Joan Osborne (photo by Jeff Fasano)

Joan Osborne: Five Essential Motown Songs

February 22, 2017|Kara Manning
"Where artistry, business acumen, political consciousness, and sheer joy met."

If You Could Play Any Song

February 22, 2017|Corny O'Connell

When I began taking piano lessons recently, my instructor asked which pieces I would eventually like to be able to play. I...

Goodbye

February 21, 2017|Corny O'Connell

Today we're saying "goodbye" in song. We're saying goodbye to those days when you never got your song played on the WFUV...

Bash & Pop at WFUV

Bash and Pop: 2017

February 21, 2017|Russ Borris

There have been a number of musical reunions over the last couple of years, and we can now add Bash & Pop to the mix. The...

Presidents

February 20, 2017|Corny O'Connell

Happy Presidents' Day! Nominate a song that mentions the president or any president in particular. Then we'll spin a set...

Motown (illustration by Andy Friedman)

Motown

February 20, 2017|Kara Manning
The beloved Detroit-born label was a springboard for a dazzling list of legacy artists. [Playlist]
Cole Quest and The City Pickers and "Sunday Supper" host John Platt (photo by Jeremy Rainer)

Cole Quest and The City Pickers

February 19, 2017|John Platt

Cole Quest was introduced to the music of his grandfather, Woody Guthrie, as a young boy by his mother, Nora Guthrie. It was...

Bruising (photo courtesy of the artist, Facebook.com)

UKNY For February 18

February 18, 2017|Kara Manning

The balmy temperature hints at early spring on this bank holiday weekend, and on UKNY at 11 tonight, breezy new singles from...

Random Acts of Kindness

February 17, 2017|Corny O'Connell

It's Random Acts of Kindness Week. If you need an excuse to spread kindness to others, here's your opportunity. Would you be...

Chocolate

February 16, 2017|Corny O'Connell

The New York Times has an article today about chocolate in New York City. You can learn more at an exhibition which opens...