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(04/10/23 7:51pm)
“You’ll Get it When You’re Older” — it’s a phrase that younger siblings and little kids are tired of hearing as they try to understand things that can still perplex even adults. For Blake Rose, singer-songwriter from Perth, Australia, this phrase held power as he grew up struggling to understand his sister’s drug abuse. Through his new EP, You’ll Get it When You’re Older, Rose has created a collection of thematically dark and somber music that makes the listener feel warm and hopeful.
(04/08/23 6:53pm)
On December 8, 1974, Bill Starkey and his father made the two-and-a-half hour trek on Highway 41 from Terre Haute, Indiana to Evansville. They took this journey to see some of the greatest rock performers in the world: KISS at Roberts Stadium.
(04/08/23 6:36pm)
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?
(04/07/23 11:43pm)
In this episode, we discuss our favorites from Disney including Brenda Song who carried Disney Channel on her back.
(04/03/23 3:50am)
In this episode, host Betsy explores the history and definition of the spicy latina trope as well as providing some examples of those we see in contemporary media. She also dives into the issues behind the trope and why it can be so damaging to young latina women finding misrepresentation in the popular media they consume.
(04/03/23 1:50am)
On this episode of Director's Cut, we interview Maggie Joseph aka DJ Mags, WIUX's own radio production director.
(03/28/23 3:25am)
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. The massive storm laid a path of destruction across more than six towns in the state, displacing hundreds of people from their homes and communities.
(03/28/23 3:09am)
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.
(03/23/23 7:44pm)
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.
(03/23/23 7:34pm)
Ohm talks all about CGI (computer generated imagery) in media and innovations in the field.
(03/15/23 4:14am)
Alanna comes on the pod and talks about fashion red flags and helps unpack all of Sneha's relationship issues.
(03/12/23 8:12pm)
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. The bands featured are The Skaaholics, The Pops, Superlunar, Home Phone, Pat and the Pissers, Inner Peace, and Weston Estate. The event will have food trucks and booths set up by various campus organizations. Burning couch, presented by Music Industry Creatives, will be happening the next day, April 16th, at Switchyard Park. The event will feature three different stages: a main outdoor stage, an indoor acoustic venue, and a DJ skate jam/rap cypher performance. The main stage performers are the only ones announced so far and will consist of Callejera, Ed Winn and the Atomic Misfits, Lung, Six Foot Blonde, Westhead, Wind, The Namby Pamby, Citruses, Tree to Stone, The Matriarch, The Strangers, and Foredaze. The event happens from noon to 9:30 and will feature art vendors and local food from around Bloomington. You can keep up with updates on both festivals on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wiuxfm/ and https://www.instagram.com/burningcouchfestival/?hl=en
(03/07/23 6:44pm)
This article was updated on March 23 to reflect new information.
(03/02/23 11:34pm)
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. While a contract can provide security, payment, or otherwise, it is still an agreement between the musician and label for an amount of music. Problems can still arise from many parts of this system, even with money and security. With a label, contract musicians are set to produce a set number of albums, songs, or whatever else is requested, usually over a longer period. Problems can ensue from several aspects of this system, but in particular, this system only lends itself to drastic changes in the music of a signed artist once they have a contract. This is because of the labels themselves and the reputations they have. For example, a record label such as Def Jam, which mainly hosts single artists in styles close to rap and hip hop, such as Big Sean, 070 Shake, or Nas, will not be able to effectively host a musician outside of that genre. This is because their entire marketing, networking, and promotion system is set up for that instead of jazz, rock, etc.
(03/02/23 1:00am)
"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. This unique witches' brew of sounds and visuals has garnered Sematary and his collective, The Haunted Mound, a loyal underground following since their debut in 2019.
(03/02/23 1:08am)
Life Got Claws is the fourth album released by Swedish band The Secret French Postcards. Formed in 2016, this group aptly proclaims their style to be “post-punkish;” while their use of driving bass lines, drum machines, muttering baritone vocals, and icy synthesizers reflects inspiration drawn from classic 80s post-punk, the distant guitars drowned in wet effects and feedback contribute to a soundscape which merits categorization alongside dream pop or shoegaze. This latest release by the band most clearly exemplifies their approach to music. The first thing one may notice about the album is the unintelligibility of the vocals. Partnered with an apparent lack of any published lyrics, this aspect of the record tops off the air of mystery built into it by the rest of the mix. However, whereas artists who construct similar ethereal soundscapes may intentionally forego lyric-writing to utilize vocal performance as an instrument itself instead, it sometimes seems as if The Secret French Postcards intended for there to be lyrics to the record; listeners may be taken aback by their sudden ability to recognize the words “smell of you” during the track Don’t Fear Me, which are oddly prominent in the mix among other instances of lyrical discernibility. While the washed-out nature of the vocals fits the general vibes of the album, its execution is carried out in a manner less indecisive between being audible or dreamy.
(03/02/23 12:56am)
Following her critically acclaimed 2021 release, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, British rapper Simbiatu Ajikawo, better known as Little Simz, had mountainous expectations for her next release. With her latest album, NO THANK YOU, she has more than matched them. Rapping unapologetically as ever, with her characteristic North London accent, Simz continues asserting herself as one of hip hop’s most dynamic voices. Simz tackles a number of societal issues in an album that sees her expand on themes she’s introduced over the course of her growing discography. She gives listeners a window into the life of a black woman trying to make a living in the music industry. It’s a business dominated at the top by white music execs, and Simz describes her internal conflict between wanting to stay true to herself and being asked to cater to a white audience. She raps on the lead track “Angel,” “How you go against the same system you were colonized by? Brother, your whole ting compromised.” Lyrically, NO THANK YOU is extremely dense. Each song on the 10-track LP packs a punch, leading to a 50-minute runtime. But, despite its heavy lyricism, Simz’s delivery is charismatic and confident and never feels preachy.
(03/02/23 12:50am)
It is not often that a formerly corny artist makes a good album. Even rarer is when this artist is a YouTuber who completely changes sound to do so. This is the case of the rapper Quadeca who went from creating YouTube diss tracks to making one of 2022’s best folktronica projects. While some of the sounds were explored in 2021’s “From Me to You,” the level of improvement on the songwriting front here is startling. Lyrically, the album utilizes the concept of being a ghost to explore death, loneliness, and regret. Tracks are multi-phased and densely produced with an icy and crushing feel. Instead of a YouTuber, Quadeca sounds like a bedroom producer pushing forward new sounds in music for the next decade.
(03/01/23 2:14am)
First episode dives into the “latinacore” aesthetic currently trending on TikTok, touching on the definition and controversies of this trend and others like it!
(02/28/23 8:31pm)
On this shorter episode, we discuss Season 22 of the Bachelor and all of its problematic yet entertaining plots.