The shortlisted albums for the 2020 Mercury Prize (collage by Laura Fedele for WFUV)

UKNY for September 19: Mercury Prize 2020

September 18, 2020|Kara Manning

Like everything else in 2020, the announcement of this year's Mercury Prize winner this Thursday, September 24, won't be...

OMG TGIF LOL

September 18, 2020|Corny O'Connell

TGIF, so we can finally put this theme to rest. This time it's songs that include initials, abbreviations and acronyms in...

Initials Cont.

September 17, 2020|Corny O'Connell

Yesterday we played individual artists known by their initials such as B. B. King. Today we'll play bands with initials...

Initials

September 16, 2020|Corny O'Connell

Riley B. King was born on this date in 1925. While performing on WDIA radio in Memphis, he was known as Beale Street Blues...

"Cool" Songs

September 15, 2020|Corny O'Connell

It will be noticeably cooler today with temperatures in the New York City area starting off in the 50s. Let's keep it "cool"...

The Go-Go's photo by Emily Assiran/Getty Images, courtesy of Universal Music, PR)

The Go-Go's Charlotte Caffey

September 14, 2020|Eric Holland
Interview, 2020

Voices

September 14, 2020|Corny O'Connell

If the sound of my voice is familiar, you should know how to play the WFUV Question of the Day. Suggest songs that mention...

Bright Eyes (photo by Danny Cohen, PR)

Bright Eyes

September 14, 2020|Darren DeVivo

Bright Eyes
Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was Bright Eyes
Dead Oceans  

The band Bright Eyes never really broke up...

PR photo by Robert Manella, Matador Records

Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville

September 14, 2020|Laura Fedele
‘Every nasty teenage girl thought strung together.’
New Order (photo by Warren Jackson, PR)

UKNY for September 12

September 12, 2020|Kara Manning

I really miss Manchester. The last time I was in the city was back in 2017 for the Manchester International Festival, just a...