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Tim by The Replacements Finally Gets The Mix It Deserves

Gabe Roach | September 27

Remixes and remasters are somewhat contentious topics among music listeners. On the one hand, bringing modern technology to help improve the production of an older release made in the pre-laptop era sounds like a good idea. However, this rather simple refinement can result in creative decisions that can not only turn off long-time fans but can impact the true essence behind the record.

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Poddy Mouth Announcement

Sofia Goldstein and Gabe Roach | March 23

Join WIUX for Poddy Mouth this weekend! The event will take place on Saturday, March 25 at 8 p.m. in Bloomington’s FAR Center. Poddy Mouth is an 18+ event with a $5 entry fee.

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Culture Shock and Burning Couch Lineup Announced

Gabe Roach | March 12

Bloomington concertgoers, make sure to mark your calendars for the weekend of April 15th and 16th because WIUX’s culture shock will be happening on the 15th at Showalter Fountain and will be going from 1 pm to 10 pm.

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I Didn’t Mean to Haunt You by Quadeca Review

Gabe Roach | March 1

It is not often that a formerly corny artist makes a good album. Even rarer is when this artist is a YouTuber who completely changes sound to do so. This is the case of the rapper Quadeca who went from creating YouTube diss tracks to making one of 2022’s best folktronica projects. While some of the sounds were explored in 2021’s “From Me to You,” the level of improvement on the songwriting front here is startling.

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Exploring the Waves of Emo

Gabe Roach | February 9

While this retelling of emo’s story necessarily glosses over some things and leaves out important groups (I’m sorry!), it shows the development of emo music from its hardcore origins to the near genre-less existence where it currently sits.

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Blue Rev by Alvvays Review

Gabe Roach | November 29

Blue Rev, the new studio album released by Canadian indie and dream-pop band Alvvays, was always going to be a process to put together. This process was even more exacerbated by the many problems that all came together to stifle songwriting and recording. Thievery, flooding, COVID, and a whole new rhythm section swept away any hope of finishing their third album with any sort of speed, but despite all this, the record slaps.

Tim by The Replacements Finally Gets The Mix It Deserves

Poddy Mouth Announcement

Culture Shock and Burning Couch Lineup Announced

I Didn’t Mean to Haunt You by Quadeca Review

Exploring the Waves of Emo

Blue Rev by Alvvays Review

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