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Marshall Crenshaw
November 11, 2020|Eric Holland
I realized I had his number in my phone. Why not give him a call?
Josh Ritter
August 31, 2020|Eric Holland
On 'See Here, I Have Built You A Mansion,' how music relates to art, and writing songs on pizza boxes.
The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde: Q&A
July 27, 2020|Eric Holland
A freewheeling conversation that covers an impressive amount of ground.
Perfume Genius: Q&A
July 09, 2020|Kara Manning
Mike Hadreas: "I'm much smarter when I'm writing somehow, I don't know where it comes from."
Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino
June 25, 2020|Kara Manning
Q&A (formerly Quarantined Artists) is an FUV feature that includes online and on-air conversations with musicians dealing...
Margo Price: Q&A
June 16, 2020|Kara Manning
On John Prine, kid books, and her quarantine playlist [Listen]
Lucinda Williams: Q&A
May 21, 2020|Kara Manning
Lu on her 14th: 'Good Souls Better Angels'
Thao Nguyen: Q&A
May 12, 2020|Kara Manning
Thao Nguyen's unveiling of her inner truth continues.
Jim James: Five Essential Neil Young Songs
November 08, 2017|WFUV Staff
It's not a surprise that an artist with the range of Jim James would be a Neil Young fan. Whether in his solo work, as a...
Saint Etienne: Five Essential Kate Bush Songs
November 01, 2017|Kara Manning
A tribute to a lifelong influence
Joe Henry: Five Essential John Prine Songs
October 24, 2017|Kara Manning
Joe Henry on the John Prine songs he loves.
North Mississippi Allstars: Five Essential Tedeschi Trucks Band Songs
October 11, 2017|Kara Manning
With special love for tracks found on their first, Grammy-winning album.
Rostam: Five Essential Tom Petty Songs
October 04, 2017|Carmel Holt
Guest DJ set: Playlist
Matthew Sweet: Five Essential Beach Boys Songs
September 20, 2017|Kara Manning
His most vital influence over the years.
Jessica Lea Mayfield: Five Essential Michael Jackson Songs
August 31, 2017|Kara Manning
She really enjoys sleek, fun, ebullient pop music.
Norah Jones: Five Essential Willie Nelson Songs
August 16, 2017|Kara Manning
The friend and fellow Texan narrows down the Willie catalogue.
Suzanne Vega: Five Essential Joe Jackson Songs
August 09, 2017|Kara Manning
We reached out to Vega to write about her friend and collaborator.
Jon Batiste: Five Essential Mavis and Pops Staples Songs
July 20, 2017|Kara Manning
A Batiste-style "love riot" of admiration, enthusiasm and inspiration.
Son Little: Five Essential Mavis Staples Albums
July 19, 2017|Kara Manning
He deeply appreciates the Staple Singers' bridge between the secular and the spiritual.
Chris Robinson: Five Essential Chuck Berry Songs
June 21, 2017|Kara Manning
Longtime fans of the Chris Robinson Brotherhood and his former band, the Black Crowes, know that Chuck Berry, this week's FU...
Sharon Jones
May 01, 2017|Laura Fedele
The great Miss Sharon Jones was a lover and a fighter. [Playlist]
Sheryl Crow
October 02, 2019|Kara Manning
Not only great a pop and rock songwriter, but a true activist. [Playlist]
Soundtracks and Scores
November 18, 2019|Kara Manning
Our DJs pick their 'essential' movie music. [Playlist]
Steely Dan
October 10, 2016|Kara Manning
Their seven albums over eight years have ongoing influence. [Playlist]
Stevie Wonder
May 09, 2016|Kara Manning
From child prodigy to elder statesman of American pop, soul, R&B, jazz and funk. [Playlist]
Summer of Love
June 12, 2017|Kara Manning
It's been a fifty-year embryonic journey since the Monterey International Pop Festival. [Playlist]
Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks
October 08, 2017|Darren DeVivo
Musicians with an uncanny, intuitive connection to their muse, the blues. [Playlist]
The Allman Brothers Band
September 11, 2017|Kara Manning
Tragedy never really let go of them, but there is joy in the band's afterlife. [Playlist]
The Band
November 14, 2016|Kara Manning
One of the most influential and sophisticated cornerstones in American folk, blues, and roots rock 'n' roll. [Playlist]
The Beach Boys
September 18, 2017|Paul Cavalconte
The band that transcended themselves, then crashed and burned. [Playlist]
The Beatles
February 06, 2017|Darren DeVivo
Four lads from Liverpool who spearheaded an unparalleled musical and cultural revolution. [Playlist]
The Beatles: FUV Essential Covers
February 07, 2017|Kara Manning
FUV staffers make one pick each and explain why. [Playlist]