The golden age of U.S. music in the 90s and early 2000s was defined by more than just great songs—it was about the whole package. Artists didn’t just need a hit track; they needed captivating visuals and choreography to match. Music videos were cultural events, creating iconic moments that still resonate with fans today. However, in recent years, the art of elaborate music videos and complex dance routines seems to have faded. With platforms like YouTube now available to millions around the world, you’d expect artists to seize the opportunity to create memorable music videos and performances that leave a lasting impact, but instead, we’re left wondering where the magic has gone.

When we think back to the late 90s and early 2000s, music videos were more than just background noise—they were cultural milestones. Artists like Britney Spears,Beyoncé, and NSYNC dominated the charts not just with their songs, but with their visually captivating performances that made each video feel like an event. It wasn’t enough to have a hit song—you had to have an equally memorable video to match.

Morgantown, W.Va. - The West Virginia Mountaineers women’s soccer team will face the
Liberty Flames on Sunday, September 8, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown, WV.

Last Thursday on September 5, the Mountaineers defeated the James Madison Dukes by a score
of 2-0 at home, the team’s second win in a row. The Mountaineers have a record of 4-2, with
all four wins taking place in Morgantown.

Junior forward Ajanae Respass led the team by scoring both goals against the Dukes. She
currently leads the team with four goals and three assists this season.

The Liberty Flames are currently undefeated with a 7-0 record. Their most recent victory was
on the road with a 2-1 victory over former No. 21 ranked Virginia Tech. This was the Flames’
first ever victory over a ranked team.

Redshirt sophomore Halle Engle leads the Flames in goals with six and points with thirteen.
She is coming off a two-goal game against Virginia Tech.

Last year was the first time the Mountaineers women’s soccer team competed against the
Flames, losing the game 3-1. The Mountaineers will look to get their first win against the
Flames and extend their winning streak to three.

Join Gabe Schon on play-by-play, Lance Jonzen on color and Andrew Hartlove hosting the pre,
half, and post-game show live from Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. Coverage starts at 12:45 p.m.
and kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET. The broadcast can be heard locally on 91.7 FM,
u92themoose.com, an Alexa At-Home Device, or the RadioFX and TuneIn apps.

Photo Credits: WVU Athletics

Morgantown, W.Va.- The West Virginia Mountaineers Women's Soccer Team are set to take on the James Madison Dukes on Thursday September 5th at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

The Mountaineers are coming off of a big win over Robert Morris this past Sunday. Goals by Dilary Heredia-Beltran in the second minute, along with another score from Taylor White in the 52nd minute lifted the Mountaineers to victory. With this victory, The Mountaineers were able to improve to 3-2 on the young season.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The West Virginia Mountaineers women's soccer team are set to take on the Robert Morris Colonials on Sunday, Sep. 1 at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown.

After a two game losing skid against Clemson and #12 Penn State, Nikki Izzo Brown’s Mountaineers looked for their first win since Aug. 18 where they scored five unanswered goals against Radford at home. 

The No. 4 Ranked West Virginia Mountaineers will face The George Washington Revolutionaries
on Friday, Aug. 30, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown, WV.

Last Monday on Aug. 26, the Mountaineers easily defeated the Saint Francis Red Flash by a
score of 4-0 at home, the team’s second win of the season.

Graduate student Sergio Ors Navarro continued his goal streak by scoring two goals, extending
his goal total this season to five goals. He currently leads the Mountaineers this season in
points with ten.

Ors Navarro’s teammate, graduate student and Georgia State transfer Simon Carlson, scored
two goals and had one assist against the Red Flash, leading the Mountaineers with three assists
this season.

“It is just about contributing to the team and helping us get the three points to start the season
out strong,” Carlson said. “It is nice, obviously. But really all that matters is getting that winning
momentum going into the season.”

Redshirt senior goalkeeper Marc Bonnaire secured his second win of the season without facing
any shots on goal during Monday’s contest.
The Revolutionaries begin their season with a 1-1-0 record. Their most recent win was on
Sunday, Aug. 25 against Saint Peter’s by a score of 2-1. Junior Alex Nicholson and sophomore
Colin Prendergast led the Revolutionaries with one goal each.

