KJHK streaming app to update
The KJHK streaming app will be updated on March 1.
Culture Articles
Conversations with KC musician, Fritz Hutchison
Kansas City based musical talks influences, KC, and the music scene during a pandemic.
What’re they listening to? Renaissance art edition
A collaborative playlist from KJHK staff.
Review: The King of Staten Island
Pete Davidson's "The King of Staten Island" is more than just a goofy comedy as Davidson's character has to find himself again after the death of his father.
A distant, KJHK holiday dinner
We couldn’t have a Friendsgiving this year, but decided to try our hands at cooking a dinner anyway....
KC-Lawrence musicians collaborate to bring holiday cheer
Local musicians gathered (virtually) to spread holiday cheer.
Revisiting the KJHK revolt of 1988
Cami Koons | @Koons_Cami Listen to the podcast, or read the adapted text. Not long after KJHK went...
The perfect Thanksgiving movie exists, you just didn’t know it
Mimu Mbogori | @mimumbogori Thanksgiving has always been an underrated holiday. It’s become common to completely skip the...
The wonderful disaster of Waterloo, Iowa
On October 5, 1978, a KJHK staffer was bored, so they decided to write up a fake story...
Self Help: making friends in a global pandemic
Ellynn Mayo | @ellynnspeaks For an introvert like me, it already feels difficult to make friends in college....
Making a beat with Dan and Mike
Can Creative Director Dan and General Manager Mike turn Tiny Tim into a sick beat? You'll just have to watch.
Collaborative playlist: Election Day blues
Regardless of your voting decisions, it’s a wild time to be an American. The outcome of this election...
Killer songs: A Halloween-inspired playlist
Cate Manning |@catemanning This year has distorted everyone’s sense of time but, yes, it is Halloween. What better...
45 things you didn’t know about KJHK
In a final celebration of the 45th anniversary of KJHK, we wanted to share some of the bizarre,...
Gallery: As many programming posters as we could gather
Most KJHK staff members have an apartment wall plastered with the programming posters for the semesters they’ve been...
Bigfoot Update!
Thank you to all who wrote to the Crimson and Blue Squatch Watch email hotline. Your responses and...
Through the years and sounds of KJHK
KJHK is 45 years old. A lot has happened in Lawrence and in the sonic scape since 1975 when the Sound Alternative went on air, but the spirit of KJHK has persisted.
Dissecting Donnie Darko’s Score Almost 20 Years Later
Everyone is familiar with the use of "Mad World" in this cult classic film, but what do you know about the rest of the score?
Music that’s getting us through the pandemic
In uncertain times, we just turn the tunes up louder. Find out what we've been listening to as we cope with the new reality.
Zines: the ultimate therapy and freedom of expression
Zines provide a creative outlet to their makers from ages 10 to full-grown adults. What makes this medium so expressive?
31 spooky movies for 31 spooky days
Ellynn Mayo | @ellynnspeaks Excited for October? Hunting for the perfect movie to watch on a cold evening?...
Bigfoot among us; CBSW needs your help
Crimson and Blue Squatch Watch (CBSW) reached out to KJHK hoping we could help share this urgent message....
Opinion: It’s still not safe to go to the movies
Movie theatre conglomerates have started to reopen, but that doesn't mean it's safe to enjoy a tub of buttery popcorn while unmasked and reclined.
