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Feb. 5, 2015
Chicago’s civil services shows are a smash-hit By Michaela Burton, Social Media Director
I’d never seen before called “Chicago Fire.” I decided to sit down and watch it with her, expecting it to be some lame mom show. I was wrong; the show was anything but boring. Everything about it was amazing from the cast to the plot lines. From then on, every Tuesday
Chicago is one of the best places in the world to live. People travel from all over the world just to take a picture in front of a giant bean sculpture that lies in the heart of the city. But now, there’s even more reason to love our beautiful city. Director Dick Wolf has created three of the best shows on TV today and they all take place in Chicago. A full set of TV shows based on different perspectives of our everyday heros. The firefighters of “Chicago Fire,” the cops in “Chicago P.D,” and the doctors in the Graphics by Michaela Burton newest addition to the night I was sitting on the outstandingly entertaining trio, “Chicouch right next to my mom watching cago Med.” the newest episode and anticipating Last year, I didn’t really have a fawhat would happen next. vorite TV show until I walked into my When I found out that they were living room one night to see my mom’s bringing in a new squad to the Chieyes glued to the screen on a show cago team I was bursting with joy. Not
only would I watch “Chicago Fire” at seven o’clock, but I would get to watch the cops of Chicago catch the bad guys right after that at eight during “Chicago P.D.” So the obsession began. My Tuesday nights revolving around finishing my
homework promptly at seven so I could watch my Chicago heros save the day, but Wolf didn’t stop there. The shows became so popular that he decided to create another great show, “Chicago Med” which comes on Wednesdays at seven o’clock.
The best part about all the shows isn’t even that they all take place in Chicago, it’s that when the firefighters or cops rescue someone hurt they bring them to a hospital. Now the doctors and nurses in the hospital aren’t just random characters who take the victims lives into their hands, they are the newest members of the Chicago family. So you can expect a lot of crossover events between all the shows. If you’re ready to invest yourself into a lifetime of happiness, I highly suggest watching these three shows. They have romance, action, comedy and unexpected endings that leave you wanting more. I can’t express enough how good of a decision it would be to start these series, so grab your binge-watching food and your favorite blanket to catch up on these nail bitting shows. Contact Michaela at mbur1533@csd99.org
G-Eazy: gains fame loses self “Black Star” shoots to the top By Jack McGann, Sports Editor I was eagerly waiting for the release of G-Eazy’s new album “When It’s Dark Out” and it turned out to be a complete disappointment. The weakness of this album came as asurprise to me because his previous album, “These Things Happen” is my favorite. G-Eazy sounds like every other rapper in the industry now. The main focus of each song on his new album is how
crazy his life is now that he is famous -nobody really cares. With the exception of the song “Drifting” and a few others, the tracks on this album are just like any other rap album. The reason I started listening to G-Eazy was because I liked what he was rapping about, such as growing up or dreams and aspirations. Now, he is either whining about all he has lost due to fame, or bragging about how nice it is to be rich. It’s as if I am listening to a completely different artist now, and I’m dumbfounded that G-Eazy could change so much over the course of a year. Personally, I am someone who will be
hyped up when listening to a quality rap song; however, when listening to this new album, I didn’t feel anything. The songs made me give up on G-Eazy and seriously consider never listening to his music again. G-Eazy should’ve stuck to his roots and rapped with people he came up with, as well as paint a picture for his fans. Instead, he decided to talk about fame and become a stereotypical rapper. An example of how terrible G-Eazy’s bragging sounds is in the song “One of
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Them” when he says, “See normal people/ I’m not one of them.” It really vexed me when I heard this lyric because GEazy is just like every one of us. I feel as if G-Eazy wants his listeners to despise him now. It’s a tragedy seeing this man go from a humble rapper to such a boastful one. Overall, the album “When It’s Dark Out” was more of a metaphor to me. Maybe G-Eazy’s world is dark now. I know mine was after listening to this album. Contact Jack at jmcg1664@csd99.org
overall theme of the album through the lyrics and music is dark and eerie, placing an emphasis on the afterlife. Bowie was an early role model for staying true to yourself, which was revolutionary in an era that had strict social norms. He scoffed at the people who tried to force David Bowie on his album cover Aladdin Insane released in 1973. him to play by Drawing by Kirsten Gard the rules. In a 2002 60 Minutes By Hannah Maes, interview Bowie said, “I’m just an Features Editor individual who doesn’t feel that I need to have somebody qualify my work in David Bowie passed away on Jan. any particular way. I’m working for 10, 2016, two days after the release me.” of his new album “Black Star,” which Many artists have acknowledged was a musical experiment for Bowie, that Bowie’s fearless style has influin which he explored new techniques enced them not just musically, but and themes within his music. also on a personal level. Lady Gaga Bowie was one of the first musisaid on Twitter after the making of cians to explore gender identity and her “Applause” video that was heavily personas which he did through large influenced by Bowie: “He still runs my theatrics and abstract themes for his universe as well, like, every morning music. Although he was not as popuI wake up and I think, ’What would lar with the young rebels of this genBowie do?’” eration as when he first debuted in Bowie’s new album is his best yet the late 1960’s, his bold and creative style took over the music industry and with its completely unique sounds inspired many artists, including Lady and daring themes. Bowie paved the way for modern ideals by rejecting soGaGa, Arctic Monkeys and Kanye cial acceptance, and even though the West. star is gone, he will continue to live “Blackstar” is Bowie’s first number one album on the Billboard 200 chart, forever, as he said in the 60 minute interview, “I don’t know where I’m goand for obvious reasons. All the songs on the album have clear jazz elements ing from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.” with the bold saxophone solos with guitar and keyboard accents, instead Contact Hannnah at of Bowie’s usual rock and roll. The hmae1011@csd99.org