Behind the Tour with Lizzy McAlpine: New Music, Fond Memories and What’s Ahead

By Avery Viers Local Music Journalist Now three weeks into accompanying Dodie on their Build A Problem Tour, it’s no secret that Lizzy McAlpine’s youthful sea of fans is only the beginning of what’s to come amid the early stages of the Philadelphia-born singer-songwriter’s career. First releasing music during the infancy of her career in 2018, McAlpine was finally able to take to the road earlier this year in preparation […]

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Two members of the South Austin rap/hip-hop group Blackillac, Phranchyze, and Zeale. Performance on a stage surrounded by trees, blue skies, and musical equipment. A banner off to the back left of the image. Stage speakers bottom of the image. Both members performing, facing the crowd, both hold microphones.

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A Day with Dynamic Rap Duo: Blackillac

C.J. Okeke Music Journalist For my first outing at SXSW, I decided to start with an event that featured a local rap group called Blackillac. The live performance was hosted by the Black Fret and GSD&M at their outdoor day party in downtown Austin. Black Fret is a nonprofit organization that promotes popular music and believes it to be an art that should be supported. They were the second act […]

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The top of the stage reads, “SXSW OUTDOOR STAGE,” with a large banner on either side that reads, “SXSW 2022 OUTDOOR STAGE AT LADY BIRD LAKE” with a list of sponsors underneath. On stage, 5-piece group Mt. Joy is performing with purple and blue lights behind them.

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Mt. Joy at SXSW

By Hannah Walls Music Journalist In 2018, indie rock group Mt. Joy played a SXSW show at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q with only three songs on their setlist. I had the opportunity to hear this little anecdote this past Saturday while anxiously awaiting their 2022 performance on the Outdoor Stage at Lady Bird Lake, the largest SXSW stage. As I stood in the crowd of what had to be hundreds of people […]

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Bobcat Radio: Bobcat Baseball Surging and March Madness

By Jordan Young, Nolan Philips and Koby Jackson Co-Sports Director and Sports Reporters https://soundcloud.com/ktsw89_9/3212022-bobcat-baseball-surging-and-march-madness?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing On this edition of Bobcat Radio, the crew of Jordan Young, Nolan Phillips and Koby Jackson talk about TXST Baseball, TXST Softball, March Madness and NFL moves! Catch BCR every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, live on KTSW 89.9! Featured Image by KTSW Multimedia

March 23, 2022 42

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Culture

Should We “Spring Forward” Forever?

By Hannah Walls Web Content Contributor If you're anything like me, the recent daylight saving "spring forward" was much needed and really lifted me out of my winter funk. When I heard about the Sunshine Protection Act that was passed by the Senate recently, I was pretty happy about the concept of permanent daylight saving time, and, of course, a little curious. What exactly would the passage of this bill […]

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Two stacks of magazines are displayed next to each other in the check-out isle of Target. The magazine on the left is InTouch and the cover displays a collage of celebrity faces with several bold headlines describing celebrity marriages and divorces. The magazine on the right is Us Weekly and the cover displays a large image of Britney Spears with smaller story covers to the side about other celebrity stories.

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Why We are Obsessed with Celebrity Couples

By Celeste Parler Web Content Contributor Scrolling through Tiktok for the last couple of months has highlighted a striking trend to me. It seems like I cannot go five minutes on social media without being updated on the latest news about the latest trending celebrity couple. The constant supply of ongoing celebrity couple drama has the general population polarized. Some young people dedicate entire social media accounts to celebrity couples […]

March 17, 2022 211

Six young women together smiling at the camera in front of a castle in Disney World, which is light pink and blue. The sky is slightly cloudy, but it is sunny. From left to right: a Caucasian girl with blonde hair in a ponytail wearing a blue tank top, black leggings and pink sparkly mickey ears, a Hispanic girl with dark brown hair in a ponytail wearing a light purple tank top, a black fanny pack that says “SQUAD” on it in gold letters, jean shorts, and gold and red mickey ears, a Caucasian girl with blonde hair wearing a white cap, white tank top, and black leggings, a Caucasian girl with brown curly hair wearing gold and red mickey ears, a purple tank top, a black fanny pack with the word “SQUAD” printed with gold letters, and jean shorts, a Caucasian girl with blonde hair wearing black and purple mickey ears, a green tank top, a black fanny pack, and jean shorts, a Caucasian girl with dirty blonde hair in a ponytail wearing red and black mickey ears, a purple tank top, a pink fanny pack, and a white tennis skirt.

Culture

The Strutters Represent Texas State in Florida

By Mikayla Anding Web Content Contributor The Texas State University Strutters visited Florida to perform at Disney World for its 50th anniversary and the Sunbelt Conference Championships to support our bobcats the week of Feb. 27. The Strutters have been known to travel the world for performances. Just two years ago, the Strutters opened the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. Last year, the team was unable to travel […]

March 16, 2022 212

Three mini classic arcade games side by side. On the far left, a black game with red buttons and colored stickers with “Galaga” written on the top. In the middle, a yellow game with red buttons and “Pac-Man” written on the top. On the right, a yellow and white game with red buttons with a multi-color “Mappy”written on the top. There is a red and white hue overlay on the photo.

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Rewind to the ’80s

By Hannah Brown Web Content Contributor Among the bold colors and big hair, the 1980s are synonymous with retro gaming, questionable fashion and "The Empire Strikes Back." Often referred to as the decade of greed, it began with the election of Ronald Reagan and the highly anticipated royal wedding of Lady Diana and Prince Charles. In 1983, the first mobile phones were introduced to the United States and Microsoft released […]

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Enneagrams Explained with Characters From “Euphoria”

By Hannah Brown Web Content Contributor *This article contains spoilers for both seasons of “Euphoria” * The television discourse has been fully occupied with all things “Euphoria” since the launch of its second season earlier this year. With an endless number of references littered throughout my social media feeds, and the season two finale already out on HBO, I decided to binge both seasons. Coming from someone who didn't tune […]

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