Owen Raefield covers the biggest performances and storylines from Iowa’s 55-0 beatdown of Northern Iowa on Saturday.
On a cool night, somewhere in between the last days of summer and first days of fall, the finale to the Hy-Vee Ampitheater’s inaugural season took place. Starring Arizona’s Gin Blossoms, hundreds turned out on their feet for the band in North Liberty’s newest venue.
Week two of college football gave us a pair of early Game of the Year candidates. Unfortunately for the Big Ten, those games came at their expense. This week, we’ll take a look at Iowa’s cathartic win over Iowa State, Oregon’s early-season struggles, and Ohio State’s meltdown against Texas.
The Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers set Week 1 scoring records in a wild opening game of the 2026 season. Alex Izienicki details the 59-37 win for Chicago.
Owen Raefield breaks down the biggest players and plays from Iowa’s dramatic 16-13 victory in the Cy-Hawk series.
Week one of college football is in the rearview, but it feels like we’ve somehow already experienced a full season’s worth of drama. This week, we’ll dive into the (lack of) updates about Iowa’s quarterback battle, the “Bail Mary” in Ann Arbor, and the stakes of this weekend’s Ohio State-Texas game.
I had the chance to sit down with Andrew McMahon while at When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas. We spoke about his historic gig at Red Rocks this summer, playing at Notre Dame Stadium, and how incredible of a movie “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” is.
Out of the quiet middle class neighborhood of Forest Hills Queens came the first punk rock band. The Ramones became a statement for justice in America. Via NPR
Warped Tour is the best day of the year, and it definitely did not disappoint this year. Check out my review of this years show! (image via vanswarpedtour.com)
Gosh! and Greg Wheeler & The Polygamist Mall Cops joined Lifestyles at Iowa City Yacht Club for a night full of head banging and nonstop noise. (Image via: lifestyles.bandcamp.com)
Titus Andonicus played the Mill in Iowa City on Sunday, September 25th.
Listen to the newest Violent Femmes album and read my thoughts!
Read this review about The Frights newest album, “You Are Going to Hate This”.
Indie punk rockers The Thermals are back with, We Disappear. Check out our review of the thematic album here.
SWMRS provide the perfect cure for all those suffering from 90’s punk-rock nostalgia with “Drive North” (photo via Rolling Stone)
