Buddy Holly in 1959 (AP Photo, file)

Rave On, Buddy Holly

September 07, 2018|Eric Holland

It's Buddy Holly's birthday today (he would have been 82). My deejay license would be revoked if we didn't tip our caps to...

1988 (Collage compiled by Laura Fedele, WFUV)

The Essential Music of 1988

September 06, 2018|Russ Borris
Essay and playlist from Russ Borris
Queen's Freddie Mercury in 1985 (AP Photo by Gill Allen/File)

Is This The Real Life?

September 05, 2018|Paul Cavalconte

On Freddie Mercury's birthday anniversary, the Question of the Day — is this the real life?

Freddie sang high, lived large...

Cullen Omori at WFUV

Cullen Omori: 2018

September 05, 2018|Alisa Ali

After the dissolution of his former band, Smith Westerns, in 2014, Cullen Omori began his solo career with his debut album,...

La La Land

September 04, 2018|Corny O'Connell

Angelenos celebrate today as the anniversary of the founding in 1781 of El Pueblo de la Reina de los Angeles. We're...

Luluc at WFUV

Luluc: 2018

September 04, 2018|Carmel Holt

The duo Luluc take their time, both when releasing albums and in letting each song unfold. Like the title of their third...

What Do You Do?

September 03, 2018|Corny O'Connell

Happy Labor Day! We have work for you: think of a song that mentions what you do.

If you're a doctor, teacher or railroad...

Big Red Machine's Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner (photo by Graham Tolbert, PR)

Big Red Machine

September 03, 2018|Kara Manning
New Dig album review: 'Big Red Machine'
Liela Moss (photo by Ren Rox, PR)

UKNY for September 2

September 02, 2018|Kara Manning

Summer unofficially begins and then fades away via the bookends of two long holiday weekends. On UKNY at 11, an early...

Amanda Shires (photo by Alex Brennan/WFUV)

Cavalcade for September 2

September 02, 2018|Paul Cavalconte

On "Cavalcade" at 8 tonight, enjoy an encore of my FUV Live session with Amanda Shires, this week's FUV New Dig artist too...