My School of Rock Experience

By Andrew Altschuler

Staff Writer

Doing a drum solo on the spot in front of a crowd is pretty scary. I was doing a Led Zeppelin show for School of Rock in Cherry Hill, NJ, and for the last song in each show, the director introduces each member. The band who is playing in the background still plays while they are introduce everyone of us.

I was playing, “Whole Lotta Love”, and in the middle of the song, there is a two-minute breakdown, but I had to do it for at least five minutes. I was kind of scared because I was just coming up with what I did on the spot.

After each kid was introduced, I would do a little fill, and when I was introduced, I did the fill that was on the record that brings the song back into a little guitar solo. The song actually went pretty well. I did mess up a couple of times, nothing too major, and it was fine.

American Sniper Is a Must-See

By Jack Bixler

Movie Critic

American Sniper is the best movie of the year so far. It was action packed, drama filled, and heart pounding.

In this true-story performance, Bradley Cooper plays a cowboy in Texas who has a sudden urge to join the Navy Seals. He goes through the training and then does four tours in Iraq, getting a record breaking amount of kills.

Bradley Cooper’s outstanding performance in this earned him a nominee for Best Actor in the Oscars. During the time the movie was being filmed, he spoke on a Southern accent the whole time during the filming and even when he wasn't filming. Even when he was with his friends, he talked in a Southern accent. That shows how good of an actor he is.

American Sniper was nominated for six awards in the Oscars: Best Picture, Bradley Cooper for Best Actor. Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Best Writing in an Adapted Screenplay. Clearly, this movie is a must see for anyone into action and a little drama.