In the heart of the Wood Centre at the Univerity of Alaska Fairbanks is the local radio station, 91.5 KSUA FM. For over four decades, KSUA radio has served as a platform for student expression, a training ground for future broadcasters, and a gathering place for Fairbanks’ media community. KSUA hit the airwaves in 1984, experimenting with a commercial radio format, however, financial difficulties forced a temporary shutdown in the early 1990s. In 1993 KSUA re-emerged as a non-profit educational station, fueled by student passion and a commitment to alternative music. Today, it harbors over 35 shows that are currently on air.

From the time I was a kid, I wanted to be a DJ. The idea of playing music and sharing it out across the airwaves was akin to magic. The first chance I got to try it, as a young teenager, my nerves were off the charts and I couldn't do anything - and we weren't even live. Fast forward to 2017 when I dusted off my old turntable and started listening to the albums I had left. I was blown away by the sound and I was hooked again, diving head-first back into the vinyl community.

In the history of cinema, films like “The Lord of the Rings” and “Avatar” are often hailed as classic film series. They not only boast grand and breathtaking visuals but also intricately woven plots that deeply resonate with the audience’s emotions and thoughts. “Dune” series undoubtedly belongs to this category of masterpiece. It inherits the epic fantasy created by the novelist Frank Herbert, and under the direction of the “new godfather of science fiction films,” Denis Villeneuve, it once again demonstrates his profound understanding of visual art. Through exquisite cinematography and bold imagination, Villeneuve flawlessly presents the magnificent scenes from the original novel on the screen.

Metamorphosis started on the 21st of February 2016. KSUA had only one turntable at the time (an old Technics) so I would carry my own, and a mixer, into the studio to have two. The old turntable was pretty wonky and some tracks that played ok at home would skip when played live on air.

The spirit of the modern woman is captured, bottled up, and released into Eliza McLamb’s debut album Going Through It. Diving in after it, the soft chirping of birds and gentle guitar strumming beckon the listener into this encapsulation of girlhood and adulthood, pride and shame, and friendship and love in the opening notes of McLamb’s first track, Before.

This week Music Director Daisy Carter reviews an experimental album Desert Farmers by Hannah Marcus.

In summary, Blackpot blew my mind with the breadth and depth of music on display, as well as the immense amount of talented musicians present, and the awesome community of folks who love the music. I feel as though I have barely scratched the surface of Cajun music and the incredibly deep well of Louisiana musical tradition, and the Blackpot experience left me hungry for more – music and jambalaya.

Reminiscent of David Lynch movies, Beau is Afraid is wacky, weird, and fraught with insanity. A dreamland hellscape.

West Valley Drama club hosted a reader’s theater performance of ‘Faust,’ by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on October 15th . It was in the style of the music from 30 years ago, when KSUA was reborn into its current, non-commercial, Alternative music station.

As the decade coined “Cool Britannia '' swooped in and spread across the world, everyone wanted to be in the UK. The ‘90s in the UK was full to the brim of Union Jack printed clothing, topical sit-coms, and Britpop. It was not a decade to miss. Thus, my childhood was spent watching football highlights from when David Beckham was running around the pitch scoring goals, rewatching the television shows that defined the decade, and listening to the bands my parents saw play live in dingy Manchester pubs. At the heart of “Cool Britannia” was undoubtedly my favorite genre of music, as well as an ode to my homeland, Britpop.