Originally published in ASCENT magazine (Autumn 2019). BY JULIANA SCHEIDERER When CD 102.5 owner and general manager Randy Malloy ’92 was a student at Ohio State, he didn’t dream of one day owning a radio station. He came to campus, like many students, not knowing exactly what he wanted to do with his life. “I always had the idea of what I don’t want to be when I grow … Continue reading Radio crusader
An inside look at planning OU’s biggest student-run music festival. Originally created for JOUR 2311. Continue reading Planning Lobsterfest
Up-and-coming Portland band Old Light is all set to play Nelsonville Music Festival on Thursday. Along with playing their first show east of Oregon, the band plans on releasing five cassette tapes this year, making it clear that they are taking off and refusing to look back. ACRN sat down with guitarist and vocalist Garth Klippert and talked about the reasoning behind the band’s seemingly odd cassette tape project … Continue reading Interview: Old Light
At first glance, The Vines’ newest release Wicked Nature brings just one phrase to mind: “Ain’t nobody got time for that.” In an age of 30-second samples and radio edits, is there really a place for such a huge collection of tracks? The double-album’s lengthy 22-song track list is daunting to say the least. But for a band once heralded as “the new Nirvana” (presumably … Continue reading Album Review: “Wicked Nature” by The Vines
Singer-songwriter Neko Case’s latest album The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, the More I Love You is a study in contradictions. Above all, Neko Case is a storyteller, masterfully weaving fact and fiction–so much so that at times it’s hard to separate the two. Not to be pigeonholed, Case takes on many different roles throughout the album; at times she’s a witness, a … Continue reading Album Review: “The Worse Things Get…” by Neko Case
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