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• Lily Allen breaks seven-year hiatus with vulnerable divorce album, “West End Girl”

  The cover art for Lily Allen’s new album, ‘West End Girl’ illustrated by Nieves Gonzalez. By Talia Bumanglag After seven long years, Lily Allen has re-entered the music scene with her latest album, “West End Girl.” With 14 distinctly different tracks and a run time of 45 minutes, Allen tells the story of her relationship…

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• Eighth Ball nears debut EP, reflects on OC scene

  The members of local band Eighth Ball, Carter McCall, left, Chris Wheeler, middle, and Gabe Pederson, right, stand in front of a car outside of 8-Track Studios in Garden Grove, California. Their debut EP, “Around The Table,” is in its final stages of production. (Jonathan Reyes) By Sofia Hopkins Sitting in a Garden Grove garage…

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• American idol to education: student makes music through adversity 

  Marcio Donaldson sits in front of the Long Beach City College Welcome Center on Dec. 3 2024. Donaldson made it to the Top 14 on American Idol season 16 before coming to LBCC to learn business. (Sofia Hopkins) By Sofia Hopkins Once performing on the television series American Idol, Long Beach City College student Marcio…

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