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A Recap of the Winter Olympics 2018

The Winter Olympics have been packed with action since the opening ceremony. For the U.S, the medals have been coming in since the first day of the games after an unexpected win by Red Gerard on the men’s snowboard slopestyle. The favorite of this event was eliminated early in the event and didn’t even make it close to the finals. Next up was Chloe Kim, who won the women’s halfpipe–winning by a sweeping ten points. The next big win–and probably the one that got the most attention–was Shaun White’s gold medal finish in the men’s halfpipe. This most likely being his last winter Olympics for Shaun, he needed to go out with a bang and take gold home for the U.S.–which he was successful in doing.

Next up is the women’s hockey team, who took the gold against the Canadians in an intense finish. It was a 2-2 game at the end of regulation, and then nobody scored in overtime. This forced the teams to go into a penalty shootout where they traded shots left and right. It then came to Lamoureux-Davidson, who used some elegant stick work to maneuver the puck around the Canadian goalie. The most shocking medal won by the U.S was the cross country skiing. This sport is usually won by the Norwegians or the Swedes, but a woman named Jessie Diggins decided they wouldn’t be winning it this year. It came down to the final stretch with Diggins fighting for it back and forth, where she eventually ended up on top. This is the first time in Olympic history an American has won this event.

These medals contribute to the U.S’s major success in the Olympics medal count, but we’re not quite on top. Norway finished on top with 39 medals, Germany took second with 31 medals, Canada finished in the bronze position in the medal count with 29 medals. The United States finished off the podium close behind Canada with 23 medals. The next winter Olympics, will be taking place in Beijing in 2022.   

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Breaking down the Best Picture Oscar Nominations of 2018

It’s Oscars season baby! Ah, yes, the most wonderful time of the year: celebs out on the town, congratulating themselves for their own successes, receiving rewards for work they’ve already made millions off of. I LOVE THAT. The Oscar nominations that came out a few weeks ago in preparation for the biggest night of the year (March 4, 2018), were full of surprises and also exactly what everyone thought was going to happen. Let’s break down the best picture nominees!

The nominations for best picture are out and are as predictable as always! We’ve got: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Shape of Water, Call Me by Your Name, Phantom Thread, Lady Bird, Get Out, The Post, Darkest Hour, and Dunkirk. All films that have been thoroughly successful throughout this awards season, and have been tapped by various Oscar Prognosticators as the leading candidates for Best Picture. I’ve asked Mr. Tagg, a former teacher at CKM and avid film lover, to weigh in on a couple of the nominees.

Mr. Tagg says on Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards, “Three Billboards was amazing in a lot of ways. I was not expecting a movie so good in making rounded characters who actually changed and revealed new characteristics about themselves. It conspicuously avoided a cliched plot. A Frances McDormand film festival is needed.”

Critics feel generally the same, coming in at 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. There have been recent critiques on the subject of race and the film. The film’s use of a racist cop that openly uses the n-word, and who has tortured a black man in custody has raised concerns.

“McDonagh painstakingly humanizes a character who we find has unapologetically tortured a black man in police custody … and then Three Billboards seems to ask audiences to forgive and forget wrongs like police violence, domestic abuse, and sexual assault without demonstrating a full understanding of the centuries-long toll these crimes have taken on victims in real life,” wrote April Wolfe, a film critic at the Village Voice.

“In some ways, watching this film is like reading those alt-right fashion profiles of Richard Spencer that insisted we overlook his campaign of quiet terror and find common ground with him. Nope,” Wolfe added. The film is still a prospective winner for the Oscar, despite its obvious flaws.

Speaking of probable (and predictable) winners, we have Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water. In the words of Mr. Tagg: “The Shape of Water didn’t totally kill me, but it’s growing on me. The idea of an interspecies love story is good, and the characters were all very broad and well acted. As for setting, the cloak-and-dagger stuff didn’t do anything for me.” Mr. Tagg’s feelings capture the general mood of many film critics, as many say the film was great, but not groundbreaking.

The Shape of Water is largely considered the safe bet by many film watchers and lovers. Even as the story is lauded, it is veritably neutral. It is actually not all that edgy, despite the whole fishman-human love story, and is therefore a frontrunner for the prize. The film leads the bunch with some 13 nominations.

