Brooke Racine

Nov 21, 2024 | impact89fm.org | Brooke Racine |Clark Asked McSorley

On Nov. 10, 1975, Lake Superior, the “Graveyard of the Great Lakes,” took its most infamous victim, the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald. With the 49th anniversary of the wreck happening over a week ago, it feels like a good time to write about what happened on that fateful night along with the song that carries on the legacy of the great ship and crew. Gordon Lightfoot’s song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” tells the story of the ship’s demise.

Mar 31, 2024 | impact89fm.org | Brooke Racine

The last words of composer Johannes Brahms came after he took a sip of wine. Those words, which were something like came on April 3, 1897. Brahms is one of the most well-known and well-respected composers of the 19th century, and it is good to remember that the story of music does not start somewhere in the 1900s, but long, long before Brahms even took that last sip of wine. So, when we discuss music history, we must understand the flaws in our routine examination of it.

Feb 11, 2024 | impact89fm.org | Brooke Racine

On Jan. 10, 2024, A24 released a teaser for an upcoming project — not for a movie, as one would suspect. The video features Hayley Williams, the lead singer of Paramore, picking up a mysterious package. In the words of Brad Pitt, “What’s in the box?” The package contains a gray, oversized boxy suit, an iconic David Byrne fit. Williams proceeds to pick up a tape of Stop Making Sense, the live album that accompanies the Talking Heads concert film of the same name.

Feb 5, 2024 | impact89fm.org | Ryan Wilbert |Alex Jimenez-Vega |Ian Randall |Brooke Racine

If you were asked to name the first thought that comes to mind when I say the words “concept album,” what would you say? For most, it would be fair to assume that nothing compares to the prog rock English band Pink Floyd and their monumental achievement that is The Wall. After The Wall‘s release at the tail end of 1979, the band began touring the album shortly after. The first show was performed on February 7, 1980.

Jan 28, 2024 | impact89fm.org | Brooke Racine

Jan. 4 started out as a normal day. I went about the day doing my typical routines while stressing out about the next semester. I opened Instagram to check on my friends and the state of the world, as one does. On my scroll, I encountered a post made by Faye Webster, but this wasn’t just any normal post. The post was a singular image of Webster with… Lil Yachty? The caption simply said, “putting out a new song next week.” My jaw dropped.