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Apr 8, 20234 min read

The Sonic 3 Soundtrack Conspiracy - Soundtrack Saturdays

There are few icons that personify the 1990s quite like Sonic the Hedgehog. Originally created to give Sega a mascot that could rival...

Apr 6, 20239 min read

Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd; An In Depth Analysis

By: Annie Egan (ig: @egan.nie) Lana Del Rey, or Elizabeth Grant, is arguably the “it girl” of a generation. Preteen girls found comfort...

Apr 4, 20234 min read

I Blew It/Roller Derby - Pretoria EP Review

Pretoria is a Grand Rapids five-piece band, but you’d be forgiven for thinking it was a two-piece from texture alone. And despite the...

Mar 30, 202333 min read

Festival Review - Big Fam 2022

Introduction - Following my experience at the first-ever Big Fam Music and Arts Festival in 2021, I truly could not believe how well a...

Mar 24, 20236 min read

Michigander Interview

I had the opportunity to sit down with Michigander, solo-project of Jason Singer. This was my first interview so I was pretty nervous,...

Mar 20, 20232 min read

Cruel - Broadside ft. Brian Butcher

If you have ever tuned into my show, Sun Up w/Sydney (formerly Variety w/Sydney), than you have already heard of The Home Team. I am a...

Mar 15, 20231 min read

Nova Classica - Black Jewelz

I was first introduced to Black Jewels when he competed on "American Ninja Warrior" starting in 2016. He said on the show that he is a...

Mar 13, 20232 min read

Bundle - Keep for Cheap

Blending together indie, country, and rock styles into what they call “prairie-rock,” Minnesota band Keep for Cheap released their first...

Mar 2, 20231 min read

Charmer – Signing with Counter Intuitive Recs + Upcoming Kalamazoo Show!

Charmer, a 4-piece indie, pop-punkish, Midwest emo group from Marquette, Michigan has some new music for us for the first time since...

Feb 20, 20233 min read

My American Dream - Jake Simmons

When asked to start something—a new volunteer position at WIDR, for instance—the first project being about endings is almost cosmically...