I am a Senior Political Science major with a minor in mass communications and have been with WUSC for a while now!!! I will talk about movies, politics, local news, and anything else on my mind. The best part is the indie music I am going to play; I really strive to play indie music by underrepresented groups (women, POC, LGBTQ+, etc) and just have a good time!!!
On June 25th, Tyler, The Creator released his 6th studio album CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST. After a successful marketing campaign featuring billboards all around the world, along with a phone number to call with multiple song previews, the day is finally here. My body seemed to know the day was here. ...
After releasing his new project For Abby, I had the opportunity to interview JAWNY about the process of creating the album, being an artist, and many other topics, including air fryers. Since JAWNY is from South Carolina, we also discussed the Clemson/Gamecocks rivalry and which team prefers (hint: ...
by Erin Slack // The Indie 500 and Amanda Detyens // The Landfill (This is a transcribed interview originally recorded on September 11, 2020 and aired on September 15, 2020. To watch the full version of the album premiere, click here) Do you want to talk about this album as a whole and the process ...
Saturday morning. 7:30am. Fellow DJ Sebass and I head to one of our favorite record stores, Scratch N’ Spin for Record Store Day (RSD).The line to get into the store was about 20 people, not too bad. What am I on the hunt for? A coveted new release, a copy of Tyler, The Creator's Cherry Bomb Instrumentals, ...
by Erin Slack // The Indie 500 (FRIDAY 1-2PM) While being home, I've spent a lot of time looking at the massive stack of records that I obtained from the station shortly before classes were moved online. We were working on cleaning out the CD library and were told that we could basically take anything ...
Staying in my house all day, every day, has made me realize that I am simply just existing from meal to meal. So, I decided to think about songs that have food in the title and analyze them to figure out the deeper meaning. If there is any. The songs I chose are all really good, so listen to them ...
Welcome to the second week of the Emo Artist Spotlight, where the weeks are based on whenever I decide to write one. Now that we have more free time, hopefully the posts will come sooner. But, who’s to say? (Technically, me) With everything going on in the world, now is a pretty good time for emo ...
After dying my hair black and listening to Panic! At The Disco’s first album on repeat, I’ve been reminiscing on my time in middle school. Did you ever experience the days of the middle school “emo” phase? “Emo” is short for emotional, and dang does this subgenre get really emotional and ...
In their first-ever concert in South Carolina, Hippo Campus sure knew how to bring down the house. Hailing from Minnesota, Hippo Campus combines indie-rock music with electronic sounds, along with some trumpets thanks to DeCarlo Jackson. Other members are Jake Luppen (lead vocals/guitar), Nathan Stocker ...
Mt. Joy is classified as an indie rock band, but they also combine elements of folk into their songs. They are based in Los Angeles and consist of Matt Quinn (vocals, guitar), Sam Cooper (guitar), Sotiris Eliopoulos (drums), Jackie Miclau (keyboards), and Michael Byrnes (bass). Mt. Joy released their ...
