Dan Soder visited the Englert last week. Through him, KRUI’s Bodhi and Bailey examine what makes a comedian special, or at least what makes one affably stupid.
Bjork’s latest “Cornucopia: Live” album is a near spiritual experience with her haunting vocals and eclectic melodies capturing the essence of the original songs, magnifying their impact.
Good. Better. Best. The Chicago Bears hung on once again to defeat the Minnesota Vikings, taking sole possession of first place in the NFC North.
It happened again. Another extremely close loss for Iowa, this time to USC, that left fans slamming TV remotes and flipping couch cushions. Again.
I had the chance to talk with 2-time Grammy Award winner Molly Tuttle ahead of her performance at The Englert on November 16th.
I spoke with Derek Sanders, frontman of Mayday Parade after their gig at Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee, Iowa. A conversation spanning much more than the 20 years of the band, he told me about his latest trilogy release and all the way back to his very first autograph he signed.
The Iowa State Legislature has attacked its trans residents by writing laws that attack their existence, including removing their civil rights protections. Iowans from across the state have voiced their opposition to this bill.
An op-ed written by university students from several schools across the nation, calling on politicians to enact gun control.
After hosting multiple transphobic speakers on campus, we at KRUI look into the YAF, it’s relationship to the Iowa Government, and its influence over the University of Iowa.
Pro-Palestinian protesters gathering on the Pentacrest in Iowa City came out to voice their stance against Israeli bombings of Gaza. They were met with some pro-Israeli opposition.
Protester demonstrated outside of the Iowa Memorial Union to express their frustrations over anti-trans rhetoric being platformed by the University of Iowa, and the YAF.
Iowa City environmentalists unloaded trash they had gathered from Ralston Creek onto the steps of city hall. The demonstration was to show their frustration with how the city allocated its funds, and the amount of pollution in the area.
In a time fraught with opposition, music marches along to the beat of protest (mage via nymag.com)!
Everybody has been talking about it. Pussy Riot. That’s right–say it. Pussy. The first night of Witching Hour held probably the most prominent event, a lively discussion between Jessica Hopper, Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina, MediaZona collaborator Sasha Bogino, and Pussy Riot supporter and friend Alexander Cheparukhin. The discussion started with a small part of a 2 hour documentary about Pussy Riot and how they connect with the long history of protest art. It also shows their ideological drift towards feminism, and how they became a female-only group. The film was called Act & Punishment, and the 13 minute clip … Continued
