Covering The Beatles

February 06, 2017|Corny O'Connell

The Beatles are the 'FUV Essentials artist this week. As part of the celebration we're asking for your favorite covers of...

Elbow (photo courtesy of High Rise PR)

Elbow

February 06, 2017|Kara Manning

Elbow
Little Fictions
Concord Records

The sudden departure of a founding bandmember after 25 years is unsettling, and it was...

The Japanese House with Rita Houston at WFUV

The Japanese House: 2017

February 06, 2017|Rita Houston

The Japanese House is the project of 21-year-old Amber Bain. Her three EPs have led to a ton of online streams and a whole...

David Luning, his bandmates, and "Sunday Supper" host John Platt

David Luning: 2017

February 05, 2017|John Platt

David Luning grew up among the evergreens in rural Sonoma County. The closest he's gotten to the big city is a stint in...

Karl Hyde and the cover of 'I Am Dogboy' (photo by Perou, courtesy of Smith Hyde Productions)

UKNY For February 4

February 04, 2017|Kara Manning

The path to artistic fulfillment or success is often littered with failure, self-doubt, and second (and third) chances...

Karl Hyde

Karl Hyde: 2017

February 04, 2017|Kara Manning

Since releasing their groundbreaking 1994 album, dubnobasswithmyheadman, Underworld has been one of the most influential and...

The Day the Music Died

February 03, 2017|Corny O'Connell

It was on this date in 1959 that Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper lost their lives in a plane crash. Don...

Blaenavon at WFUV

Blaenavon: 2017

February 02, 2017|Kara Manning

Back in 2013, three musically crafty teenagers from Hampshire, England released their first single as Blaenavon, called...

Groundhog Day

February 02, 2017|Corny O'Connell

It's Groundhog Day. Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow portending six more weeks of winter? Will Staten Island Chuck...

Paul Janeway (front) and his bandmates of St. Paul and the Broken Bones (photo by David McClister, PR)

St. Paul and the Broken Bones: Five Essential Ray Charles Songs

February 01, 2017|Kara Manning
From a singer who takes a fresh look at a vintage sounds.