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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

To Obsess or Not to Obsess | “Cheerleader” by Porter Robinson

To Obsess or Not to Obsess | “Cheerleader” by Porter Robinson

Ryan Wilbert, Writer/Volunteer March 30, 2024

The internet is full of complications. You can share your personal thoughts, feelings and deepest secrets with people you’ve never met – and may never meet – in your entire lifetime. The question...

Women Who Thrived in Genres Dominated by Men

Women Who Thrived in Genres Dominated by Men

Impact Staff March 30, 2024

Gangsta Boo Rap, as a genre, has hosted its fair share of misogynistic lyrics and gross objectifications in the past, but Gangsta Boo wasn’t afraid to throw those objectifications back in the faces...

Loved and Lost | “Letterman” by The Story So Far

Loved and Lost | “Letterman” by The Story So Far

Alex Jimenez-Vega, Writer/Volunteer March 29, 2024

Picture California, what do you see? Mountains, beaches, or maybe the beautiful oceans that line the coast? No matter what you see, it's probably akin to the feeling of listening to The Story So Far. Mellow...

John Mellencamp, R.O.C.K. in M.S.U., takes a trip through classic cinema

Andrew Roth, Photo Coordinator March 29, 2024

John Mellencamp may have been born in a small town, but he had no issue rocking a college town Tuesday night. The concert at Michigan State University’s Wharton Center in East Lansing began at the...

Beats Without Borders | Desert Blues, The Sounds of the Sahara

Beats Without Borders | Desert Blues, The Sounds of the Sahara

Ashe Burr, Writer/Volunteer March 28, 2024

As you continue your musical journey across the globe, inevitably, the Sahara will come to meet you head on. The desert is one of the most inhospitable places on the planet, and yet, the inhospitable atmosphere...

Female-Fronted Britpop Excellence | “Great Things” by Echobelly

Female-Fronted Britpop Excellence | “Great Things” by Echobelly

Neelan Bosnic, Writer/Volunteer March 28, 2024

The Britpop explosion of the late 1990s brought about a wave of tongue-in-cheek jangle pop rock music created by, you guessed it, British people. Legendary bands like Blur, Oasis and Pulp would go on to...

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...

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