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Michigan State University Student Radio

Impact 89FM | WDBM-FM

Michigan State University Student Radio

Impact 89FM | WDBM-FM

Michigan State University Student Radio

Impact 89FM | WDBM-FM

Spiraling, But Make It Pretty | “Is This What Love Is?” by Wasia Project

Spiraling, But Make It Pretty | “Is This What Love Is?” by Wasia Project

Noelle Simonelli, Writer/Volunteer March 27, 2024

On March 20, multitalented sibling duo Will Gao and Olivia Harding, better known as Wasia Project, took us on an atmospheric and contemplative journey with their newest release “Is This What Love Is?” “Is...

Impact Mixtape | “Namesake Melodies” by Noelle Whorf

Impact Mixtape | “Namesake Melodies” by Noelle Whorf

Noelle Whorf, Writer/Volunteer March 27, 2024

I have always been particularly drawn to songs adorned with people’s names, from “Polly” by Moses Sumney to “Julia” by the Beatles. There is something captivating about the songs addressed to...

Begging For Connection | “symptom of life” by WILLOW

Begging For Connection | “symptom of life” by WILLOW

Gabby Nelson, Entertainment Editorial Assistant March 26, 2024

I’m a sucker for piano. Any melody with a little twinkle of keys has my attention. “symptom of life” by WILLOW opens with a tease of a piano chord progression. It’s an opening that feels like Picasso’s...

This Week in Music History | March 25-31

This Week in Music History | March 25-31

March 25, 2024

When you think about what an album is supposed to be, Run-D.M.C's self-titled debut album checks all the boxes. More than that, it was full of firsts. Released March 27, 1984, it was the first hip...

Dungeon by Thomas Quine is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Playlist | Trapped in a Dungeon

Entertainment Team March 24, 2024

You live in a quaint town of elven folk in a land called Kingdom. Peace has reigned in Kingdom for centuries after a great darkness was driven out by noble elves who now graciously rule. But now, that...

Wanting to Be Someone Else | “Unknown Phantom” by Ricky Montgomery

Wanting to Be Someone Else | “Unknown Phantom” by Ricky Montgomery

Ryan Wilbert, Writer/Volunteer March 24, 2024

Cloaked and covered, you wander aimlessly through a haze of fog as you pass mounds of people. The streets are clogged with all sorts of characters – caped heroes and all-stars alike. Nervous, yet anticipating...

A TikTok Earworm | “Good Morning” by Baby Jayy

A TikTok Earworm | “Good Morning” by Baby Jayy

Neelan Bosnic, Writer/Volunteer March 23, 2024

The explosion of social media in the last decade has given everyone the tools necessary to create music of all stripes. In particular, rap music has become inextricable from the Internet. Streaming services...

Into the Arms of Emo Ambient | An Interview with claire rousay

Into the Arms of Emo Ambient | An Interview with claire rousay

Mike Merucci, Entertainment Editor March 22, 2024

Within the realms of modern ambient and its many offshoot microgenres, few are creating soundscapes with the intimacy and vulnerability of claire rousay's. rousay's most recent solo album, everything...

Playing God in a Technological Age | “O Superman” by Laurie Anderson

Playing God in a Technological Age | “O Superman” by Laurie Anderson

Jack Domenicucci, Writer/Volunteer March 21, 2024

Laurie Anderson is an often overlooked artist within the music canon, and it’s likely due to the exact qualities her music is praised for. Anderson has this unique ability to blend pop melodies with...

Olivia Rodrigo performing at The Footprint Center on Feb. 24, 2024.

Guts World Tour | Olivia Rodrigo Live at the Footprint Center

Joe Burr, Writer/Volunteer March 20, 2024

Olivia Rodrigo has officially embarked on her newest tour. I have been a fan since her debut single “driver's license” and was very impressed with her newest album, Guts. After missing out on her Sour...

The Melody of Androgyny | “Over Again” by Sir Chloe

The Melody of Androgyny | “Over Again” by Sir Chloe

Dakota Hendren, Writer/Volunteer March 20, 2024

My first time experiencing Sir Chloe was in 2021 at Lollapalooza, which my mom had dragged my brother and I to so we would see Foo Fighters with her. I had actually missed Sir Chloe’s main performance...

Impact Mixtape | Women in ’80s New Wave

Impact Mixtape | Women in ’80s New Wave

Noelle Whorf, Writer/Volunteer March 18, 2024

The emergence of the new wave genre was a response to punk, asserting its dominance in music through the late ‘70s and the ‘80s. That easily recognizable sound is characterized by early digital synthesizers,...

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