George Washington’s head coach Craig Jones is entering his 13th season with the team. During
his tenure, the Revolutionaries have produced thirteen All-Conference honorees, as well as six
first-team picks.

West Virginia will be the first ranked opponent the Revolutionaries play this season. This will be
their first game on the road this season as well.

Join Gabe Schon on play-by-play, Lance Jonzen on color and Andrew Hartlove hosting the pre,
half, and post-game show live from Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. Coverage starts at 6:45 p.m. and
kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. The broadcast can be heard locally on 91.7 FM,
u92themoose.com, an Alexa At-Home Device, or the RadioFX and TuneIn apps.

Photo Credits: WVU Athletics

The No. 3 ranked West Virginia Mountaineers will take on The Red Flash of Saint Francis on Monday, Aug. 26, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown, WV. 

Last Thursday the Mountaineers took to the pitch for the first time in the 2024 campaign against the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons.  

Morgantown, W.Va. (Aug. 24, 2024) - U92 The Moose will broadcast West Virginia University’s first home football game of the 2024 season versus Penn State on Aug. 31, 2024.

West Virginia opened up against Penn State last year but fell short with a final score of 38-15. WVU finished last season with nine wins. 

Northeast PA is mostly known for two things (three, if you count that one town with the big underground fire). While West Virginia’s got them beat in one of those things (coal), they remain unmatched in the other– emo music.

The proof: Wilkes-Barre’s If Kansas Had Trees and their debut studio album "Where You Thought You Would Be." The album is a masterclass in emo, taking from some of the best bands the genre has to offer while still sounding unique.

We’re going to start this off with a little mental exercise. Think back to the first time you felt cool. When I say cool, I don’t mean the mass-produced coolness that gets sold back to everyone in an attempt to sell you the next hot product. I mean the real feeling, the one you get when you sneak into your first “grown up” concert or when you and your friends decide to raid your older sibling’s room for all of the goodies that felt forbidden to you then, even if they seem like such mundane paraphernalia now that you’re older. Got that image in your mind? Good. Keep it there until it feels like it is going to spill out the side of your skull. With this exercise, you would think that I am preparing to tell you all about a movie that places weight on that inherent coolness. In that sense, you could also think I stand at 6 feet tall and have shiny white teeth. But I’m a short angry man with teeth the color of lemons here to let you know that we're talking about being uncool. We’re talking about Almost Famous, the 2000s film directed by Cameron Crowe about a 16-year-old baby faced William Miller coming of age while in the midst of following blooming band Stillwater in the rocking 70s, getting the once in a lifetime chance to write for Rolling Stone Magazine. 

Before we digress into that, however, a quick little note. This is the first part in a weekly series covering the favorite music centric movies of the writer, yours truly, and the things we can at least try to glean from any of them. Next week's diatribe will be on the 90s cult classic Empire Records. When it comes to this piece though, at least half of this will be incoherent. A quarter of it will be downright idiotic. Who knows what the last quarter of this will be, but somewhere in there is some kernel of truth I’m trying to pop. Now that I have finished my expository drivel, let's get onto the rest of the show.  

This past April, a thunderous EP came crashing into U92’s rotation, injuring one DJ and strewing the studio with broken glass and goat hair. Created by Saint Louis, Missouri area punks Inner City Witches, HOOF! presents a unique blend of punk, post-punk, and jazz all fusing together into a sound equally cohesive and coercive. The band describe themselves on Spotify as “Post-Punk/Post-Hardcore,” but this barely scratches the surface. “One Hoof To The Head” opens the album with a heavy, energetic verse featuring hardcore punk drumming and a slower, heavier chorus. “Witch On Film” continues the heat, amping the manic energy up to eleven. “Cloven Hoof” has a calmer energy at first, but slowly builds to a climactic ending. Of the five songs on the EP, four are all time bangers in my heavy listening rotation, with the remaining one likely to join them. Clocking in at just over 16 minutes, HOOF! wastes not a single second or song, with each track unique enough to stand on its own while still sounding cohesive. Channeling equal parts post-punk and hardcore, this EP is one of my favorite releases of the year so far, and I’m excited to see the band’s next move.