FUV Reggae Essentials
From the mighty dub lyricism of Linton Kwesi Johnson to the magne
FUV Reggae Essentials
FUV Essentials
So many variables determine what makes an artist or band “essential” — longevity, impact, influence, history. On-air and online, we celebrate the musicians who have shaped our cultural soundtrack for the past fifty years. Let’s love these FUV Essential artists while they’re here, and honor those who have departed too soon.
Torres: Five Essential Tori Amos Songs
As Tori Amos celebrates her birthday on August 22, FUV returns to Torres' list of her "Five Essential Tori Amos Songs."
Torres (photo by Ashley Connor, PR)
River Whyless: Five Essential CSNY Songs
Musicians listen to their forebears not only with an ear to an artist's technical imprint — the depth of production or the way a guitar is tuned —
River Whyless (photo by Shervin Lainez, PR)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
From the ornate grandeur of "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" to one of the most stirring protest songs ever written, "Ohio," it's hard to imagine a soundtrack of the late Sixties and early Seventies without the songs of David Crosby, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills and Neil Young. For galvanizing a generation to rise, protest and hope for a better world, CSNY and CSN are FUV Essentials.
Neil Young (left), David Crosby (second left), Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash (right), pose for a photograph before the premiere of their film "CSNY Deja Vu" at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Jon Batiste: Five Essential Mavis and Pops Staples Songs
One of Jon Batiste's favorite singers and human beings, Mavis Staples, plays New York's AmericanaFest at Lincoln Center on August 11. Batiste is also releasing his first solo album, Hollywood Africans, on September 28.
Jon Batiste (photo courtesy of The Chamber Group and Verve, PR)
Aloe Blacc: Five Essential Stevie Wonder Songs
[August 2018 update: Aloe Blacc has released one of the songs of the summer of 2018, "Brooklyn in the Summer" from his fo
Aloe Blacc (photo by Anthony Williams, PR)
Wild Nothing: Five Essential Cure Songs
[August 2018 update: Wild Nothing's Jack Tatum is on the brink
Wild Nothing's Jack Tatum (photo by Cara Robbins, PR)
Saint Etienne: Five Essential Kate Bush Songs
Saint Etienne's Pete Wiggs, Sarah Cracknell and Bob Stanley (photo by Rob Baker Ashton, PR)
Brittany Howard: Five Essential Nina Simone Songs
Brittany Howard (photo by Eric Ryan Anderson, PR)
Courtney Barnett: Five Essential Bob Dylan Songs
Since Courtney Barnett first offered up her "Five Essential Bob Dylan Songs" two years ago, she's released a second solo album, Tell Me How You Really Feel, as well as a collaboration with Kurt Vile, 2017's Lotta Sea Lice. Barnett plays a benefit concert for BRIC! Celebrate Brooklyn this Wednesday, July 25, broadcast live on WFUV 90.7FM and streaming live via the website.]
Courtney Barnett (photo by Pooneh Ghana, PR)
