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Erin Mooney

Claire Kinderwater and Emma Broach · April 22

Hatchie’s Culture Shock 40 Setlist!

The 40th anniversary of WIUX’s Culture Shock music festival welcomed a sunny, warm day full of vintage vendors, free food, and community support for college radio and independent media.

Web Content Team · April 14

Word From The Web - Issue One

This is the web version of Issue One of “Word From The Web”, a WIUX Web Content zine on print.

· April 5

Continental Breakfast | April Edition | April 5th 2026

Katie Vise · April 1

What to Know Before You Go to Culture Shock

Learn everything you need to know for the 40th anniversary of WIUX's free music festival Culture Shock.

Karl Templeton · March 23

Culture Shock 40: April 11, 2026

For 40 years, Culture Shock has been WIUX's yearly music and culture festival that brings together the Bloomington community to enjoy a wide variety of musicians.

· March 7

Continental Breakfast | March Edition | March 6th, 2026

Interviews, Local, Music

Sophia Boyer · February 23

Six Foot Blonde: From College Covers to Full-Time Touring Musicians

When Six Foot Blonde first started jamming together in a cramped Bloomington apartment during the pandemic, they never imagined that a few years later, they’d be touring, recording new music, and inspiring fans across the country.

Movies, Reviews

Lily Selivan · February 14

Iron Lung: Translating Horror Accurately from a Video Games to the Big Screen

It is a very strange feeling to grow up watching Markiplier, this beloved, goofy, reaction-based let's-play YouTube icon, now making and starring in a major motion picture.

· February 6

Continental Breakfast | February Edition | February 6th, 2026

· December 5

Continental Breakfast | December Edition | December 5th, 2025

Emma Broach

Emma Broach · November 13

Pledge Drive 2025 Skate and Donate

What could be better than driving with your friends to a classically decorated roller skating rink, getting a free skate rental, and hanging out for hours under flashing lights and energetic music?

Local, Music

Charlie Collier · November 13

Show Report: Elliot, Nothing Club, and Adam Rubenstein at Black Circle

Elliott is a band that defies characterization: their relatively simple emo-core songs of the late 90s gave way to a complex mix of genres and instruments in the 2000s, blending elements of post-rock and shoegaze with their earlier sound through the heavy use of pianos, strings, and ambient loops.

· November 3

Continental Breakfast | November Edition | November 3rd, 2025

· October 3

Continental Breakfast | October Edition | October 3rd, 2025

Music

Web Content Team · October 1

Web Content Weekly: What’s the first album you put on when it starts raining outside?

First web content weekly of the semester!

Local, Music

Claire Kinderwater, Emma Broach

Claire Kinderwater and Emma Broach · September 28

Shoegaze in Bloom: She’s Green, Mourning Star and Just Penelope

Finding the right words to describe shoegaze as a genre is nearly impossible. Ethereal doesn’t quite cut it; atmospheric is too vague; and dreamy implies a lightness that shoegaze avoids.

· May 2

Continental Breakfast | Volume 13 | May 2nd, 2025

Interviews

Claire Kinderwater and Emma Broach · April 16

Blues and Birthdays with Bats: A Conversation with Jess Awh

Nashville indie rock group Bats delighted the crowd for their afternoon set at last week’s Culture Shock. Bats’ lineup includes frontperson and songwriter Jess Awh, drummer James, steel player Nick, and bassist Ben. We got to sit down for an interview with Jess following their set, chatting a bit about Culture Shock and the band’s trip to Indiana.

Interviews

Emma Broach · April 14

From Bob Dylan to Sea Horses, Tobacco City Rocks

“Poser country.” That’s how the alt-country band Tobacco City described their sound during our conversation after their set at Culture Shock 2025. Hailing from Chicago and consisting of Chris Coleslaw on vocals and guitar, Steve Plock on the drums, Scott Quider with the pedal steel, Lexi Goddard on vocals and guitar, and Eliza Webber on bass and vocals, Tobacco City put on a remarkable show at Saturday's festival.

· April 11

Continental Breakfast | Volume 12 | April 11th, 2025

Local

Laszlo Huening · April 9

A First Timer’s Guide to Culture Shock (With Advice From the Experts!)

Culture Shock is fast approaching! This Saturday, April 12th, the festivities begin, and we’ll be in for a day full of music, art, and amazing vibes. Here’s an official Culture Shock Q&A panel to prepare you for the big day!