Music columnist Caitlin Fry contemplates the resurgence of vinyl in the age of MP3s.
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Mates of State, the Kansas-based husband and wife duo, released their seventh full-length album “Mountaintops” today. The record is a brand new add to the KRUI library this week. On November 17th, you can catch Mates of State perform in Iowa City at the Blue Moose Tap House with Ra Ra Riot. Mates of State – Sway by CloudDrops You can also stream the rest of the album at Rolling Stone.
GAME STORY: KRUI Sports Staffer, Tyler Tjelmeland, was on the scene for the season opener against Tennessee Tech.
KRUI Sports Staffer, Sam Kienzle, highlights some former Hawkeyes gone pro.
In this 2 part series, KRUI Sports Staffer, Sam Kienzle, lays out the Cy-Hawk game.
In this 2 part series, KRUI Sports Staffer, Sam Kienzle, lays out the Cy-Hawk game last weekend.
KRUI News Staffers Emily Woodbury and Mike Mendel sit down with UI Associate Professor of Political Science, Tim Hagle, to evaluate and discuss the GOP debate and what impact it had on the 2012 campaign. [audio:http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/HagleGOPDebate.mp3]
By Eric Intlekofer There is a quality in Portugal. The Man that all music lovers can admire, or at least respect, and that is their ability to put out a consistent record every year. With “In the Mountain In the Cloud,” the Alaska and Portland based band moved to a major label, many a music fan’s nightmare. This time around, however, that chance is not to be feared. Their style has not been compromised, in fact it’s been honed. Their sixth LP seems to be a culmination of the forward progress the band has been working on for the past … Continued
This week on The Lit Show, Writers’ Workshop graduate Alexander Maksik discusses his debut novel, You Deserve Nothing. Listen to the full episode at litshow.com: http://litshow.com/archive/season-04/alexandermaksik Set at an international school in Paris, the novel focuses on 33-year-old star teacher, Will Silver. His senior seminar in English not only introduces students to the best, fiercest writing of Shakespeare, Faulkner, Albert Camus, and Jean-Paul Sarte—it challenges them to define, then defend, their personal values. With the verve and tenacity of a French philosopher, Silver attacks his pupils’ assumptions about literature and living; and under his guidance they become better readers, wiser … Continued
By L.C. Graf-Juarez 8 EP’s and still kicking, Mogwai’s “Earth Division” is striking and magical just like everything else they’ve ever created (any surprise there?). Although a question needs to brought up when “Get to France” opens with its haunting piano. Just how much time did Mogwai spend playing Kingdom Hearts before recording? Not that this is at all a bad thing, just that the song is very much like the melody that would play somewhere between the Boss and (if you know anything about Kingdom Hearts) losing Kairi. The composer of the Kingdom Hearts scores, Yoko Shimomura is a … Continued
