FUV Essentials

[September 2019 update: It's hard to believe that Bruce Springsteen is 70 years old on September 23 — but age is

For FUV's Throwback Thursday 2009, morning host Corny O'Connell celebrates Neko Case's Middle Cyclone, her wild and windswept

For FUV Throwback Thursday 1999, midday host Alisa Ali writes about Beck's Midnite Vultures, an album that is not only a funky

For FUV Throwback Thursday 1989, evening host Eric Holland writes about Lou Reed's New York, an album that perfectly captured

For FUV Throwback Thursday 1979, afternoon host Dennis Elsas writes about The Clash's London Calling, an album that is still a

On this FUV Throwback Thursday 1969, Darren DeVivo writes about Santana, one of many albums that made a significant impact tha

Remembering Elliott Smith, on what would have been his 50th birthday on August 6, 2019. He forged haunted whispers and delicate guitar into astonishingly intimate songs ... and he's one of our FUV Essentials.

Jerry Garcia passed away nearly 24 years ago, on August 9, 1995, but his legacy continues to jam in the afterlife. He would have turned 77 on August 1, 2019 had the fates been kinder (and his appetite for self-destructive habits quelled), you could easily imagine him still on tour with the Grateful Dead. We're remembering his music, with and without the Grateful Dead, as one of our FUV Essentials.

If rock bands were seasons, the Dave Matthews Band would be summertime. The group, which has made philanthropy its key mission, is one of our FUV Essentials.

FUV Essentials artist Beck looks ahead to a new album, Hyperspace, and hits the road in 2019 for a tour with Cage the Elephant and Spoon.