Sponsored by Contact & Order 30 4-685-0516 w w w. madeleine maries.co m Visit us & Or d er-i n 260 Green St, Morganto wn W V 26501 @ madeleine mariescateringcarryout @ mad mariescatering info @ madeleine maries.co m Gl ute n free, vegetaria n a nd vega n optio ns by req uest EDITORIAL This e ditio n of Wireless co mes at a very dy na mic poi nt i n U92’s history. Face d wit h t he ever c ha n gi n g l a n ds c a p e of c oll e g e r a di o, o n e t hi n g h as r e m ai n e d str o n g; o ur l o v e f or art, s p e ci fi c all y m usi c. It is t h at a doratio n t hat has drive n us to s pe n d hours of hard work to bri n g you a dee per look at t he worl d of music we live in. Whether it be in the words you rea d here or the progra m ming you hear on the air waves, our goal is to put a s potlight on u p-an d-co ming artists, co m munity ne ws an d collegiate s p orts. I a m c o nti n u all y i m pr ess e d b y t h e l e v el of p assi o n t h at all of o ur st a ff h as f or t h es e t hi n gs, a n d it’s t h at s a m e p assi o n t h at bri n gs y o u t his e diti o n of Wir el ess. I n a d diti o n I’ d li k e t o s p e ci fi c all y t h a n k s o m e of the peo ple who made this possi ble: Our ne w Broadcast Advisor Alex Wieders piel, who’s given me so m uc h g o o d a dvice t he ma ny ti mes I’ve aske d for it. Krass, w h o hel pe d or ga nize a lar ge part of t he zi ne and in general had the most enthusias m and passion for it. Sarah Da wn Cooper, who edited the previ - o us e diti o n of Wir el ess t h at I dr e w a l ar g e p orti o n of m y i ns pir ati o n fr o m. A n d fi n all y, D arl e n e J o h ns o n aka G o d E m press of t he U92-verse, for bei n g suc h a keysto ne to t he statio n. A bove all else ho wever, t his Zine wouldn’t be possi ble for our ever-enthusiastic listening co m munity. Fro m those who leave 91.7 F M per ma ne ntly tu ne d i n o n t heir ra dios to t hose t hat call i n re quests every week, eac h a n d every o ne plays a h u g e r ol e i n w h at w e d o. I n a n er a w h er e b ei n g a n artist is es p e ci all y di ffi c ult, y o ur i nt er est i n t h e m usi c we s hare ca n not be u n derstate d. It’s i m porta nt to u n dersta n d t hat we all play a role i n s u p porti n g s mall - er, local, or more esoteric acts. That s u p port ca n co me i n t he for m of atte n di n g s ho ws or b uyi n g recor ds of c o urse, b ut it als o c o mes t hro u g h t he liste ni n g a n d s hari n g of lesser hear d voices. As l o n g as t h ose li k e y o urs elf ar e ar o u n d t o list e n, w e will c o nti n u e t o pr o vi d e a pl atf or m f or t h es e artists. O n b e h alf of all t he sta ff here at U92, we ho pe you e njoy pa gi n g t hrou g h t his e ditio n of Wireless, a n d as al ways: kee p it locked at U92 F M. Sincerely, WirelessEditor, Victor JPerez III Mai n C o ntri b ut ors: Joseph Bella my, Haleigh Casto, Krass Krash, Jade Montesano, Ash Randt, Vi ct or P er e z, M a x w ell S h a v er s, J a k e Stil e s Art & Photography: Krass Krash ( DI Y Poster, Prayers For Dead Fish, The Brouhaha Intervie ws), P a yt o n Ott er m a n Editing, Layout & Graphic Design: Vi ct or P er e z, M a x w ell S h a v er s ( S p ort s St aff Li st), Kr a s s Krash ( The Brouhaha Intervie ws) THE VIE WS AND OPINI ONS EXPRESSED IN WIRELESS ARE TH OSE OF THE WRITERS, INTERVIE WERS AND INTERVIE WEES. THEY D O N OT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE OFFI - CIAL P OLICY OR OPINI ONS OF W WVU-F M OR ITS STAFF, OR WEST VIR GINIA UNIVERSI - TY, ITS STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, OR AD MINISTRATI ON, N OR SH OULD THEY BE C ON - STRUCTED T O D O S O. ANY AND ALL C ONTENT IS N OT INTENDED T O MALI GN ANY RELI - GI ON, ETHNIC GR OUP, CLUB, OR GANIZATI ON, C O MPANY, INDIVIDUAL OR ANY ONE OR A N Y T HI N G. TRACK REVIEW: PAPER PLANES BY M.I.A BY JOSEPH BELLAMY Pa per Planes is han ds do wn one of the best po p son gs of the 2000s in a deca de fille d with great po p son gs. It's to u g h to k n o w w here to start wit h t his bite-size d be he m ot h of a s o n g s o t his revie w will lar gely be i n parts. 1 For a Bill board Clear- Channel a p prove d song peaking at nu m ber 4, Pa per Planes is sur prisingly detaile d musical- ly. The confi dent, si m ple guitar sta bs an d psyche delic backline synths intro ducin g the son g serve as an excellent b as e f or t h e s o n g fr o m b e gi n ni n g t o e n d. T h e n, a r o ari n g g uit ar li n e, c o urt es y of T h e Cl as h's " Str ai g ht t o H ell" co mes in with support fro m si mple dru ms and finger-snap percussion. This the mo ment where the song, musi- c all y, el e v at es t o s o m et hi n g els e e ntir el y. W hil e T h e Cl as h's " Str ai g ht t o H ell" is a f airl y st a n d ar d a n d n o n-i m pr es- sive ne w wave song, M.I. A. uses the sa m ple fro m the intro song to create an at mos phere akin to a My Bloody Valentine or Slo wdive son g, so methin g really not done before or even after in hi p-ho p, disre gardin g the atte mpts of underground/niche artists such as Dälek and Shabazz Palaces. But even they didn't manage to transition the instru mentation and mood shoegaze possesses into such a succinct and fun pop song. A n d t hat's n ot eve n getti n g t o t he ic o nic c h or us. T he c hil dre n's c h oir a n d gritty s o u n d e ffects c o ul d've easily b e e n a j arri n g gi m mi c k. B ut aft er j ust a f e w c ar ef ul list e ns, it f e els li k e a n i n e vit a bl e a n d i nt e gr al p art of t h e s o n g. J ust t hi n k if i nst e a d, t h e l yri cs w er e " All I w a n n a d o is s h o ot y o u d o w n a n d t a k e y o ur m o n e y.