual style on KIRK

October 10, 2019
Photo credit: Jaime Munoz

‘For the Record’ Podcast: Chico State doesn’t value diversity

October 6, 2019
Photo credit: Jaime Munoz

‘For the Record’ Podcast: Chico State parking is out of touch

October 3, 2019
Photo credit: Jaime Munoz

‘For The Record’ Podcast: Chico State administration, we deserve better

September 18, 2019
Through the Late Night Podcast: What is Kanye Wests best album?

Through the Late Night Podcast: What is Kanye West’s best album?

September 9, 2019
T-Pain performs onstage during day two of Nickelodeons Second Annual SlimeFest at Huntington Bank Pavilion. Image by Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images for Nickelodeon.

Playlist: The best songs ever

September 2, 2019
Photo credit: Melissa Joseph

Through the Late Night final show featuring ‘Scarlet Pumps’

May 7, 2019
Rumors of SOB x RBE splitting up have been circulating since late 2018

SOB x RBE and Hit-Boy collab is good but lacks any development

April 30, 2019
White Walkers arent the only thing Gendry will be smashing in the Final Season of Game of Thrones

Gendry will win the Iron Throne and if you think otherwise, you’re wrong.

April 24, 2019
Ka Lynda Watts reads a poem about the struggles of people of color in a prejudiced world Photo credit: Mitchell Kret

‘Justice for Josiah’ kick-starts push for change in Chico

April 16, 2019
Illustration by Melissa Joseph

Through the Late Night Podcast: Kodak Black receives backlash after comment

April 13, 2019
Billy Ray Cyrus reached out to Lil Nas X when his song was taken off of Billboards Hot Country Songs chart

Country Trap is making a comeback and could be here to stay

April 12, 2019
Remembering the Ridge allows people to attach items to memorialize what was lost in the Camp Fire. Photo credit: Mitchell Kret

Remembering the Ridge represents unwavering strength in the community

April 10, 2019
Caloy performed at the first Nooner Concert of the Semester. Photo credit: Mitchell Kret

AS Productions hosts kickoff Nooner Concert

April 5, 2019
Nipsey Hussle was killed in a shooting in front of his Marathon Clothing store in Crenshaw Photo credit: Brandon Todd

Rest in peace, Nipsey Hussle. You will be missed

April 4, 2019
Illustration Credit: Melissa Joseph

‘Through the Late Night’ podcast features overlooked music producers

March 29, 2019
Navs second album Bad Habits released on March 22 with the deluxe version dropping on March 26 Photo credit: Getty/Shareif Ziyadat

NAV’s new album as boring as expected

March 29, 2019
The Minetti Quartett receives applause just before intermission. Photo credit: Mitchell Kret

Minetti Quartett plays ‘the zest for life’ during Chico visit

March 26, 2019
“I didn’t want to know facts,” Hernandez said, “I wanted to hear stories.” Hernandez took the audience along on his journey of what went into writing his book. He described how he was able to get in contact with some of the families in Mexico of the immigrants who died in the plane crash. Photo credit: Olyvia Simpson

Tim Hernandez featured at Chico’s Book in Common for ‘All They Will Call You’

March 16, 2019
Juice WRLDs new solo album is an improvement on the first, but still needs some refining. Photo credit: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images

New Juice WRLD album shows development but drags on

March 13, 2019
Photo Courtesy of The 2019 bach festival

Bach Festival educates on the composer and showcases his music

March 12, 2019
Photo credit: Melissa Joseph

Through the Late Night podcast: Jaden Smith provides clean water for Flint, Michigan

March 12, 2019
2 Chainz publicizes his album by displying it on a blimp Photo credit: Joe Moore Productions

‘Rap or Go to the League’ shows 2 Chainz’s maturity and growth

March 6, 2019
Arthur Lemmer with his and his wife Margos paper mache sculpture, Sun God of the Myncatezca Photo credit: Mitchell Kret

Keep Chico Weird celebrates all aspects of Chico culture

March 4, 2019

Wild and Scenic Film Festival promotes nature and activism

March 4, 2019
Lil Pumps sophomore album Harverd Dropout lacks the carefree charisma that made his debut album flourish.

