R.I.P James “The Rev” Sullivan
February 2, 2012 • Brenden Kaminski, Staff Reporter
Two years and one month, tragedy struck. The drummer from the heavy metal hard rock band Avenged Sevenfold died. His name was James Owen Sullivan, also known as The Rev. He death was due to a polydrug intoxication. I found out the day that he died, and I was broken. I had grown up listening to Avenged... Read more »
Q&A: Has this been a tough job, Dr. Skinkis?
November 16, 2011 • Danielle Sanchez, Content Editor
Dr. Kevin Skinkis has now been RB’s superintendent for almost a semester. He has faced a number of challenges, including a divided school board with four newly elected members, the financial aftermath of a failed referendum campaign, on top of simply the experience of being a new chief administrator. Clarion... Read more »
The rise of Dubstep
October 25, 2011 • Danny Blackburn, Staff Reporter
Recently, while out with my friends, I had been hearing a strange new type of music. I did not know what it was, so I asked my friends and they informed me that it was a new genre of music called Dubstep. It resembled electronic music, and it was very enjoyable to listen too. I started listening to it... Read more »
Lydia returns brilliantly with “Paint it Golden”
October 18, 2011 • Kelly Kramer, A&E Manager
Indie rock band Lydia returned from hiatus in October 2011 with their fourth album Paint it Golden. The members of the band decided to break up and move on to new projects, but two members Leighton Antelman and Craig Taylor kept Lydia going and, about a year later, released Paint it Golden under the... Read more »
The Cinema’s debut album takes indie pop to new heights
September 26, 2011 • Kelly Kramer, A&E Manager
The Cinema, a new band emerging out of indie band Lydia’s Leighton Antelman and music producer Matt Malpass, came out with their first album My Blood is Full of Airplanes on Tuesday, September 13. The Cinema isn’t really so much of a band as it is a side-project of Antelman’s and Malpass’. The... Read more »
Kings of Leon – Pyro
November 19, 2010 • Anthony Scianna, Content Editor
“Pyro” is a soft song similar to “Knocked Up” off of 2007’s “Because of the Times” or “Milk” off of “Aha Shake Heartbreak”. The verses start soft and build into the chorus which coasts at a soft effective sound. The chorus also has a similar arena sound to “Radioactive” but... Read more »
Q&A: Principal Pam Bylsma
October 4, 2010 • Ethan Gallegos, Layout Manager
Pam Bylsma is now several weeks into the beginning of her first year as the principal of Riverside Brookfield High School. In an exclusive audio interview, Clarion took some time to hear about her background, her philosophy of supervision, and her first impressions of RB. How did you prepare for your... Read more »
“Put Me Back Together” Weezer
July 10, 2009
Following one of the biggest songs on the album is tough. But to me, “Put Me Back Together” not only one ups “Can’t Stop Partying”, but it’s also the best track on the album. It features a vulnerable Rivers singing about getting dumped. He’s clearly not over it, and says when he falls... Read more »
“I Don’t Want to Let you Go” Weezer
July 10, 2009
The closer of the album is another song that originally appeared on River’s second solo album. It’s the softest song on the albumand follows the two loudest songs on the album. It’s very simple and to the point and kind of relates back to “Put me Back Together” because it’s about not wanting... Read more »






