KSTO Staff Picks of 2014: Andrew Hoisington

Today’s top 10 of 2014 comes to you from Andrew Hoisington, Co-Alternative/Top 200 Genre Director ! 1. Talking Is Hard – WALK THE MOON 2. Jukebox the Ghost – Jukebox the Ghost 3. All This Bad Blood – Bastille 4. Strange Desire – Bleachers...

KSTO Staff Picks for 2014 – Cynthia Zapata

Check out Cynthia’s favorite albums of 2014 and check back each day for more staff picks as the semester ends. 1. Half the City – St. Paul & The Broken Bones 2. Salad Days – Mat Demarco 3. This Is All Yours – Alt-J 4. Bahamas is Life...

KSTO Presents Hippo Campus on the Mane Stage Friday, Jan. 16

Friday, January 16 KSTO is proud to present the Twin Cities indie sensation Hippo Campus. Hippo Campus is four Minnesotan boys making music that is simple, joyful, and thematically soaked with the sense of cynicism accompanying the youthful search of self-meaning. The...

Album Review: Pink Floyd – The Endless River

Artist: Pink Floyd Album: The Endless River Release Date: 10 November 2014 Reviewer: Essam Bubaker Review Date: 29 November 2014 When David Gilmour of Pink Floyd announced that the band will be making a new album, The Endless River, the news came quite unexpectedly....

Album Review: Hippo Campus – Bashful Creatures EP

Artist: Hippo Campus Album: Bashful Creatures – EP Release Date: 18 November 2014 Reviewer: Mitch Kampf Review Date: 14 November 2014 The first release from Minneapolis indie band Hippo Campus is truly a remarkable first effort for the group of young musicians....

Album Review: Flying Lotus – You’re Dead

Artist: Flying Lotus Album: You’re Dead Release Date: 5 October 2014 Reviewer: Peter Sheehy Review Date: 7 October 2014 “You’re Dead!” is the newest and most highly anticipated musical and artistic project from L.A. based producer Flying Lotus. “You’re Dead!”...

Album Review: Jonwayne – Casette on Vinyl

Artist: Jonwayne Album: Cassette on Vinyl Release Date: July 22nd 2014 Reviewer: Peter Sheehy Review Date: September 16th 2014 Jonwayne is one of the up and coming names in the L.A. beat scene, in 2011 the producer and rapper debuted on Alpha Pup Records, a label...

Album Review: Deadmau5 – while (1<2)

Artist: Deadmau5 Album: while(1<2) Release Date: 17 June 2014 Reviewer: Drew Dittmann – Director of Hip-Hop/RPM/Electronica Review Date: 18 July 2014 Deadmau5’s seventh studio album, while (1<2) proves he is a continuing pioneer in the electronic music...

Album Review: Benjamin Booker – Benjamin Booker

Artist: Benjamin Booker Album: Benjamin Booker Release Date: 19 August 2014 Reviewer: Mitch Kampf – Station Manager Review Date: 17 September 2014 Raw and full of soul, singer-songwriter Benjamin Booker’s first album release comes highly anticipated after performances...

Album Review: Porter Robinson – Worlds

Artist: Porter Robinson Album: Worlds Release Date: August 12th, 2014 Reviewer: Drew Dittmann, Director of Hip-Hop/RPM/Electronica Review Date: August 19th, 2014 Porter Robinson, one of the child prodigies of the new wave of EDM, released his debut studio album Worlds...