Three rappers deliver their albums exactly as expected

February 28, 2019
Donald Beaman debuted new music for the crowd. China released their second album Feb. 22 and is finishing their tour of the West Coast. Photo credit: Mitchell Kret

1078 Gallery hosts folk and country music artists

February 25, 2019
Photo credit: Melissa Joseph

Through the Late Night podcast: 21 Savage shocking ICE detainment

February 23, 2019
Thumpasaurus members in the green room of Lost on Main

Thumpasaurus brings the funk to Lost on Main

February 21, 2019
Three ladies take turns singing their parts of the song

Celebration Gospel Choir of Chico fills Harlen Adams Theatre with energy and spirit

February 18, 2019
Todd Haselton | CNBC Playing Apex Legends.

‘Apex Legends’: A battle royale game with impact

February 15, 2019
West performing at Lollapalooza Chile in 2011

An introspective look into the 15-year evolution of Kanye

February 13, 2019
Pickles and Yogurt, a local band consisting of members (from left to right) Jim Reid, Dexter Pullybank and Mark Pullybank. Photo credit: Angel Ortega

Blackbird and MR. Bang host open mic night with a diverse array of performers

February 8, 2019
Maroon 5—including its lead singer, Adam Levine—faces pressure to decline the N.F.L.’s offer to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, in light of the league’s treatment of Colin Kaepernick. Photograph by Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty

Maroon 5, Travis Scott deliver sub-par performance

February 5, 2019
A portrait of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his Senate hearing regarding accusations of sexual assault. Acrylic ink printed on plexiglass. Photo credit: Angel Ortega

BMU hosts interactive, insightful art gallery

February 1, 2019
Boogie dropped his debut album this month. Image courtesy of Shady Records.

Boogie puts his life on display with emotional lyricism

January 30, 2019
Glacier Veins playing at Ikes sandwich shop, hosted Creekside, Citysick and Glacier Veins last Wednesday Photo credit: Mathew Boe

Ike’s serves up sandwiches, beer, and dream punk

January 26, 2019
Future Album cover The WIZRD. Image Courtesy of Spotify

‘The WIZRD’ reveals the emotional side of Future’s past

January 23, 2019
J. Coles new album is disappointing. Pixabays image

J. Cole once again does close to nothing

May 2, 2018
Dr. Jonathan Day, Biological Sciences Chair, spoke on memories and the aging brain

[Photo] ‘Museum Without Walls’ lecture series brings neuroscience to Chico

April 25, 2018
Tara Killoran is a sophomore graphic design major. Photo credit: Sean Martens

Artist of the week Tara Killoran loves the process of creating and hot dogs

April 17, 2018
Marie Fox is a Chico State student who uses fabrics as her main medium and incorporates her childhood memories into her works. Photo credit: Sean Martens

Artist of the Week: Marie Fox

April 11, 2018
Robert Winslet is a fourth-year ceramicist and glassblower Photo credit: Sean Martens

Artist of the Week: Robert Winget

April 2, 2018
Alexis Greens influence comes from the sounds of Costa Rica.

Student brings Costa Rican influenced sounds to Chico

March 29, 2018
Sam Blake poses with one of his works in the studio.

Graphic design meets the great outdoors

March 11, 2018
Marisa Sergovia holds up one of her paintings. Photo credit: Sean Martens

Printmaker finds inspiration in small rocks, emotions and strangers

March 6, 2018
Hayden Duncan is a 23-year-old recording arts student. He refers to gear as his console. Photo credit: Sean Martens

Artist of the week: Hayden Duncan

February 28, 2018
Madison Cockrum has learned art through anime. Photo credit: Sean Martens

Art accrued through anime

February 20, 2018
A batch of prepared Kratom.

Getting kray-zy for opioid alternatives

February 6, 2018
Local artists perform at 1078 @1710. Photo credit: Mitchell Kret

1078 gallery finds a new home on Park Avenue

January 24, 2018
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