Azure Wolf Concert Review/Interview

By: Anna Wood On July 16th, Azure Wolf and Fix Your Hearts played what the owner of the DC9 nightclub stated was the first ticketed show the venue has held since March of 2020. When it comes to things that the COVID-19 pandemic has put to an abrupt halt, live music is one of the …

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WGMU Radio is Celebrating Earth Day 2021 with Arcadia

Tune in on April, 22, 2021 @ 7pmEST for the Arcadia Mixtape, a virtual concert where various artists perform their own renditions of the Arcadia livestream! You can listen to the live concert HERE: go.gmu.edu/arcadiamixtape  

WGMU Radio Interviews the Leaders Behind Arcadia

By: Jesse Benitez  “There’s no issue that art can’t address.” – Don Russell, University Curator, Director of Provisions Research Center for Arts and Social Change WGMU Radio’s General Manager, Jesse Benitez and Music Director, Bryan Childers, sat down and spoke with George Mason University’s Arts Curator, Don Russell, SIS Alumna and Element’s series organizer at Murals …

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Album of the Week

Flamingos Pink – Outtacontroller By: Anna Wood | Top Tracks: Look At Me,  New Kinks (I Got It) The Flamingos Pink is self-described as being “a ruckus band and a ferocious duo.” After listening to Outtacontroller, I realized their music lives up to its promise. This album certainly packs a punch and makes me desperately wish …

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Album of the Week

Pearl Jam – Gigaton By: Anna Wood | Top Tracks: Seven O’Clock,  Retrograde Few bands make an explosive impact when they release new music; Pearl Jam is one of them. When I first heard Pearl Jam’s Gigaton (2020), it was two weeks into the pandemic. I recall lying on my bedroom floor, pondering the insanity …

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Track of the Day

Lana Del Rey – “Norman f*cking Rockwell” By: Jesse Benitez Haven’t written much on music this week; could be ’cause I’m going through something I don’t realize, or maybe binging Never Have I Ever has me all in my feels. Either way, the queen of melancholic pop, Lana Del Rey, never fails at helping me …

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Track of the Day

Yves Tumor – “Kerosene!” By: Jesse Benitez I know I slacked a little these past few days by not keeping up with the “Track of the Day” posts, but I guarantee you, this song alone (and quite possibly this entire album), makes up for all of it. Released as a single prior to Yves Tumor’s …

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Track of the Day

The Wombats – “Let’s Dance To Joy Division” By: Alexandria McAlpine Twice a year, I pick a song to represent my semester. Then, every time I hear that song, I’m transported back to taste the bittersweet moments of the past for a couple of minutes.  This semester, I’ve settled on “Let’s Dance to Joy Division” …

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Track of the Day

5 Seconds of Summer – “Wildflower” By: Alexandria McAlpine I personally, was counting down the days for the new 5 Seconds of Summer album, CALM (2020) since it was announced in February. One song got stuck in my head for a week after the album release and turned into my favorite track. “Wildflower” glides up through the verses …

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Track of the Day

Sunni Colón – “Technicolor” By: Rhema Johnson Normally, I tend to play music from the playlists I’ve made, or stay at the top of my library, to hear the recent songs I’ve added when I just want to play some music. Although, the other day, I decided to play my library on shuffle and I …

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