• Keep It Goin Xav – Xaviersobased Review

    Keep It Goin Xav – Xaviersobased Review

    by Dakota Rossi The polarizing Upper West Side rapper and producer XavierSoBased had an incredible year in 2023. From rapidly gaining online popularity with…


  • ISU Fall 2023 Intramural Review

    ISU Fall 2023 Intramural Review

    Gus Pope–KURE Sports Reporter The temperature has begun to drop, which means that the time spent outside playing sports is only for try-hards. Us…


  • MRC Selects: Favorite Spooky Albums!

    MRC Selects: Favorite Spooky Albums!

    Happy Halloween! Looking for some bone-chilling tunes to set the mood? The Music Review Committee is here to scare with our favorite spooky albums…


  • MRC Selects: Favorite Summer Releases!

    MRC Selects: Favorite Summer Releases!

    The fall semester is back in full swing, but before we get lost in the whirlwind of exams and projects the lovely folk at…


  • Remembering KURE Fest!

    Remembering KURE Fest!

    by Caleb Davis 2023’s KURE Fest was a huge success! This year’s lineup included two Iowa-based bands, Allegra Hernandez and Hot Kunch (the latter…


  • Dark Side of the Moon – Review

    Dark Side of the Moon – Review

    by Kenny Tschida Fifty years ago, on March 1st, 1973, Pink Floyd dropped their 8th studio album, Dark Side of the Moon. The album…


  • Iowa State ‘undisciplined’ in loss to West Virginia

    Iowa State ‘undisciplined’ in loss to West Virginia

    By Anthony Hanson, KURE Sports Reporter AMES – Iowa State is going to remember this feeling. The Cyclones had lost five of their last…


  • Mac DeMarco in 2023 – New Album and Retrospective

    Mac DeMarco in 2023 – New Album and Retrospective

    by Ethan Swan With the release of his 7th original album – his first in nearly 4 years – Mac DeMarco gives many longtime…


  • Dark Souls: OST Overview

    Dark Souls: OST Overview

    by Kenny Tschida Dark Souls, an incredibly loved but infamous game series developed by the Japanese game company, FromSoftware, has distinguished itself in the…


  • After the Magic – Parannoul Review

    After the Magic – Parannoul Review

    by Caleb Davis 9/10 Parannoul is a South Korean-based artist known for his unique take on shoegaze with lo-fi production and emo influences. I…


  • Lil Yachty, Let’s Start Here.

    Lil Yachty, Let’s Start Here.

    by Hunter Benton To say this album was a surprise would be an understatement. This work of pure musical genius that Lil Yachty crafted…


  • Sobs – Air Guitar Album Review

    Sobs – Air Guitar Album Review

    by Caleb Davis 7/10 Recommended if you like: Kero Kero Bonito, Alvvays, Sweet Trip Air Guitar is the new sophomore album from Singapore-based band…


  • SMITHEREENS – JOJI ALBUM REVIEW

    SMITHEREENS – JOJI ALBUM REVIEW

    by Kenny Tschida Japanese-American singer-songwriter, George Miller, otherwise known as Joji, released his third studio album, Smithereens, on Friday, November 4th, 2022. Miller released…


  • King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – October Retrospective

    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – October Retrospective

    by Ethan Swan [The band posted this teaser on their facebook in September 2022.] October 2022 was a great, if not hectic, month to…


  • Cyclones ice cold in the red zone

    Cyclones ice cold in the red zone

    By Anthony Hanson, KURE 88.5 Sports Reporter AMES—Iowa State’s Dimitri Stanley was wide open in the end-zone with 6:46 to go in the second…


  • More balanced Iowa State shines in second win

    More balanced Iowa State shines in second win

    Osun Osunniyi led a more balanced Iowa State offense in a convincing win over North Carolina A&T.


  • Hidden Gems From the MRC vol. 1

    Hidden Gems From the MRC vol. 1

    Welcome to the first volume of Hidden Gems from the MRC! We here at the Music Review Committee at 88.5 KURE Ames Alternative love…


  • A Brief Dive Into the Japanese Psychedelic Rabbit Hole

    A Brief Dive Into the Japanese Psychedelic Rabbit Hole

    By Tony Hjelle (DJ Titus) Psychedelic rock, also called psychedelia, is the lovechild of the mid 60s psychedelic counterculture in Britain and America and…


  • Canterbury Scene: The Basics

    The trademark Canterbury Sound is best understood by putting it into context. At its origins, the Canterbury Scene emerged during a key developing point in rock music; in the midst of 60s psychedelic rock experimentation, but also before the common motifs of 70s progressive rock had really taken hold. This influence, combined with the supreme…


  • The Show Might Go On?: The Music Industry and KURE’s response to COVID-19

    The Show Might Go On?: The Music Industry and KURE’s response to COVID-19

    COVID-19 is serious, and we need to take necessary precautions. But life will still go on…at some point. We need to find a KURE (sorry, I had to do it to ‘em) to the virus, and do anything in our control to prevent it from spreading. If cancelling some of the country’s biggest music festivals…


  • Campus Rap: Interview with Floons

    All the way from St.Louis, “Floons” is an upcoming rapper, songwriter, and producer. Being in the local rap scene on campus at Iowa State, Floons has made appearances in Ames and Iowa City. He’s always been a creative mind but just started making and producing music under a year ago. Check out “Floons” on media…


  • Dance Marathon raises over $340,500 in its 23rd fundraiser

    Dance Marathon raises over $340,500 in its 23rd fundraiser

    By: Ryan Pattee, News Director On Saturday, January 25, Iowa State Dance Marathon hosted its annual Big Event, a celebration of every participant’s hard…


  • The Pride Alliance’s Fall Drag Show Packs the Heat

    The Pride Alliance’s Fall Drag Show Packs the Heat

    The stage was positively electric, the night of November 2nd, when various performers of all disciplines gave their hearts for the show. There were…


  • Local Iowan Hip Hop: An Interview with XIX

    Local Iowan Hip Hop: An Interview with XIX

    This past week, I was able to sit down with Nate Carabaugh (known as XIX) to talk about the local rap and hip hop scene in Iowa. Although they’re a rare breed around these parts, XIX discusses his upbringings as a musician with plans for future projects. His newest EP, “Hello :)”, can be found…