Love them or hate them, the name Metallica is synonymous with American heavy metal. Since they released their debut album, “Kill ‘Em All” in 1983, the band released a string of albums that would come to be hailed as classics in the genre, leading up to the release of...
When “No Man’s Sky” was announced at the PlayStation Experience in 2013, it was a very tall order. An undertaking the likes of which had never been seen before, the game promised an ever expanding universe so vast, you’d never see the end of it, thrilling space travel and...
Guillermo del Toro’s films are nothing short of dark fantasy genius. Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México, del Toro began experimenting with his father’s Super 8 camera at the age of eight, making short films with Planet of the Apes action figures. He enrolled in the Centro de Investigacion y...
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, astronaut Jose M. Hernandez stopped by Citrus College to share his journey from working in the fields to soaring among the stars. Growing up, Hernandez was raised between Mexico and California. His parents were migrant farm workers from Michoacán, Mexico who had wed...
June 29th, 1999: Slipknot unleashes their self-titled debut album on an unknowing world. Provocative,dark,heavy, and outside of anything the world had heard, one anonymous A&R rep from the band’s label, Roadrunner Records, released a statement saying “If this is the future of music, I don’t want to be alive”,...
Friday afternoon, the first day of this monthly summer event called 626 Night Market, the temperature was 82 degrees but in direct sun it felt more like 100 degrees. Despite the grueling temperature, hundreds of people brave the heat exposure and flock to Santa Anita Race Track for the...
Outside of visiting the country itself, the next best place to find Mexican culture and what it has to offer would be Southern California. Glendora had to look no farther than Citrus College where the curtains rose on Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano in the Haugh Performing Arts...
Walking into the Haugh Performing Arts Center for the viewing of “Kill Me, Deadly” on Sunday, April 24, I have to admit I was a bit skeptical. Having no previous knowledge of the plot of the film nor the original play, I really didn’t know what to expect. However,...
David Marvin Blake, a.k.a. DJ Quik, caught the eye of the streets with his self-made mix tapes. He later signed with Profile Records where he made his debut in 1991 with the album “Quik is the Name.” Like other South Central rap legends, he is the embodiment of the West Coast sound. In his...
Casa Moreno Mexican Grill and its owner, Mercy Moreno, have been beloved members of Downtown Covina ever since the restaurant’s opening in 1995. As an active member of the Covina Chamber of Commerce, Moreno has carved herself and her restaurant spots in the collective heart of the community. Well-known...