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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

The Pitch
Liam Dorrien

Liam Dorrien, Print Arts and Entertainment Editor

Liam is a Print Arts and Entertainment Editor and has been with the Pitch for two years. In their free time they enjoy playing guitar and watching movies.

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Steve Lacy performs in front of an enlarged logo from his recent Gemini Rights album as many in the crowd record him. Lacy has exploded in popularity since the release of his hit song Bad Habit after half a decade as a well-known indie darling.

Gemini Wrongs? Steve Lacy criticized for concert conduct

November 29, 2022
Alternate language music gets more American ears on it everyday, especially in younger generations. To new listeners, I would say keep an open mind. I didn’t like either genre when I first started listening to them, it took me like a full year to really get into them. Now I’m near fluent in Spanish, and you don’t even have to learn the language, you can just look up a lyric video and use to romanization. Just make sure you’re saying the lyrics right, like for any other artist, junior Devin Bittencourt said.

Students pull back curtain on foreign language music

November 1, 2022
Musical artist and actress Halle Bailey got her start as one member of the superstar R&B sister duo Chloe x Halle. The group was cosigned by Beyoncé and was featured on her 2016 Formation tour before Halle went on to star in Disneys 2023 The Little Mermaid live action remake.

Little Mermaid critics reveal their own bias

October 25, 2022
Street art from the famous Floridian outdoor art gallery depicts heavily detailed scenes with messages about addiction and pollution. Long ago, I traveled to Miami to a place called Wynwood Walls that inspired me to start doing street art. More recently, I started looking at the graffiti on the streets and got inspired because I wanted to be able to do art like that, Gaytán Quiroz said.

Graffitists wash away mystery of their art form

September 29, 2022
Graph of MoviePass membership over time, in thousands.

AMC and Regal offer $3 movies

September 15, 2022
Students and administrators across Montgomery County have participated in study circles in order to address systemic inequity that students suffer from.

Allison Hoefling utilizes the power of conversation

June 16, 2022
Marcus Morton, known by his stage name, Redveil, released his fully self-produced sophomore album Learn 2 Swim on his 18th birthday. In an interview with Pitchfork, Morton spoke about his age, saying Its not just good for a 17-year-old, it is just good.

“Learn 2 Swim”: Redveil’s second dive into music

June 6, 2022
Acclaimed horror writer and director Jordan Peele is releasing his third highly anticipated film Nope this July. Peele has taken the horror world by storm through his powerful social commentary and cinematography skills.

Redefining a genre: Horror innovates in a new era of theatre

April 26, 2022
Freshman Francis Emerson, pictured above in the center, has started a support group club for those affected by the libel of The Pitch. In this meeting, they are discussing the idea of taking on separate identities to distance themselves from reputation their misattributed quotes have given them.

Questionable quote quotas inquiry: Is the Pitch faking it?

April 1, 2022
The most recent tape mural to have gone up in the hallways made completely by Junior V Similch-Vásquez. “I wanted to include color from the beginning, to show the essence or energy of people, similar to Keith Haring. I didn’t want it to be plain, but coloring in with tape looks blocky and boring, so I decided to outline the subjects,” Simlich-Vásquez said.

The past, present, and future of hallway art

March 31, 2022
Japanese film “Drive My Car” has been nominated in this years Best Picture category at the Oscars, making it only the 13th international film in the history of the award show to considered for the award.

Foreign films break new ground

March 10, 2022
A collection of some of the biggest drivers of culture in the current music industry. Clockwise from left: Doja Cat, Young Thug, Playboi Carti and Megan Thee Stallion.

Double standards hurt artists

February 18, 2022
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