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The rabbit hole of songs that YouTube recommends me and the beauty in it. (Photo taken by Alan Levenson.)
A one-on-one interview on the store’s history, current customer base, and more. (Image via Vinyl Me, Please)
KRUI’s Music Staff rounds up the best releases of September
Tropical Fuck Storm – Deep States Aussie noise rock band Tropical Fuck Storm’s third album, Deep States, is as messy and disorienting as the doomed political landscape it was birthed out of. Reflecting mind-poisoning social media discourse twisted through the filter of a distortion pedal, vocalists Gareth Liddiard and Fiona Kitschin deliver some of their most compelling melodies over lacerating guitar and synth lines. The opening track, “The Greatest Story Ever Told”, writes from the perspective of Jesus’ second coming to Earth to proclaim in a grand chorus “There ain’t no end of days.” Even at its loudest, a sense … Continued
Spellling – The Turning Wheel The Turning Wheel, Chrystia Cabral’s third album under the project Spellling, offers bewitchingly captivating progressive folk and neo-soul songs. A shift towards natural instrumentation marks a stark change from 2019’s synth-heavy Mazy Fly, giving these songs a new liveliness, and pushing Cabral’s songwriting towards the theatrical. The sonic palette on its own can be bewildering at first–veering off without warning into performances of soul, hard rock, classical, folk, and of course, synthwave. It’s no surprise that the personnel list reveals more than thirty performers–all of whom sound great. The songs are left with an enchanting … Continued
Sam Kienzle fills you in on each team of the NIT semifinals. (Image: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images North America)
Sam Kienzle previews Iowa vs. Wisconsin and discusses Badger head coach Bo Ryan’s calculated, successful approach to basketball. (Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images North America)
Sam Kienzle of KRUI Sports recaps Iowa’s exhilarating 77-71 overtime win over #24 Ohio State Thursday night in Iowa City. (Image: David Scrivner/Iowa City Press-Citizen)
KRUI contributor Sam Kienzle recaps the Iowa men’s and women’s teams’ dominance of their in-state foes.
Sam Kienzle brings you up to speed with former Hawkeyes in the NFL, and more! (Image: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images North America)
Sam Kienzle plays with scenarios in Michigan State’s win over Indiana last Saturday, and how it could possibly affect the Hawkeyes’ chances in East Lansing.
Iowa got its sputtering offense running with the help of a military man, a home crowd, and a sense of desperation in a 27-16 win over Northern Iowa on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium.
Can Iowa State march into Kinnick Stadium and steal a win for the first time since Seneca Wallace’s Cyclones did it in startling fashion in 2002? KRUI contributor Sam Kienzle mulls over the matchup.
Michigan State made it all the way to the inaugural Big Ten championship game last season and capped their season by defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in triple-overtime in the Outback Bowl. Does Sparty have what it takes to return to the B1G Championship? Our Sam Kienzle previews the season ahead for the MSU Spartans.
KRUI continues its look at Big Ten teams today with Nebraska. Sam Kienzle breaks down the season ahead for the Huskers in their 2nd season in the Big Ten.
KRUI previews all Big Ten football teams for 2012, starting with Illinois.
