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It’s 6:30pm in Newark, NJ, 3/16/23— The Devils hope to bring the luck of the Irish by wearing their green St.Patrick’s Day-inspired warmup jerseys. Coming off of the 4-1 loss on Tuesday, Ondrej Palat, the former Lightning Forward, is seen hyping up his young goalkeeper Akira Schmid in the tunnel ahead of their second straight [...]

By Chaz Campbell I’d like to consider myself a huge Gorillaz fan. I’ve seen them live twice (“Humanz” and “Now Now” Tours), own almost every album on vinyl, and have them in the top five of every Spotify Wrapped ever since I started using Spotify in 2019. I have t-shirts, and ringtones, and I briefly […]

By Ben Petruk Morgan Wallen is like my first student ID card. It was supposed to be canceled, but it still works. The 29 year old country superstar just released his third album, on the very strategic date of March 3rd: It was Wallen 3 on 3/3. A catchy idea, which is the theme of […]

Montclair funk artist Becky Crosby performed some of her original songs on an episode of WMSC Unplugged!🎶          

Central New Jersey band OM53 performed their original songs on WMSC Unplugged, WMSC’s weekly live performance show! 🎶 🎶   90.3 WMSC FM · WMSC Unplugged: OM53    

By Emily McCormack  “Eulogy” is the first solo work that grandson has released since his 2020 debut album, Death of an Optimist. The Canadian-American singer has released a string of outstanding collaborations, including works alongside the likes of K.Flay, X Ambassadors, Two Feet and Steve Aoki. Best known for his 2017 single “Blood // Water” […]

By Emily McCormack “Bottom Of The Deep Blue Sea” was the first single that introduced me to Missio in 2018. I decided to delve deeper into their discography and ever since then, the alternative/electronic duo have been part of my go-to pile of artists I reference as my favorite band. Missio decided to spend their […]

By Adarlin Batista MONTCLAIR, NJ American League wants to hit a new record after 62 home runs in 2022. Aaron James Judge, an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees was voted the American League MVP, the new captain, after breaking Roger Maris' AL record of 61 homers, set in 1961. Last year, [...]

By Rikkira Harfield Smino, the St. Louis rapper, singer, and songwriter, has been steadily rising to the forefront of the hip-hop scene with his unique blend of genres and styles. His latest release, as of October 28, 2022, “Luv 4 Rent,” highlights his distinct sound and solidifies his place as one of the most exciting artists in the […]

By Emily McCormack Pierce the Veil released their fifth studio album The Jaws of Life on February 10, 2023. This is the first album since their 2016 release of Misadvadventures, their last album before the departure of drummer Mike Fuentes. Since losing a band member, fans anxiously waited for seven years for the band to […]

By Ian Love Waterparks saw critical acclaim after their third studio album Fandom in 2019, leaving both fans and critics excited for what the three person band had in store next. As it turns out, the process of writing their next album, Greatest Hits, would be a challenging one for frontman Awsten Knight, for after writing over […]

By Danielle Vuono Departing from her typical alternative genre, Willow Smith experimented with rock for her fifth studio album, “<Coping Mechanism>.” This pop-punk album was released on October 7, 2022, and is made up of 11 songs, all co-written by the singer.  This album, in short, is an expression of Willow’s experience with sapphic love. She […]

By Noah Aviles In my previous article, I wrote about attending Paul McCartney’s “Got Back” show at MetLife in June of 2022. Well, one month later, I was back in the same venue seeing a different show and seeing it with a different friend: This time around I was seeing the final tour of Elton […]

By Noah Aviles Before I went to this show, I had difficulty remembering when my last concert was. For obvious reasons (the global pandemic and all of that), I wasn’t attending too many live events at the time, but when I heard that Paul McCartney was heading to MetLife Stadium as the final stop of his “Got […]

By Luke Adair “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania” is Marvel’s newest project in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is the first film in Phase 5 of the MCU, and it is an impressive start to this new phase. Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly return as Ant-Man and The Wasp. The film also stars Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror and features […]

