Jordan Kabialis returns to the Tirades with a little “spice”, wondering whose idea it was to have the Spice Girls perform at a disappointing closing ceremonies to an otherwise thrilling Olympic games.
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Mickey Hart, a former drummer for The Grateful Dead, is coming to The Englert Theatre on August 22nd, and we’ve got a ticket and an autographed album to give away!
Stephen McDonald was in attendance at the Hawkeyes’ annual Media Day Monday afternoon. Coaches and players talk about what to expect from the Hawkeyes this season and what’s going on at the running back position.
By KRUI news reporter Betsy Penisten Johnson dismissed from football Sophomore running back for the Iowa Hawkeyes De’Andre Johnson has been dismissed from the team, Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz said Wednesday. Johnson was suspended Sunday upon earning two tickets in the past week. Johnson played four games in 2011, rushing 18 times for 79 yards. According to reports Johnson received a ticket for eluding arrest after being ticketed for speeding on Saturday. Just two days earlier, Johnson was ticketed again after countless noise complaints were reported to the Iowa City police. Johnson received a ticket for maintaining a disorderly … Continued
By reporter Betsy Penisten Local news Closing day at Johnson County Fair Today is the last day of the Johnson County Fair. If you haven’t had a chance to make it out to the fair yet this week, tonight will be a great night to do so with evening temperatures dipping into the upper 60’s. With the significant lack of rain during the past two weeks fair organizers have been tossing around the idea of whether or not cancel the annual fireworks show as they believe it poses some threats. No word this morning on any cancellation yet. The fireworks … Continued
By reporter Betsy Penisten Fair Queen Crowned The Johnson County Fair officially crowned its queen Monday. Out of 8 contestants, 18-year-old Rebecca Haugland from Solon, was awarded the crown. Haugland was just a young 4-Her when she watched her first queen competition, she says, “Being in 4-H, I always watched the queen competition. So when I got that old, I knew I wanted to compete.” Monday’s competition marked Haugland’s third year taking part in the contest. The running for the crown includes undergoing a personal interview with the judges a week before the fair, then from that point, the judges … Continued
By reporter Betsy Penisten Johnson County Fair kicked off Monday The Johnson county fair kicked off Monday bringing in a number of exhibits for every walk of life including University of Iowa and UI Health Care units taking care of medical procedures like the one explained in this content. University of Iowa exhibits include the College of Dentistry on July 26th, the UI Museum of Art and the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science on July 24th, and the Pentacrest Museums on July 25th. The Carver College of Medicine, Newborn Screening, Iowa River Landing, UI Quick Care, UI Community HomeCare, … Continued
Somewhere on the spectrum between Bjork and Braids lies Purity Ring, whose debut album “Shrines” was released on July 24. Give a listen to our track of the week, “Fineshrine.”
Stephen McDonald weighs in on the recent developments in the Penn State saga and how this is a prime example of what can happen when the people in charge do nothing to stop a monster.
Rank Artist Recording Label 1 BEACH HOUSE Bloom SUB POP 2 JAPANDROIDS Celebration Rock Polyvinyl 3 PEAKING LIGHTS Lucifer Mexican Summer 4 FIONA APPLE The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw, And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do Epic 5 WALKMEN Heaven Fat Possum 6 HOT CHIP In Our Heads Domino 7 LIARS WIXIW Mute 8 METRIC Synthetica Mom And Pop-MMI 9 MYNABIRDS Generals Saddle Creek 10 A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS Worship Dead Oceans 11 KING TUFF King Tuff SUB POP 12 LOWER DENS Nootropics Ribbon 13 MOUNT EERIE Clear … Continued