Reviews

Owen Pallett - Heartland

Owen Pallett - Heartland (2010)
Heartland is Owen Pallett’s third release to date, and it’s by far his most intricate. Formerly performing under the moniker Final Fantasy, Pallett is perhaps best known for his string arrangements for artists such as the Arcade Fire, Beirut and the Mountain Goats. However, Heartland is his own recorded [...]

The Black Keys - Blakroc

It is the perfect combination of rock and hiphop that would easily make Fred Durst reevaluate on how to make such music (don’t hold your breath).
Take the garage rock band The Black Keys with their blues riffs and psychedelic feel with the likes of such respected hip hop artists as Mos Def, RZA, Raekwon, [...]

Sports

LSU’s Alex Box Stadium Boasts New Additions

If you forgot LSU’s baseball team is defending NCAA Baseball champion, one trip to Alex Box Stadium this season will remind you.
An old Box fan favorite made it’s way a little further down Nicholson Drive for the 2010 season. The Intimidator, a billboard showcasing LSU’s national championship prowess in right field, is the most recognizable [...]

Major Super Bowl Preview Part 3

Major Super Bowl Preview - Part III
(Editor’s note: This is Part III of Carter “The Power” Bryant’s Major Super Bowl Preview. Part I & II can be read on www.klsu.fm.)
The term “Team of Destiny” is being used abundantly to describe the 2009-10 New Orleans Saints.
But it’s for good reason, because the Saints really are a [...]

Events

This week on Spontaneous Combustion

Tune in to this Sunday’s edition of Spontaneous Combustion when  in search for Golden Nuggets at 11:30  presents best of Andrea Bocelli. Cool Cats Corner at 1:30 pm will feature best of legendary Bill Broonzey.

You can hear Spontaneous Combustion on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. only on KLSU.
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Chappo Interview

New York cosmic rockers Chappo, stopped by the KLSU studios to talk about their recent tour and play a song.

News

Students commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. through service and ceremony

Many University students spent Monday remembering the dream of nonviolent, direct community action of one of the most influential leaders of the civil rights movement almost 42 years after he died.
Martin Luther King, Jr. paved the way for 13 years of civil rights activism, and his dedication inspired the Martin Luther King Day of Service [...]

Students explore gourmet lifestyle

When Mike Sandoz isn’t watching sports on TV, he watches another hero of his - Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef and food connoisseur.
Sandoz, nutritional sciences junior, is part of a larger national interest in gourmet cooking and eating and specialty food shopping.
The U.S. specialty food industry is a $20 billion industry with about 20,000 stores nationwide [...]