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Why is this not a movie?: Out in Old Hollywood
Billy Haines was a silent movie star who made the transition to sound, but when the studio head made the openly gay actor an ultimatum — a sham marriage to a woman, or the end of his movie career. Haines chose […]
What’s Good 9/22-27
Our weekly guide to what’s going on around Buffalo and in the world of pop culture Thursday, 9/22 They Might Be Giants (Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., doors 8pmThese beloved college radio staples have hardly lost a step since they […]
This Week in Buffalo Sports 9/19/22
UB’s women keep winning, as the Soccer team is 6-1, Volleyball is 8-4, and Tennis is off to a 2-0 start. Football is still winless, and Men’s Tennis star their season this week. And the Bills play on Monday Night […]
The Sunday Subject — September 18, 2022
Welcome to Subject’s weekly news roundup. We present you the essential headlines, local and beyond.
Why is this not a movie?: The Man who Challenged the Olympics To a Rematch
Boo Morcom was heavily favored to win the gold in pole vault at the 1948 Olympics. But he was playing hurt, in the rain, and missed his shot at the gold. So he tracked down the competitors who beat him, […]
What’s Good 9/15-22
Our weekly guide to what’s going on around Buffalo and in the world of pop culture Thursday, 9/15 Old 97s w/Vandoliers (Rec Room, 79 W. Chippewa St., doors 6:30)The veteran alt-country group is tournig behind Twelfth, which is their twenty-first […]
3 Albums We All Missed From 2021
I’m not gonna rave to you about the albums you’ve missed, the gems that army-crawled right under your nose the entirety of 2021. Everyone discovers great albums when some music reviewer brags that they found them first at these end […]
History of College Radio: 2002
WRUB co-founder Chris Miller looks back at college radio’s best music from each of the last 25 years. This week: 2002!
Rock ‘n Roll Legend Alice Cooper and Manager Shep Gordon to Visit UB
School’s in post summer! In the 1970s, Alice Cooper was the epitome of scary cool. Well, his actual name is Vincent Furnier—the band was called Alice Cooper—but even he gave up that battle a half century ago and changed his […]
Album Review: 2hollis — White Tiger
Although featured on the Spotify hyperpop playlist, the term seems long-expired to describe where 2hollis is right now. Elements of dubstep, electronic, rap, and a genre made by his former group OSX named “chainmail” are the best comparisons but there’s […]