Get Out. I mean, need I say more? The movie is a masterful debut from director Jordan Peele, and one of the most nuanced, meaningful films to come out of the industry in a while. A critics darling, the film has a 99% on Rotten Tomatoes. Further, it is a testament to the importance of representation. Stories written for and by people of color can be wildly successful, a good lesson to teach the studios and production houses.

I would be remiss to not mention Lady Bird. The movie is a coming of age acted with charm by Saoirse Ronan, shot beautifully, and directed by the brilliant Greta Gerwig. It has been written and talked about here in Sacramento so often, I don’t think there’s much more to say other than the movie deserves some recognition. Greta Gerwig winning Best Director would be well deserved, and it would make her only the second woman to ever win the award in the Oscars’ 88 year history (which is completely ridiculous). Films like Get Out and Lady Bird prove that minorities and women can not only be critically successful, but profitable as well. I hope this means we will be seeing more of them soon.

Call Me by Your Name has been celebrated as a coming of age story surrounding first love and the Italian countryside. The film itself is beautifully shot and wonderfully acted. Though, there have been concerns raised about the use of straight people depicting the LGBTQI characters, along with the considerable age gap between leads Armie Hammer and Timothee Chalamet, and the romanticization thereof.

The next subsection of nominations I like to call: Forgettable White People Doing Things Also A Meryl Streep Movie Because She Is Required to Be Nominated. This subsection consists of movies like Phantom Thread, Dunkirk, Darkest Hour, The Post. I haven’t seen em. But like, have you? They probably won’t win, as they haven’t done very well so far in the awards season. But who am I to say, this could be another Crash or Moonlight year (These movies certainly are no Moonlight, however).

These nominations may have been completely predictable, as they always are, but I guess we could say that’s just part of the Oscar charm. I would also like to note that movies like Get Out or Lady Bird would never have been on that list in years past, and for that I am excited. Excited for Oscar’s future, for a nominee list filled with Get Out’s and Lady Bird’s, and That-One-Movie-With-Meryl-Streep-Because-it’s-A-Requirement’s. This year’s nominations actually are a sign of progress, in their minute, predictable way.

 

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Survey: Walkout more about gun policy than honoring Parkland victims

In a survey of 50 people participating in the walkout on Wednesday, 38 people (76%) said they believed that changing gun policy was a goal of the walkout.

While all students asked agreed that mourning the deaths in Parkland was a goal, only 12 students (24%) said that they thought that policy change wasn’t. Many of these students believed that although this event was dedicated to mourning, there would be future opportunities to advocate for gun policy reform.

Of those surveyed, 47 students (94%) supported some form of increased restrictions on access to guns, and 0 students (0%) wanted no change in gun policy. The remaining 3 students (6%) were undecided.

When asked generally what restrictions they would like to see implemented on gun purchase and ownership, no students suggested a ban on any kind of gun. When asked about their opinions on specific policies, however, 32 (64%) said they supported a ban on at least some guns that are currently legal.

Of these students, 7 (14%)* supported only a ban on semi-automatic rifles, 16 (32%) supported a ban on all semi-automatic weapons, and 9 (18%) supported a ban on all guns in the hands of civilians.

The remaining 15 students (30%) did not support any of these bans, but suggested policies like raising the minimum age to buy a gun, increasing the use of background checks, or banning gun shows.

*All percentages are relative to the total sample of 50 students.

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Adult involvement in CKM Walkout undermines #NEVERAGAIN’s only strength — youth enthusiasm

Whenever there’s a mass shooting in America, the same routine follows. Republican politicians send thoughts and prayers; Democratic politicians say thoughts and prayers aren’t enough and demand “comprehensive gun reform;” liberals get angry; conservatives get defensive. It always happens on Twitter and always blows over in about a week.

But when seventeen teenagers were killed by an AR-15-wielding gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, last month, something was different. It wasn’t because Americans decided this shooting was one too many to bear, or because this time gun control advocates argued more cleverly. It was because of the survivors.

The teenage survivors of the Parkland shooting have become the agents of change America needed. Young enough to generate sympathy but old enough to speak up and organize, they launched a #NEVERAGAIN campaign that has remained in the national spotlight and given real gun reform its best chance since the Federal Assault Weapons Ban expired in 2004.