By Tanner Price MONTCLAIR, NJ Montclair State University suffered yet another heartbreaking playoff exit on Tuesday, losing 91-86 to the Stockton Ospreys in the quarterfinals version of the Battle of The Birds. The Ospreys dominated the first half, and MSU was lucky that it was only a 51-45 Stockton lead at halftime. Stockton would come [...]
By AJ Chasan MONTCLAIR, NJ-   Red Hawk Country! You are going to the NJAC semifinal! In dominant fashion, Montclair State showed up in the most monumental of ways. After leading 36-30 at halftime, the Red Hawks had 20 more minutes to continue their season. Coming out of the locker room, Montclair State had 20 [...]

Review by Mia Watson Greta Van Fleet is my favorite band. This was a largely anticipated weekend in their “Dreams in Gold” tour after being delayed since April due to illness within the band. Fans flocked from far and wide to the Mark G. Etess Arena for the final leg of their tour after gaining […]

By Luke Cirianni MONTCLAIR, NJ - Former Leeds manager Jesse Marsch has been allegedly chosen to become the new manager of Premier League side Southampton.  Marsch was sacked after Leeds lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest.  Leeds currently sits in 17th place in the Premier League, while Marsch’s new squad sits dead last in 20th.  A [...]
By Emmi DeNovellis MONTCLAIR, NJ -   The Montclair State Women’s Basketball team capped off their regular season with a hard fought game against Rowan University on Wednesday night. The Red Hawks battled but fell short, 67-55.   Junior standout Megan Duffy paced this Red Hawks squad with 15 points. For the game, Montclair St. [...]
By AJ Chasan MONTCLAIR,NJ- As Montclair State’s men's basketball season was near conclusion after already clinching the number three seed in the NJAC playoff, the Red Hawks faced one more challenge before tournament time. None bigger than on the road taking on Rowan University in their house. One final tuneup before the games matter the [...]

Montclair State University’s very own girlband performed some original songs and epic covers for an episode of WMSC Unplugged!   90.3 WMSC FM · WMSC Unplugged: girlband         Photos by Frank Konze     Photos from WMSC

Welcome back to another Music Picks, a collaborative collection of WMSC’s music recommendations and reviews. This installment’s theme is Valentine’s Day: Love & Hate. Read more to see our station’s favorite love songs and favorite hate songs!   “Lucky People” — Waterparks ❤️ Review by Deepak Sathish Meet the acoustic love song to end all […]

By AJ Chasan MONTCLAIR, NJ- After a tough three game skid, Montclair State Women’s Basketball got back on track with a statement win over the Ramapo Roadrunners. This was a must win game for the Red Hawks, as they only have two more regular season contests left to go. They got it done tonight in [...]
By AJ Chasan MONTCLAIR, NJ- Down 19 at halftime to an inferior opponent, sitting comfortably at third place in the NJAC heading into tonight, what would you do as a player on the Red Hawks? Fight or roll over? Most would just pack it in and say we’ll see you at home Stockton on Saturday. [...]

New Jersey band Swansun visited our station to perform some epic original songs for our live performance show, WMSC Unplugged! 🎶   90.3 WMSC FM · WMSC Unplugged: Swansun   

Lauren Bentivegna talks with New Jersey artist Eric Raven about his new album “The Shape of Pain” and his journey discovering a creating alternative music.   90.3 WMSC FM · Interview with Eric Raven  

By AJ Chasan MONTCLAIR, NJ- The Montclair State Men's Basketball team utterly dominated their cross-town rival William Paterson in a massive 99-81 point victory. One basket shy of the 100-point mark, the Red Hawks exploded offensively. Tonight, as usual, it was all about the three ball. Shooting an outstanding 52.9 percent from beyond the arc [...]
By Luke Cirianni MONTCLAIR, NJ- Tonight, another big rivalry game in women's basketball took place.  The William Patterson Pioneers took a short, but serious road trip to the Panzer Athletic Center, to take on the Montclair State Redhawks.  The game finished off with a 56-52 victory for the Pioneers.  Brianna Smith, led her team to [...]