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Truman This Week — Oct. 28, 2015
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This week on Truman This Week, KTRM News Director Jared Heern talks about the next Republican debate, the newest developments in the Mark Twain Transmission Project,...
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Top 10 Halloween Jams
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With Halloween right around the corner, it’s time to get in the spirit of things. Whether you’re ready for the thrills of the season or are looking for a scare-free...
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Students rock out at new horizons
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Truman State students experienced new genres of music and had the chance to interact with composers last Saturday at the New Horizons Music Festival. Collaborative...
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Local record store oldest in the U.S.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During the 21st century, it’s not often you see a store stand the test of time. But Rinehart’s Music and Video in downtown Kirksville has not only lasted — it has...
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Review: “Hello” by Adele
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After a three-year break, Adele sweeps back onto the music scene with “Hello,” a powerful soul track about the aftershocks of a failed relationship. Adele Adkins, a...
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Album Review — Carrie Underwood’s “Storyteller”
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Carrie Underwood continues to channel her inner small-town girl in her latest album Storyteller, sure to both meet fan expectations while bringing listeners in on her...
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Classic Album Review: “From Under the Cork Tree” by Fall Out Boy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Believe it or not, the classic Fall Out Boy album “From Under the Cork Tree” was released more than 10 years ago May 3rd, 2005. The album featured popular songs like...
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Ben Rector to join Andy Grammer for SAB spring concert
The Student Activities Board announced this week musician Ben Rector is coming to Truman State as part of the SAB spring concert. The concert will take place 8 p.m., Feb. 20 in Pershing Arena. Rector...
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Sound Opinion: Album Reviews “Adore Life”, “Emotional Mugger”, “Hymns”
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With no live shows in Kirksville last weekend, I ditched town for a weekend in St. Louis with my girlfriend. No live shows means no content for a review, so in lieu...
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Sound Opinions Album Reviews: “Human Ceremony”, “Mass Gothic”
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Back again for another week of “Sound Opinions,” I’ll do my best to make unsolicited music reviews the high point of your week. Sunflower Bean — “Human Ceremony”...
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Setting the tempo in Trinidad
Graduate student Brett Morris and senior Marcus Rattler-Blevins took a four-week journey to the heart and soul of steel pan music after a semester of music and percussion. Morris and Rattler-Blevins...
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Kirksville High student creates recording studio
Jon Self, a Kirksville High School senior, is creating a recording studio for students at the high school who have a passion for music. Betsy Tornatore, teacher of Introduction to Engineering Design,...
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Music Review Podcast — April 4, 2016
KTRM DJs Matt Ragsdale and Austin Krueger review upcoming music and discuss industry news in this short podcast for the week of April 4. https://soundcloud.com/ktrm-kirksville/ktrm-podcast
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Detours Magazine Event of the Week: Tom Thumb Art Festival
Event: Tom Thumb Art Festival When: April 15-16, 2016 Location: The Aquadome, 120 S Main St., Kirksville, MO 63501 Who: Art enthusiasts Cost: Free Take part is a longstanding tradition by attending...
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Students swing into Jazz Appreciation Month
A group of Truman State students hosted a Jazz Appreciation Month event on campus April 21 and invited the Kirksville High School jazz band to perform. Juniors Meagan Banta-Lewis and Bobby Bryant,...
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The Top 5 Pop Songs of the Summer
1: “All In My Head” by Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap took the MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Summer — how can we argue with that? 2: “This is What You Came For” by Calvin Harris...
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Sound Opinions: Aquadome creates perfect weekend lineup
It was another busy week in Barnett Hall and Kirksville in general. Things were bustling in the KTRM offices, local business owners were leaving, some physical plant workers swept up a pile of sticks...
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Sound Opinions: Cymbals Eat Guitars’ new album a success
I was excited to have the new Cymbals Eat Guitars album, “Pretty Years,” slide across my desk this week — their last release, 2014’s “LOSE,” left me ravenous for new material from them as soon as I was...
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Top 5 Loved One-Hit Wonders
Come on now, of course “Come on Eileen” by Dexys Midnight Runners had to top this list. Even though many people have no idea what the lyrics are saying for most of the song, the chorus never seems to...
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Lip Sync new venue leads to adaptation
Because of construction in Baldwin Hall, the popular homecoming event lip sync was hosted in the Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall last Thursday, cutting the attendance almost in half. Baldwin Hall sits...
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