Students — those in Parkland and the legions they’ve inspired on social media — are the reason the gun control debate hasn’t gone away a month after the Parkland shooting, the reason NRA-bought politicians are finally subject to the scruity they deserve, the reason crowds have been mobilized to demonstrate across the country, and the reason state-level reforms have been passed. Students seem to be finally awakening America’s conscience. Students are the reason this mass shooting hasn’t been like all the others.

It follows that McClatchy’s walkout on Wednesday, part of a nationwide series of walkouts called for by #NEVERAGAIN, should have been the students’ moment. But it wasn’t. Administration took ownership over the demonstration by encouraging participation in a robo-call, and dismissing students over the intercom when the clock struck 10. Seriously? It’s not even a “walk out” if protesters are told when they’re allowed to go! What was supposed to be a profound, student-led act of defiance was corrupted into a pep rally without cheerleaders.

Then there were the speeches, the majority of which were given by adults. It’s not even like they needed to step in to deliver a sentiment the kids were incapable of expressing — Maya Steinhart’s speech was more eloquent than even the Attorney General’s. But they did need to step in to be in front of the TV cameras, racking up woke points with kids stacked up under the podium like stage props and the surrounding crowd of “protesters” playing the part of studio audience. The adults managed to make a demonstration based in genuine passions feel staged.

The adults involved in the Walkout all meant well. McClatchy’s administration did better than many of its counterparts in not penalizing students for walking out, and I’m not accusing any politician or administrator of faking support for gun control as a publicity stunt — surely they are all truly on the right side of this issue. But that’s precisely why their involvement was so meaningless. Of course the leaders of a progressive California high school want gun control; of course a Democratic politician who is already on record as supporting gun control supports gun control. And they supported gun control long before #NEVERAGAIN. So why did they need to be so central to this thing? They could have supported us from the sidelines without leaving any doubt as to where they stand.

If anything, all we students learn from the takeover of the Walkout is that our ideas only count when they are regurgitated by grown-up mouths. What a terrible lesson to teach young people at this moment in time.

Our generation has been left with many screwups to unscrew, and we’ll only succeed if we overcome the cynicism we’re tempted to feel in the Trump era. Adults, especially educators, should be looking to build our political efficacy.

A student-led Walkout could have done just that. It wouldn’t have caused legislative change, but it would have been empowering. Students who don’t usually attend marches or protests could have tasted the exhilaration of raising your voice and flexing your muscle, of being part of a movement. What better motivation to follow the news and vote in the midterms?

But the McClatchy Walkout did not engage us. It patted us on the head and us left to nibble our Sprouts cookies while politics happens at the grown-up table.

It didn’t feel right, and it didn’t help the cause.

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Community Forum 2: District Wants to Centralize HISP Admissions

A flier describing the “norms” governing the small group discussions at the forum.

In an effort to continue the conversation regarding the lack of diversity in selective high school programs, the Sacramento City Unified School District hosted a second community forum in the McClatchy library on Monday, March 12. Last month, a controversial science fair project attributing the racial imbalance in McClatchy’s selective HISP program to people of color having lower IQs than whites and northeast Asians brought attention to the skewed racial demographics in programs like HISP.

While the first meeting was mostly a platform for district officials and community members to make public statements, the more recent forum focused on dialogue. Attendees were split into small groups for facilitated discussion of prompts including “How have you seen individualized racism play out on your campus or community?” and “What current recommendations do you have for change?”

Before the breakout discussions, SCUSD Superintendent Jorge Aguilar gave an update on the district’s efforts to diversify elite academic programs.

Mr. Aguilar said the district has been studying the pool of “eligible non-applicants” in the district — students of color who would qualify for rigorous programs but don’t apply — to find ways to encourage those students to apply.

Aguilar also emphasized the importance of strengthening early education so that the pool of eligible applicants can grow. “This isn’t an issue of 8th graders, this isn’t an issue of 7th graders,” he said. “This is an issue that goes deeper, down to pre-K … We are not seeing the quality pipeline that our community deserves.”

Regarding HISP in particular, Aguilar expressed desire to “centralize” the admissions process. Prospective HISP students must write an analytical essay to apply, and Aguilar wants to train “a cadre of diverse teachers” to evaluate the essays on behalf of the district, taking the only subjective aspect of the admissions process out of the program’s hands.

