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(10/14/21 2:52pm)
The best way to describe By the Time I Get to Phoenix is as a smoking room in a burning house. In their first album since their self-titled record in 2019, Injury Reserve deviates from their normal high energy rapping to create an album that twists that structure into a claustrophobic, intense expression of grief. It would be difficult to discuss this album without mentioning the loss of band mate Stepa J. Groggs. Groggs was one third of Injury Reserve since their founding in 2013. Expectedly, this loss has taken a toll on the group, and this can be felt in every aspect of this album. From the lyrics to production, By the Time I Get to Phoenix utilizes music’s capabilities to fully immerse the listener in the mental state of Injury Reserve’s members.
(10/10/21 5:22pm)
Moon Taxi returned to Avondale Brewing Company last Friday to an energized crowd, continuing their Silver Dream tour.
(10/05/21 5:00pm)
Phoebe Bridgers rocked out a sold out crowd of 3,000 in Birmingham last night with support from Taylor Hollingsworth. The show celebrated Birmingham Mountain Radio's 10th (+1) Anniversary.
(10/04/21 5:48pm)
(09/16/21 8:57pm)
GROUPLOVE stormed into Atlanta's latest concert hall, The Eastern, last night to kick off their 'Just What You Want' tour! The band recently relocated to The A and their first home-town crowd welcomed them with open arms.
(09/14/21 12:07am)
The wait is finally over. Quintessential indie-rock outfit Modest Mouse released their seventh studio album, The Golden Casket, on June 25, 2021. The highly anticipated project consists of 12 songs and is just a hair over 50 minutes in length, a bit shorter than most of the bands previous releases. Front-man Isaac Brock and drummer Jeremiah Green, the two remaining members of the original trio, are back full force with their ensemble of other instrumentalists, some new and some old, in addition to a world of new sounds and song concepts. This is, by far, Modest Mouse’s most unique and colorful sounding album to date. The use of synthesizers and a wide range of other electronic instruments gives a majority of the songs on this album a much fuller, more vibrant sound than anything the band has released as of yet. While many critics and casual listeners are struggling to see how The Golden Casket can hold up to the likes of the bands earlier, more well known releases such as the beautifully haunting concept album, The Lonesome Crowded West, or the record that came 7 years later, Good News For People Who Love Bad News, including essential Modest Mouse songs that really put the band on the map in the mid 2000’s and even landed them a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Album in 2004. With all of that said, let’s break the album down and discover why it could be their most bold and interesting release so far, and what it could mean for fans in the future.
(09/12/21 5:00am)
Briston Maroney brought the first leg of his Sunflower World Tour into Birmingham last week to a sold out crowd.
(09/08/21 1:53pm)
This week’s featured DJ is Chris DiBias, a senior studying Aerospace Engineering in Auburn’s College of Engineering. Chris has been a part of WEGL since the fall of his freshman year in 2017. He told me that his first memory of WEGL was signing up for the organization in the Haley Center during his Camp War Eagle session. The first show Chris hosted on WEGL was called Proceed with Caution, which was actually the first non-sports podcast hosted on our station. He has also hosted a hard rock show with his friend and now alumni Patrick Coleman called High Voltage, and this semester he is hosting a new show called Cheetah Print with fellow engineering student Jack Hart. I’ve known Chris since I joined this organization and it was a pleasure to have this opportunity to get to know him better though this interview, here’s how our conversation went:
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(02/24/20 4:08pm)
Colony House played at the WorkPlay Soundstage in Birmingham, and here is what it looked like.
(02/23/20 11:01pm)
Chasing Happiness is a documentary that follows the Jonas Brothers from before they began to the height of their fame, and then from their breakup to their rebirth. This documentary is full of information many fans might not be aware of: what life was like before the band, the struggles in the beginning, the persecution they faced for their Christian background, and the emotions the brothers held against each other when the band broke up.
(02/18/20 9:15pm)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was the third and final film in The Lord of the Rings saga based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkein and directed by Peter Jackson. Return of the King was the most successful installment of the trilogy both commercially and critically earning $1.12 billion worldwide and winning 11 Oscars. The $1.12 billion made it only the second film to ever make over $1 billion and became the second highest grossing film of all time at the time behind only Titanic.
(02/20/20 6:00am)
With the Oscars fresh on the mind, I wanted to take a look at the two winningest films in the 91 year history of the Academy Awards: Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Two films that are technical marvels, incredible stories, and box office giants. These reviews as well as others on movies of the past will not be spoiler-free as these films have been out for nearly 20 years. I have decided to do these reviews in order of when the films were released which means Titanic is up first.
(02/12/20 6:00pm)
(02/10/20 10:02pm)
Indie pop stars Saint Motel roared into Atlanta Thursday night, bringing with them a high energy and extremely enjoyable show (along with the explosive KOLARS as an opener).
(02/02/20 2:24pm)
It has now been a week since the tragic accident that took the lives of John, Kerri and Alyssa Artobelli, Sarah and Payton Chaser, Christina Mauser, Ara Zoboyan and Gianna Maria and Kobe Bryant. It was a shock to the world to hear the news, I personally did not believe on first exposure, it took the news of games at Mamba Academy being stopped for me to accept the painful truth. One of mine and the country’s idols was gone, the immortal Kobe Bryant will no longer be sitting courtside with his daughter and protege Gigi, and will not be able to spread his vast knowledge of the game anymore. It is a tough pill to swallow for sure, but there is no need to just think about the sadness of it all, as a people we must look at the good and be thankful for the time we had them. To help do that, I intend to review the Oscar-winning Dear Basketball, Kobe’s epitome of his basketball journey and the steps along the way.
(01/30/20 6:00pm)
Just Mercy tells the powerful story of lasting racism in the southern United States and how much a few people would do to keep others down. Based on the best selling novel by Bryan Stevenson, recounts the true story of Walter “Johnny Dee” McMillian, played by Jamie Foxx, who was put on death row for a crime he did not commit. Harvard lawyer Bryan Stevenson, played by Michael B. Jordan, takes it upon himself to prove to the courts that McMillian was wrongfully convicted. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, this movie brings a factual recounting of the events faced by McMillian, albeit somewhat slowly at times.
(01/28/20 6:00pm)
