Braydyn Lents
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09/15/2023
Student Struck by Car on Bloomington Campus
Braydyn Lents
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09/15/2023
AMC Theater Set To Close In Bloomington
Trevor Emery
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05/04/2023
Culture Shock: Superlunar Interview
Sofia Goldstein
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05/02/2023
Noah Kahan Concert Recap
Madison Ridley
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04/10/2023
RMR Has It!
Madison Ridley
· April 10
No Rose Without a Thorn: Blake Rose's New EP Embodies a Story Worth Telling
Blake Rose's new EP, Youu2019ll Get it When Youu2019re Older, creates a collection of thematically dark and somber music that makes the listener feel warm and hopeful.
FJ Miller
· April 8
KISS: Come Back To Small Towns
KISS has put on the largest live show in the world on its End of the Road World Tour. This has left fans of all ages from Midwestern small towns, much like myself, hoping that KISS goes out the same way it started.
FJ Miller
· April 8
Could Filmmaking Become a New Way to Promote an Album Release?
In the past there has been a rise in artists, such as Machine Gun Kelly, Denzel Curry, and Taylor Swift, creating short or feature length films that correspond with their albums. Could this be a return to the visual artistic expression possessed by older artists, such as Prince, Pink Floyd, and The Beatles?
Ijaaz Yousuf
· March 27
Mississippi Recovery Begins in the Aftermath of Destructive Tornado
At least 25 people were killed and several were injured after a devastating tornado tore through Mississippi for over an hour on Friday, March 24.
Christian Oates
· March 27
Alternatives to the Grammy Awards
My previous article was centered around how the Grammy Awards seem to show bias in choosing awards, as well as not recognizing Black artists for the work they put in. As a solution to this problem, some people call for the Grammys to be replaced by a new, fairer music award show. However, two existing award shows have the potential to become the next big thing.
Sofia Goldstein
and Gabe Roach
· March 23
Poddy Mouth Announcement
Join WIUX for Poddy Mouth this weekend! The event will take place on Saturday, March 25 at 8 p.m. in Bloomington’s FAR Center. Poddy Mouth is an 18+ event with a $5 entry fee.
Gabe Roach
· March 12
Culture Shock and Burning Couch Lineup Announced
Bloomington concertgoers, make sure to mark your calendars for the weekend of April 15th and 16th because WIUX’s culture shock will be happening on the 15th at Showalter Fountain and will be going from 1 pm to 10 pm.
Ijaaz Yousuf
· March 7
Four Americans Missing Following Attack and Kidnapping in Mexico
US and Mexican officials have announced that the four missing Americans who were abducted by gunmen in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico on March 3, 2023 were located on Tuesday, March 7.
Trevor Emery
· March 2
Contractual Obligations in the Music Industry
Being recognized by a label and becoming a full-time musician with all the funding and promotion from them is most musicians' idea of the best possible scenario for their music career. A label has a much greater potential to get its name out there and all the benefits, but the musician is (usually) under a contractual agreement for this
Gehrig Gragg
· March 1
Sematary’s Butcher House Album Review
"Death, madness, murder, mayhem, it's the real haunted mound in your town." Butcher House is the new mixtape by 22-year-old NorCal rapper Sematary. Heavily influenced by 2010's Chicago Drill, early SoundCloud rap, and witch house, Sematary packages these elements in a black metal and slasher film aesthetic that's as much Chief Keef and Yung Lean as it is Jason Vorhees.
Newest Podcast Episode
Shatatouille
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06/07/2023
Ep4 - Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies
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