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McClatchy’s State Champ: Tavi Heidelberg

McClatchy is home to the heavyweight champion of California and you probably didn’t even know it. Tavia “Tavi” Heidelberg-Tillotson, a junior, became the first athlete in McClatchy history to win a state championship in an individual sport when she won the California girls’ heavyweight wrestling championship in Visalia on February 24th.

According to McClatchy athletic director Mr. Feickert, she is also the first female athlete from the Metro League to win a state championship in an individual sport.

The title completed an impressive comeback campaign by Heidelberg-Tillotson, who missed her sophomore season due to injury. She qualified for State by winning tournaments for the Metro League and Sac-Joaquin Section titles, then won five consecutive matches at the state tournament to finish on top.

“It was just an incredible experience,” she said.

Heidelberg-Tillotson first stepped onto a mat as an eighth grader at Toby Johnson Middle School in Elk Grove. She was tagging along with her brother, who was a wrestler. “If he can do it, I can do it too,” Heidelberg-Tillotson recalls telling herself.

As a girl wrestling against boys, she was frequently harassed by spectators and coaches. “‘Don’t lose to that girl, why is she even out here,’” she said she would hear during matches. But she persevered and beat most of the boys she faced. “[My brother] actually dropped out … I finished the season.”

She’s been a wrestler ever since. Mental and physical toughness is everything in her sport, and Heidelberg-Tillotson loves it. Her favorite thing about wrestling is “being able to push yourself, finding out how much you can do that you previously thought, ‘I’m not strong enough, fast enough, smart enough to do that,’” she said.

Wrestlers push themselves especially hard when “cutting weight” — shedding pounds right before a weigh-in through methods like sweating, fasting, and going without water. Though overcoming challenges is what Heidelberg-Tillotson likes about wrestling, cutting weight is where she draws the line. “It’s not safe,” she said. Still, she concedes that “it separates the weaklings from the best.”

Heidelberg-Tillotson hopes to wrestle in college after graduating next year, and after that has her sights set on the 2024 Olympics. “That’s the level of wrestling I aspire to be at,” she said.

Outside of wrestling, she is a 4.0 student and loves rock ‘n’ roll.  

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Should we arm teachers? Let’s ask the Teachers

Written statement by Mr. Perry, stating his thoughts on the President’s proposal

In response to the increasing threats posed by gun violence in schools, President Donald Trump has suggested that arming teachers would make schools safer. Teachers at McClatchy, however, seem to disagree.

The potential problems that could arise from having weapons on campus are on many teachers’ minds. Mrs. Oram, a Math teacher, said she was “on the fence” about the proposal. She said that “having a gun available is basically the best way to stop the intruder,” but also expressed concern over what might happen if a student were to get their hands on a teacher’s weapon.

When asked about the proposal to arm teachers, Mr. Limonoff, a history teacher, said that arming teachers “could lead to a number of unforeseen consequences” and that it “could further complicate finding a solution” to the issue of gun violence.

Mr. Gatten, an English teacher, said “I’m against the proposal because it ignores the root of the problem, which is military-type weapons in the hands of civilians.” Gatten added that “I don’t think it would be a deterrent [to attackers], especially if somebody was out of their mind, or angry, or suicidal.”

Mr. Warren, a Biology teacher, said that “if they [armed teachers], it would create more problems than it would solve.”

Frau Templeton, a German teacher, said “I don’t feel comfortable with weapons. I’m not trained for it, and I’m not comfortable with having more weapons on campus.”

Mr. Perry, an English teacher, said the proposal “is trying to provide an easy solution to a complicated problem to avoid dealing with the larger issues involved”, adding that it “will likely only create more problems.”

Mr. Kwong, a math teacher, said “a bad accident is gonna happen in the long run, if there are more guns on campus.”

Mr. Ho, a Physics teacher, jokingly said “Why doesn’t the president take it a step further? Why doesn’t he turn teachers into cybernetic … you know, robots. When the president is comfortable with lopping off my arm and adding a futuristic laser cutter on my right and a flamethrower on my left, then we can talk.”

The national debate over gun violence will go on, but if McClatchy’s teachers are any indication, teachers will not respond positively if the government does decide to arm them.

