Technology, as has been said before and will be said forevermore, is a fickle thing. I will resist the urge to launch into a rant about “modern society” because I am neither old nor a hippie (no offense meant towards either group, except hippies who don’t bathe, that’s just gross). However(!), I will say that […]

The hardest part about this job is, probably, seeing music you enjoy struggle to get airtime. It’s like being a parent on the first day of school. You’ve spent years telling your child that they’re good enough, strong enough, and people will like them, only to see it all come undone with one remark about […]

My brother in beard-age here at KVSC, James, is a happy, hairy man this week. Yo La Tengo up went and stole the show this week, puttin’ a real hurtin’ on the other artist in our charts (the image which makes me think of this). He’d told me when he reviewed it that it was […]

This week was all about a changing of the guard, or so it seems. We had a number of newcomers charting, pushing “older” records down the list, as well as some final, send-off appearances. The Mumlers defied the recent trend of our New Release of the Week Bump (not as snappy as Colbert, but we […]

I think I’m beginning to come to terms with the Chaos Theory. As Wikipedia would have me believe, said theory revolves around the notion that there are systems (mathematically speaking) which appear to be random (read: chaotic) on the surface, but are simply highly affected by small changes in the “initial conditions” of the system. […]

This week, in keeping with the spirit of the Communist (“Not that there’s anything [inherently] wrong with that…”) holiday of Labor Daybor, it seems our DJ’s decided to spread the wealth of recognition to new artists, much as the proletarian revolution will one day take the ill-gotten gains of the oppressive bourgeoisie and give them […]

Starting this week (but on-time for next week), I will be providing a rundown of all things KVSC Top 30 as it happens! Oh the power of the internet! Of course, this being text, there’s nothing stopping you from skipping my wonderful prose and just gettin’ your Top 30 fix by peeking at the list […]

Music Department Serves up 13 Best Songs of the Week Every Tuesday night starting at 7:00pm (CDT) our delectable music staff share the top 13 songs of the week, as charted in College Media Journal, or CMJ, and played by the fine hosts of 88.1FM. This show is a splendid way to explore the latest […]