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Michigan State University Student Radio

Impact 89FM | WDBM-FM

Michigan State University Student Radio

Impact 89FM | WDBM-FM

It's Us, Vol. 1 by Concrete Boys - Album cover

Is It Really Us? Lil Yatchy’s Concrete Boys and Their Impact Redefining His Career

Mary-Elizabeth Williams, Art Director September 12, 2024

The Concrete Boys' breakup will forever stand as one of our generation's biggest "what ifs." Head member Lil Yatchy assembled the group sometime in late 2021, including artists Camo!, KARRAHBOO, Dc2trill,...

KABEAUSHÉ. Press photo by Edwin Maina.

When the Shé Comes to Play | Interview with KABEAUSHÉ

Ashe Burr, Entertainment Editorial Assistant August 30, 2024

Hold on for dear life, because the shé is coming to play. The Kenyan multi-instrumentalist KABEAUSHÉ is many things, but they are a live performer at heart. Pulsating beats and enthralling visuals...

"Subway station - Tokyo, Japan" by Espen Faugstad is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

Impact Mixtape | “Crying on the Subway Halfway Across the World from Everything You Know” by Ashe Burr

Ashe Burr, Entertainment Editorial Assistant August 28, 2024

You never really know what you have until you don’t have it anymore. This feeling is something that has always lingered in the back of my mind but never came up until I was riding in a subway car heading...

Loup Barrow on the Cristal Baschet, the composing process, and his new album: Immenio

Loup Barrow on the Cristal Baschet, the composing process, and his new album: Immenio

Martin Goleski, Writer/Volunteer August 11, 2024

  EAST LANSING- The cristal baschet is a strange instrument, and a strange choice for one’s specialty. Maybe after being surrounded by drummers, violinists, and guitarists your whole life, the...

Washington DC, DIY bands, and a “village of moments”: how Origami Angel remains one of the freshest emo bands of the last decade

Washington DC, DIY bands, and a “village of moments”: how Origami Angel remains one of the freshest emo bands of the last decade

Martin Goleski, Writer/Volenteer August 11, 2024

  EAST LANSING- Hailing from DC, Origami Angel has been a big name for emo fans ever since their breakout album Somewhere City in 2019. The peppy sound and mood they exude on their breakout LP...

Impact’s 89 Songs for the Summer

Impact’s 89 Songs for the Summer

Impact 89FM | WDBM August 6, 2024

You’re tired of hearing the same five songs that became popular on TikTok. The people you graduated from high school with give subpar song recommendations on their Instagram stories. Streaming algorithms...

Album Review | Radical Optimism by Dua Lipa

Album Review | Radical Optimism by Dua Lipa

Joseph Burr, Writer/Volunteer July 29, 2024

It has been about four years since Dua Lipa released her last album, Future Nostalgia, which featured the hit single “Levitating” and cemented her as one of the leaders of a new generation of pop stars....

Will Henry Performs for MIPA Students

Izzy Yip, Staff Writer July 23, 2024

Will Henry, a senior at Michigan State University and an audio engineer and musician, delivered a stunning performance for participants of MIPA (Michigan Interscholastic Press Association). He performed...

Kenzie Dera from Grosse Pointe North shared "The Tortured Poets Department" by Taylor Swift as the best album of the summer.

Students share their top songs of the summer

July 23, 2024

Kicking off this session of the 2024 Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) summer workshop, Music Journalism students asked their peers what their top music of the summer has been so far....

Mannequin Pussy performs at the Majestic Theatre in Madison, WI on May 8th, 2024. Photo / Ana Wagen

Concert Review | Mannequin Pussy and Soul Glo at The Majestic Theatre (Madison, WI)

Ana Wagen, Video Editor/Co-Host of Thee Hourz O' Power July 3, 2024

When Mannequin Pussy announced a US tour for their album I Got Heaven in January, I knew I had to go. That became even clearer when I saw they were going to be playing in my hometown of Madison, Wisconsin–not...

Festival Grounds for Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash 2024

Concert Review | Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash 2024

Angelo Savino, Writer/Volunteer June 30, 2024

For those unfamiliar, the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash is an annual music festival co-created by Lyrical Lemonade and SPKRBX. What began as a small gathering of creatives and music enthusiasts has evolved...

Goodbye, MSU | Adam Steinhauer

Goodbye, MSU | Adam Steinhauer

Adam Steinhauer, Marketing Director May 10, 2024

These 24 songs were the heartbeat that propelled me from class to class, building to building, street to street, dorm to dorm and bus to bus. While it was difficult to narrow down to the 24 songs that...

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