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Lack of Condom Availability at McClatchy

Once or twice a year, peer educators, students our age working with Planned Parenthood to educate the public on issues surrounding sexual health, will stand outside of McClatchy. They hand out condoms and other resources involving safe sex. These educators are required to stand out on the sidewalk; the school does not allow them to pass out condoms on campus.

McClatchy’s student support center does not pass out contraceptives to students looking for them, and it is against school policy for students to pass out condoms to other students.

Peer educator and student at McClatchy, Alyssa Perez says on this lack of availability, “I think that condoms are vital to protecting students, and when we make it inaccessible, it’s harder for them to have responsible sex,” she continues, noting the lengths she must sometimes go to do her job as a peer educator, “…and the fact that I can’t hand them out at school, or that I have to be really discreet about it, kind of makes me feel like I’m doing something I’m not supposed to do, which seem counterintuitive when I’m trying to ensure the health of other students.”

There is a condom availability program that was instituted by the school board in 1998, though there are not condoms available at McClatchy. The policy requires the superintendent to designate specific locations where condoms are to be made available.  Hongdara Wong, a nurse at the school says, “The district has to work with parents to decide if condoms should be made available. They haven’t designated a location as of yet.”

The PTSA President would not comment on the issue when reached out to.

“The school’s policy has always been, basically, abstinence, and they encourage that. In order for kids to get the condoms, they still have to go through the proper education regarding use and application. It’s out of our hands, it’s up to the superintendent and parents,” says Wong.

According to Wong, because McClatchy does not have a “well space” or clinical center, we are not eligible for designation, as condoms are medical devices, that are required to be given out with instruction and counseling on the contraceptive and safe use.

“It’s kind of equated to the way you can’t hand out ibuprofen, but as far as this being the same degree, I don’t see that health risk, especially if it’s not being immediately consumed or anything like that, and it’s not being taken into their body, I feel like it stems more from a belief system than actual medical risk,” says Alyssa Perez.

Studies have shown that increasing the availability of condoms in high schools will not increase or promote sexual activity, but can instead lower the rate of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV. According to Advocates for Youth, a study of New York City’s school condom availability program found a significant increase in condom use among sexually active students but no increase in sexual activity.

Schools around the country have implemented condom availability programs successfully in large number. Around 418 public schools in the U.S. make condoms available to students through means such as a school nurses, counselors, teachers, vending machines, and even students.

STD’s are alarmingly high in California. The state has the second-highest rate of congenital syphilis. More than a quarter-million Californians were diagnosed in 2016 with Chlamydia or Gonorrhea, a 40% jump from five years ago, according to state officials. Students that are sexually active are at great risk for the contraction of such STDs.

Access to contraception is a basic health care right. One in which students deserve access to here and now. Not down the block. Let peer educators on campus if we do not at the very least have access to condoms in our own wellness center.

Though there is a condom availability program within the district, there has been a failure to proactively implement said program. According to Wong, there is not one designated location within the district, even as the policy has been in place for twenty years. The convoluted nature of the policy makes it difficult for students to effectively receive condoms The policy has not increased access to condoms to high school students. And still, it is against the rules for students to pass out condoms to their peers.

Access to health care here and now, not down the block.

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McClatchy Senior Soccer Players Accept College Scholarships

Chisler (left) and Harris (right) with their congratulatory cakes during the signing event.

On Tuesday, February 13th, McClatchy students came out to the gym to celebrate with senior McClatchy soccer players Lilliana Chisler and Ginger Harris as they each accepted college scholarships. Chisler is going to be attending Menlo College, located in Atherton, California, and Harris will be attending the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Chisler received an athletic scholarship from Menlo College, where she will be playing for their high-achieving women’s soccer team. The scholarship she received will cover everything that FAFSA doesn’t already, meaning Chisler essentially has a full ride.

Chisler, who’s been playing soccer since she was four years old, said that playing college-level soccer was always her goal, but that she often worried her grades would interfere with it.

“I’ve failed classes, like I’m not shy about that,” said Chisler. She added that people tend to think failing classes will stop them from achieving their goals, but felt it was important to “just work towards it as hard as you can and keep on going.”  

“Failure does not stop you; it’s what starts a new beginning. You just learn from your mistake, you keep going, and you’ll be fine,” she said.

This scholarship came as a surprise to Chisler, who said that “a year ago if you asked me if I would get a scholarship for soccer I probably would’ve said no, just because I like to prepare myself for the worst.”

