BSR Staff Sounds feature different Kent State staff member’s original unique playlists! Get to know the KSU faculty you are around every day via their musical favorites! This week’s playlist is by Zach Schiller! Kent State assistant professor of sociology and Kent International Clash Day coordinator Zach Schiller has created a playlist for … KSU Staff Sounds: Zach Schiller “…into the sun”
I recently spoke with the lead singer of the rock group The Regrettes, Lydia Night. We covered the band’s origin story and influences, as well as her recent pop culture interests (including James Blake and Married at First Sight). The Regrettes have been around for a few years now. They made a splash with … A Conversation with Lydia Night of The Regrettes
You wake up at 6 a.m. without an alarm. You lay there for 15 minutes working up the courage to get up. When you finally do, you can hear your back cracking. You’re only 22. You start keeping an online agenda in order to stay updated on everything going on in your life. Free time … Column – Getting Old
The continuous cycle of shared influences within the rock universe is best expressed by Foxygen. The retro-obsessed duo originating from the west-coast have resurfaced unto the scene with new music. The last chapter in which we left off with vocalist Sam France and multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Rado was their 2017 record titled Hang. The orchestral and … Foxygen Continues To Shift Their Musical Direction With New Singles
Every week of programming we will be highlighting the Black Squirrel Radio Show of the Week This week’s show is Take Flight Radio Take Flight Radio is hosted by DJ Smillz and his co-host Cyra. They frequently feature various guests and cover what’s going on in the hip-hop culture and give their opinions … BSR Show of the Week: Take Flight Radio
Are they perfect? No. Are they girls? No. They are three young lads from Akron chasing the fumes of vapor punk. Conjuring sounds as delicate as the falsetto and as brash as the odd-metered noise freakout, Perfect Girl spans the spectrum of musical influences. Below, watch them perform four tracks, and hear their interview in … BSR Sessions & Interview: Perfect Girl
Photo Credit: Cleveland.com Baseball is supposed to be a game where each spring, every team comes into the season with hope. From the Boston Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Cleveland Indians to the Tampa Bay Rays. Each one of these teams are playoff teams in large to small markets,but there’s a … Why Baseball Needs An Official Salary Cap
Hailing from the ice-bitten shores of Ashtabula, Subtype Zero sends listeners straight back to the heyday of thrash metal (you know, longsleeve shirts with sleeve prints, long hair. Before the punks got in there too much). Still, embracing the spirit of crossover (thrash x hardcore punk), Subtype Zero represents a return to form led by … Photos: Subtype Zero @ The Symposium Nite Club 3/29
On March 15th within the main room of Kent’s Williamson House on a sprinkly Friday evening was the inaugural year of Black Squirrel Radio’s Ladypalooza. Black Squirrel Radio brought in three local female acts and had them perform an intimate, small set for an audience of about thirty. But just because it was intimate and … Ladypalooza: An Intimate but Animated Musical Evening
I had the pleasure of recently talking to Columbus based musician Counterfeit Madison. Counterfeit Madison is the stage name for Sharon Udoh and her band. She’s been making music for several years and has developed a reputation for her unique sound and memorable performance style. She and her band often have these explosive … A Conversation with Counterfeit Madison