Face the Music
Gabe Cohen and Charlotte Amsbaugh
November 3, 2017
What makes an artist good? Is it their influence on culture? Is it how they brand themselves? Is it who can get the most streams? While all of these factors are important, what makes an artist good is if their music can make you feel something. If their lyrics or melodies can make you feel any emotion, ...
The Soundtrack of Our High School Years
Reilly Filter and Sarah Shapiro
June 4, 2017
Music is arguably one of the most important parts of growing up. This story features three song selections from every senior on our staff that they felt accurately captured the roller coaster that is high school, whether in words, melody or memory.
Last Hurrah
June 4, 2017
Since this is the last edition I will be able to contribute to CMAG I wanted to write a poem. I have been publishing my poetry since I was a young cubby sophomore, and it felt fitting to write another, for the last time. So, as I sat on nine different planes, because I have been traveling every weekend...
Minnesota Street Project
Nicole Li and Ahana Ganguly
June 4, 2017
Deep in the heart of San Francisco’s industrial Dogpatch district, a place of trucks, abandoned warehouses, and construction pollution, a revolution is blooming. On the corner of Minnesota and 24th, this black-and-white building reveals nothing of its interior glories from afar. Little moved i...
Spilling Ink
Julianna Roth and Stan De Martel
June 4, 2017
C Magazine sat down with Johnny and Lisa, two tattoo artists, at the Redwood City Tattoo Company. We asked them some questions about their experience becoming tattoo artist and some of their fondest memories. What is your favorite part about being a tattoo artist? Johnny: For me, tattooing is more of a craftsmanship than ar...
DIY Pins
Yashvi Tibrewal, Atusa Assadi
April 19, 2017
Materials Shrink film Acrylic paint Sharpies galore Scissors Hot glue gun Pin backs Method Get inspired: hit up Etsy, Pinterest or unleash your inner Tumblr girl. WARNING: Once you start scrolling, you cannot stop. And the number of Etsy cart items you have will exponentially increase. DO NOT BUY T...
RAIN WORKS
Talia Stanley and Maddy Buecheler
April 15, 2017
How it started: In 2013, 20-year-old Peregrine Church learned about super-hydrophobic coatings and pursued that knowledge to find an innovative approach to use the material in a powerful way. With help from many along the way, Peregrine was finally able to create a spray that you couldn’t smell...
What Ghost Ship Means to Other Artist Collectives
Gabe Cohen and Stan de Martel
April 15, 2017
The innards of the Ghost Ship Warehouse have been compared to a maze; the stairs were made of plywood slabs and held together by string. On this particular night, the warehouse was packed beyond the capacity, making disaster inevitable. On December 2, 2016, EDM artists Obsidian Blade and Golden Donna...
Artist of the Month: Matthew Woon
Reilly Filter and Sarah Shapiro
April 13, 2017
C Mag: When did you start doing art? Matthew Woon: I’ve always been pretty interested in expressing myself visually. It was sort of through my own discovery, and then also through a school I’ve been going to. I found pottery lessons that sparked my interest, so I started around seventh grade and Iâ€...
Ross Cardillo
Teddie Stewart
March 17, 2017
As I pet a dog that too closely resembles a toy, a young Ross Cardillo pimped in the gear of an alternative musician who couldn’t care less about his untied shoes comes up behind me to order a mocha that he says will "cause [him] pain later but screw it." This is a quintessential beginning to our ...
New Kids on the Cloud
Alexis Pisco
March 17, 2017
Soundcloud is a music platform used by many Palo Alto High School (Paly) students. Most students use it for listening to music, while few upload their own songs. Soundcloud is an accessible way to get their music heard.  Take a look into the minds and journeys of Soundcloud artists at Paly. R.E.A. “[I] alwa...
Disco Doesn’t Suck
Gabe Cohen
March 16, 2017
Bright lights paint the crowd creating an ocean of color. The pulsating thump of the bass drum causes your chest to viscerally pound to the beat. Sweat drenches every part of your body. All thoughts void your mind as you give in to the groove and dance harder than you’ve ever danced before. No,...