Chisler is planning on majoring in sports management with a double-major in marketing by sophomore year. As far as her future in soccer, she said “hopefully I enjoy the next four years and if possible then play at the next level.”

Harris, on the other hand, received an academic scholarship to the Stevens Institute of Technology, a student-centric, technological research university in Hoboken, New Jersey. Harris will be playing on their Division III soccer team, but her scholarship was non-athletic and “strictly merit-based.”

The scholarship is “partially for engineering and partially through other financial means.” Harris plans on studying engineering, but is currently an undecided engineering major. She sees this scholarship as “a great opportunity to get a higher level education and pursue further things in life.”

As far as soccer goes, Harris doesn’t plan on playing professionally. “I just want to play through college,” she said.

When it came time for the celebratory ceremony at school, Chisler was hesitant, because she thought it would be weird. However, a teacher convinced her that “it’s not just for myself, it’s for the teachers who helped me get this far, and my friends, and my teammates, and my coaches, so it’s more for them than it is for me.”

“I felt very supported,” added Harris. “I spent the last four years with them [her teammates] so for them to be there was very special.”

While Harris and Chisler will be pursuing different goals in college, they both were able to set up futures for themselves that include both education and the sport they love, which is really the dream of any student athlete.

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Jeff’s Genre-Swap Covers Playlist

This Playlist is made up of covers of songs which are very different from the originals, often switching genres! The majority of these are “vintage covers” meaning they are done in a style from an earlier time period.

 

Postmodern Jukebox’s cover of “Radioactive”

Postmodern Jukebox took Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” and made it into a vintage jazz/beatbox song. While jazz, beatboxing, and the modern Top 40 hit “Radioactive” might seem like an odd combo, Postmodern Jukebox’s expert performance is still astounding.

 

Rancid’s acoustic cover of “Fall Back Down”

“Fall Back Down” was a song by the punk band Rancid, released in 2003. The original version featured electric guitars and shouted lyrics, both common among punk rock music. The acoustic version, however, had more soft-spoken lyrics and a calmer tone. It showed a more gentle-sounding version of the song, allowing the central theme of friendship in hard times to shine through.

 

Postmodern Jukebox’s cover of “I Kissed a Girl”

This is a 1950s style Doo Wop cover of “I Kissed a Girl” by Katy Perry. While the premise of the song would likely have been considered taboo in the 1950s, this cover nonetheless seems to fit the song perfectly.

 

Postmodern Jukebox’s cover of “Hey Ya”

This is a vintage 60s soul style cover of “Hey Ya” by Outkast. This cover impressively manages to take the lyrics of the original and puts them to a much slower, smoother tempo, creating a very different sound that still stays in line with the original song.

 

Orkestra Obsolete’s cover of “Blue Monday”

“Blue Monday” by the band New Order, was released in 1983. According to the BBC, “its cutting-edge electronic groove changed pop music forever.” Then, in 2016, the Orkestra Obsolete performed a cover of the song using only instruments from the 1930s to make it.

 

Postmodern Jukebox’s cover of “Thrift Shop”

This is a vintage “grandpa style” cover of Macklemore’s 2012 song “Thrift shop”. It poses a humorously jarring contrast to the original rap version.

 

Postmodern Jukebox’s cover of “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”

This is a Vintage 1912 Waltz style cover of Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”. Like many other PMJ covers, this takes the fast tempo and energetic lyrics of the original song and slows it down, creating a very different experience.

 

Postmodern Jukebox’s cover of “All The Small Things”

Postmodern Jukebox’s cover of Blink-182’s 1999 song, “All the Small Things”, which is made exponentially better due to the amazing vocals of Puddles the Sad Clown.

 

Robyn Adele Anderson’s cover of “Clint Eastwood”

This is a 1940s-style cover of “Clint Eastwood” by Gorillaz. This cover keeps the beat and lyrics of the original while replacing the modern instruments with piano, saxophone, and other 1940s-era instruments.

 

Postmodern Jukebox’s cover of “Don’t Stop Believin’”

This vintage cover of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” features many different singers and musicians associated with the Postmodern Jukebox. In spite of using many different singers, this cover manages to maintain a constant, upbeat tone throughout. It also features an impressive one-take music video.