Pulling styles from many spectrum of rock, jazz and classical; Flashback Forward weaves together a diverse troupe of musical pasts into a mulch-faceted musical product that plays off inspiration from bands such as U2, Muse, Coldplay, The Who, Michael Buble, State Radio and John Mayer. But The Passenger isn't simply a re-issuing of the band's scattered styles and influences, a clear lineage of cut-out-the-fat straight rock-your-face-off attitude runs like a freight trains through their album. Learn more about Flashback Forward's debut EP and where you can see the band perform live after the jump.
Paper planes will be flying over Happy Valley this fall as Taylor Gang makes the trek from the 412 to the 814 for hazy eyed, hip-hop heavyweight, Wiz Khalifa, to roll one up on the stage of the Bryce Jordan Center on Friday, October 12th.
Infectious pop-punk acts, The Maine and Mayday Parade, are set to make a Penn State appearance on October 20th according to a leaked tour schedule published by AltPress. But this isn't the first stop in Happy Valley for the Fearless Records rockers, Mayday Parade. The Florida five-piece performed at Penn State back in 2010 for that year's Movin' On to a less than favorable response. Learn more about the artists to perform in Happy Valley--or at least add some new music to your Spotify playlist--after the jump.
Former Penn State Board of Trustees candidate and '64 alum, Vincent Tedesco, speaks outside of Beaver Stadium with a Joe Paterno cut-out in hand about removal of the Paterno statue.
A camoflauged Penn State ROTC hat rests upon his grey head, shielding his determined eyes from a blaring State College sunshine, but not shielding his undying disapproval of President Erickson's decision to remove the Joe Paterno statue from his face.
Watch Onward State's complete interview with the alumnus and former #PSUBoT candidate, Mr. Vincent Tedesco here.
The ritualism, sanctity and dictator-like reverence of the Nittany Lions is now not only on display, but on trial. And as our eyes are opened to the conspiracy and direct abuse of power within the administration, Penn State's flaws have become unearthed as well. Read more about how the university's culture is in need of change after the release of the Freeh Report after the jump.
As soon as classes are out for spring, the majority of the student population flees Happy Valley, only to return for drunken meddling on random weekends like Arts Fest. But there are some students who become know as the "summer stragglers," who find semi-gainful employment at assorted downtown establishments or talk their parents into letting them take summer session classes.