RIP Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys

May 04, 2012|Alisa Ali

The news of MCA's passing really upsets me.  What is going on?  Levon, Pete & Now Adam Yauch?! 

Growing up in NYC, I've...

Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch ("MCA") Dead At 47

May 04, 2012|Kara Manning

The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, known as "MCA," has died after a nearly three-year battle with cancer. The rapper, filmmaker...

Take Five with The Alternate Side: Doomtree

May 04, 2012|Kara Manning

The Twin Cities hip hop scene has local luminaries like Atmosphere and Har Mar Superstar, but the rap collective Doomtree cl...

Question of the Day: Penniless?

May 04, 2012|Morning Show

Today, Canada is minting their last pennies (read more about it here: http://on.wsj.com/J6qwAa). Can the US be far behind...

First Fridays at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

May 03, 2012|WFUV Staff

WFUV presents First Fridays: A Contemporary Cocktail Party at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut...

Noah Abrams

Norah Jones - Live Concert - 2012

May 03, 2012|Rita Houston
Listen: Live show from Tarrytown Music Hall

Oh, Baby!

May 02, 2012|Morning Show

Today is the anniversary of the birth of Dr. Benjamin Spock (no, not Mr. Spock!) who, for decades, was the foremost...

Joe Grimaldi

Stephin Merritt - Words and Music - 2012

May 01, 2012|Russ Borris

From FUV's Russ Borris: 'Sometimes Stephin Merritt's dry demeanor can be misunderstood as standoffish or apathetic. But, I...

Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields (photo by Joe Grimaldi for WFUV)

TAS In Session: Stephin Merritt Of The Magnetic Fields

May 01, 2012|Kara Manning

Stephin Merritt's sense of humor is so deliciously dry that cactus could happily thrive in its prickly embace. The droll Mag...

WFUV Pop Quiz with Todd Snider

May 01, 2012|John Platt

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Todd Snider has a stoner image, but he’s got it all together, with sharp-witted songs that...