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The power of music
This March, we said goodbye to my father in Room 411 of St. Louis University Hospital. After weeks and weeks of fighting, his lungs were unable to recover from a virus that doesn’t care how […]

KTRM music artist spotlight
Have you ever felt like there are too many choices when trying to get into new music? Of course you have. It’s one of life’s minor inconveniences. And like many inconveniences, there are numerous ways […]

TMN students win state-wide awards
The Truman Media Network tied for second in the number of awards announced at the Missouri Broadcast Educators Association meeting on Friday, March 26, 2021. Thirteen Missouri schools competed in 29 categories. College of the […]

Extreme: The thinking person’s hair metal band
I recently wrote an article about 7 acts in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame who probably shouldn’t be in there. I’m fairly proud of what I put to paper, but I did get […]

Top 7: Artists in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that probably shouldn’t be
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. It’s an institution that probably runs contrary to the ideals of rock and roll — anti-elitism, living in the moment, having fun, etc. — but exists nevertheless. Equal […]

Spanish speaking bands you should definitely know about
If you’re reading this, you’re probably like me in some regard. Someone who has 1,000 songs on one playlist from a plethora of different albums, which includes a distinct collection of different genres. From this […]

Hot Take: The Killers are not alternative rock
Are the Killers even alt-rock at this point? That was the question that ran through my mind after I listened to the much-overhyped “Imploding the Mirage,” the Killers’ sixth studio album from 2020. A record […]

The most anticipated rap albums of 2021
Although 2021 might come with a lot of uncertainty, one thing we can always count on in this world is good music. Several of the rap game’s biggest artists opted out of dropping any major […]

The best songs of 2020 as told by the staff of KTRM
2020. It’s been one hell of a year. Australia caught on fire, a mass pandemic swept the world, police brutality came to the forefront of U.S. politics once again and the most divisive president in […]

Top 5 KTRM new adds from Nov. 18
Another week, another playlist. Thankfully for me, we’ve only got 35 minutes worth of music across 12 songs. Unfortunately for me, this is a really consistent set of songs. Almost all of them could have […]

Top 5 KTRM new adds from Nov. 11
It’s been a month since I did one of these, but I somehow found the time to listen to all 15 songs that were part of this week’s playlist full of indie rock and college […]