Although 2024’s been over for like a half century at this point, one of its shortest and punchiest releases still has me by the throat, forcing me to spin kick all alone in my apartment. I am of course referring to Columbus, Ohio post-hardcore band starling’s debut EP Global Arbor. Following two unrelated singles earlier in 2024, this four song EP clocks in at just over 11 minutes but packs the short time full of creative guitar riffs, hardcore fury, and masterfully dynamic drumming. The opening track “permanence” shows off the band’s more melodic side without sacrificing the moshability of its bouncy chorus riff. Meanwhile, “the forest” introduces heavier riffs and a more menacing sound. While mostly heavy and energetic, starling show restraint in their songwriting, saving their heaviest drum fills and riffs for key moments in the album, like the blast beat bits in the second half of the final track “gettinguptogetadrinkofwater”. The only low point in the album would be the slower, quieter first half of “colors only birds can see”, although this break from the noise likely helps the EP as a whole and soon caves into the chaos of the rest of the album anyway. Overall, Global Arbor is a carefully crafted EP of all killer, no filler, and some truly absurd drums.

You can hear albums like Global Arbor on Gorilla Radio, every Monday from 6-7 PM EST on U92 The Moose.

Morgantown W.Va- The no. 20 ranked West Virginia Mountaineers will host Big 12 conference opponent Iowa State at the Coliseum on Saturday Jan. 19, 2025. 

Last Wednesday, the Mountaineers shared the court with the Colorado Buffaloes for the second time ever in school history. The record between the two squads is now 1-1 thanks to a dominant 73-46 victory, which brings their record to 4-2 in conference and 14-3 on the season. 

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - The West Virginia Mountaineers (12-4) will have to conquer the second-ranked team in the land, the Iowa State Cyclones (15-1), in a sold-out Saturday game at the WVU Coliseum.

This game is marked as Jerry West Day, and the team will be wearing throwback uniforms, remembering the legacy of the late Jerry West. The first 300 Mountaineer Maniacs will receive a number 44 Jerry West retro WVU T-shirt jersey, as an incentive to line up early before tip-off.

On Monday, January 6th, West Virginia entered the AP Top 25 poll for the first time since 2022 ranked 21st in the country after 2 back to back Big 12 wins to start conference play.

West Virginia went to Phog Allen Fieldhouse to take on the 7th ranked Kansas Jayhawks on Tuesday, December 31st looking for its first ever win in Lawrence Kansas, entering the game 0-11 all time.

The 18-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers (11-2) look to continue its perfect home record in a Saturday night matchup against the BYU Cougars (9-4).

What a year. From “Brat Summer” to Kendrick Lamar’s utter dominance of October’s very own, we were nothing if not entertained by it all. There wasn’t a dull moment at the Moose, either; we added almost 150 different albums to our rotation, providing listeners like you with countless hours of fresh, indie, and most importantly, new music with our New Music Pioneers. As the year winds to a close, we voted amongst ourselves to bring you our official nominations for our best of the best. Before 2025, we present to you our Top 25 Albums of the Year for 2024.

Morgantown W.Va. – West Virginia (8-2), coming off a 23-point victory against Bethune-Cookman, takes on the Mercyhurst Lakers (6-8) in the mountaineer’s final non-conference game.

In the last game against Bethune-Cookman, WVU was led by a strong performance by Javon Small who tallied 27 points, as well as six rebounds and assists.

Morgantown, W. Va. - The West Virginia Mountaineers (7-2) host the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (2-7) Saturday evening. Under first-year head coach Darian DeVries, the Mountaineers are off to a hot start on the season, with wins over then-third-ranked Gonzaga, and then-24th-ranked Arizona in the Bahamas. They also took down Big East foe Georgetown at the Coliseum in the Big East-Big 12 Battle. 

Coach DeVries has his squad two wins shy of matching the win total of last season under interim coach Josh Eilert. A sign of future success for the Mountaineers.

Welcome to the third edition of Moose on the Loose, the U92 blog series that recaps concerts. For this edition we have once again left the Morgantown area but stayed within the mountain state traveling to The Loud in Huntington, West Virginia to see Evan Honer.

Director of Athletics, Wren Baker, announced Thursday morning that Rich Rodriguez will become the 36th head coach for West Virginia. Rodriguez, a native West Virginian, is most well-known for his time at WVU from 2001-2007. In that six year tenure at West Virginia, Rodriguez found some of the most success anyone has ever had as the head coach here at WVU. Most notably, an 11-1 2007 season that ended in heartbreak. Falling in the last game of the season prevented the team from reaching the BCS Championship Game. Rodriguez has an overall record of 190-129-2 throughout his 27 years as a head coach. After a highly controversial split from the university, Rodriguez has returned home to finish what he started.

Rodriguez is coming off of a 9-4 season at Jacksonville State where he guided the team to a Conference USA championship and earned coach of the year honors in that conference. Rodriguez is also a former PAC12, and a two time Big East coach of the year. “My family and I are filled with gratitude to lead the Mountaineer football program again and look forward to working with the many supporters, fans, and friends to build the best football program in America! Take Me Home!” said Rodriguez in an opening statement.