The considerable longevity of the Newport Folk Festival (founded in 1959), and its singular place in American musical and political culture, makes it a natural case study. As we all know, two ...

Have you gone swimming yet this summer? There's nothing like a refreshing dip on a hot day. In any event, don't miss out on requesting a song about swimming. We'll spin a set. Hear your requests ...

Underneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is the BQ Flea, a market of local vendors selling vintage clothes, antique jewelry, home decor, and more. The market opened in 2024, and has been working ...

On Monday, Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa says New York City’s animal shelter system is in crisis, and he’s making it a top issue in his campaign. Sliwa criticized the city’s ...

"Cavalcade" spins new songs by Michigan band Racing Mount Pleasant (formerly Kingfisher), Black Country, New Road, Kim Deal, and Mt. Joy and Gigi Perez. I'll also have reflections on the Ozzy ...

Subways are getting some much-needed upgrades to serve disabled New Yorkers. On Tuesday, June 22, the Metropolitan Transit Authority announced accessibility improvements for a dozen stations ...

Although most of her solo releases have been in Welsh or Cornish, Gwenno's fourth album, Utopia, is primarily in English, what the Mercury Prize nominee calls a desire for a little reinvention. On ...

On this date in 1965, Bob Dylan plugged in and went electric in concert for the first time at the Newport Folk Festival. Today we're doing the opposite — going acoustic. Share an acoustic ...

This FUV Live session is also available as a podcast, "FUV Live Sessions." We're elevating WFUV's long history of live sessions and interviews via a podcast that you can find on Spotify, Apple ...

It was a delight to have both Craig Finn and Kathleen Edwards drop by during my evening show recently for some conversation and to play some of their favorite artists on the radio. The two friends ...

Fordham Professor Allie Kosterich studies how journalism is evolving in a world shaped by programming, data and artificial intelligence. A media scholar at the Gabelli School of Business ...

It's that time of year for sitting around the campfire, roasting marshmallows and singing songs. What songs go well with the sound of crickets and the smell of burning logs? Let us know and we'll ...