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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 Kenneth J. Bindas!     Kenneth J. Bindas is a Kent State History Professor. “I chose these songs as a sort of […]

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 Lorie Bednar!   Lorie Bednar is the Administrative Clerk in the Student Media Office in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. […]

Almost a decade (technically six years, but who is counting? Oh wait, me) after breaking up, the Jonas Brothers are finally back together. Yes, you read that correctly. Over the last couple of weeks, there were whispers and rumors that the brothers would be reuniting in some capacity, be it new music or a reunion […]

(All Photos By Chris Ramos) On Feb. 7, 1964, The Beatles arrived at the JFK International Airport in New York. As they filed out of the plane to hordes of screaming fans, seemingly unable to control themselves in the slightest bit, it was evident that something special was unfolding in front of the public. Two […]

  Get to know BSR Program Director Karlie Hirter with her BSR Staff Playlist: Karlie’s Alternative Way of Living! Like what you hear? Karlie has her own BSR show called (Almost) Anything Goes!    

Three years ago, I first heard about grime — a very fast, very British variant of hip hop. I’m not sure exactly why the genre appealed to me so much at the time. Maybe it was the unique instrumentals, which drive forward at 140 bpm and sound like a fusion of EDM and classic video […]

Title: Assume Form Artist: James Blake Record Label: Polydor Records Release Date: January 18, 2019 Rating: 4/5 For all the people who view James Blake as a “sad boy,” Assume Form is a slap in the face. But it’s like getting slapped in the face by the warm side of an extra-soft pillow, because this […]

Artist: Deerhunter Album: Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? Release Date: January 18, 2019 Label: 4AD Rating: 3/5 Deerhunter crafted a record that is a melancholic dream, accompanied by words that are heavy on the heart with its brash honesty and beautifully haunting melodies. Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? is the eighth studio album from the […]

This is a public service announcement… with guitars! Black Squirrel Radio and the city of Kent are proud participants in International Clash Day! This radio born holiday has been around for a few years and this time you can celebrate all weekend long!   Learn more about Clash Day from this station interview with Clash […]

Eliy Orcko tells you what’s on his mind. A t-shirt of the poster for Re-Animator, a gaudy and gory 1985 horror film, peeks out from beneath a blood red flannel shirt draped lazily over his lanky frame. As he sits on a shabby leather couch, idly flicking through a box of PlayStation games, he is […]


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