Archive forJanuary, 2010

Bowerbirds Interview

The Bowerbirds stopped by KRUI studios for an interview with Meet the Folks host Christy Aumer.  The interview was conducted on Monday, January 18th and is streaming below:

Links: Wikipedia | MySpace | Dead Oceans Label Site

Daniyal Mueenuddin Interview

Critically acclaimed author Daniyal Mueenuddin (In Other Rooms, Other Wonders) stopped by KRUI studios for an interview with At the Moment host Sharon Benzoni.  The interview was conducted on Thursday, January 22nd and is streaming below:

Links: Wikipedia | Short Stories by Mueenuddin | At the Moment Show Blog

Back on the Air!

KRUI is back with live 24/7 programming.  With two stations and a jam-packed show line-up, it should be a great semester at KRUI.

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KRUI Staff/Listener Best of 2009 Lists

Graphic by Fred Galoso.

Below is the fifth installment of the KRUI Best of 2009 lists.   You can view the station’s Comprehensive List Top Album List HERE.  Check back in the coming days for more lists!

Jeremy – KRUI Listener
Jeremy Enigk – OK Bear
Baroness – Blue Album
Russian Circles – Geneva
Saosin – In Search Of Solid Ground
Brand New – Daisy

Mike Kedzie – Host of Jam Session
1. Umphrey’s McGee – Mantis
2. Keller Williams – Odd
3. Phish – Joy

Lara Petersburg - KRUI alumni
1. Florence and the Machine – Lungs
2. Silversun Pickups – Swoon
3. Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
4. Beirut – March of the Zapotec/Realpeople Holland
5. Bat For Lashes – Two Suns

Manny Zamudio - KRUI DJ
Fun. – Aim and Ignite
Sea Wolf – White Water, White Bloom
Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Arctic Monkeys – Crying Lightning EP
Mew – Frengers

Daniel Payne
– KRUI Listener
1. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
2. The Western Front – The Balkanization of Epidestemology
3. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion/Fall Be Kind EP
4. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
5. Tegan and Sara – Sainthood

John W. Komdat – Host of The Johnny Driftwood Show
Russian Circles – Geneva
Big Business – Mind the Drift
Clutch – Strange Cousins from the West
Mastodon – Crack the Skye
Baroness – Blue Record

Bryan Beecher – KRUI DJ
Japandroids – Post Nothing
Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Passion Pit – Manners
Matt and Kim – Grand
La Roux – La Roux

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Bowlin’ on the Beach – Post-Game Show

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Listen to the KRUI Sports Post-Game Show – live from the 2010 Orange Bowl:

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Previous episodes of “Bowlin’ on the Beach” can be found HERE.  Be sure to follow KRUI Sports Director Jordan Loperena on Twitter at twitter.com/KRUISPORTS.