This week, NY Waterway christened a new 500-seat passenger ferry as the "Jackie Robinson," after the first African-American baseball player to join the major leagues (and arguably New York’s ...

INTRO: Happy Lunar New Year! Millions are celebrating the Year of the Snake around the globe and here in New York. WFUV’s Sienna Reinders and Avery Loftis joined the festivities on Manhattan’s ...

One of the Netherlands' most-visited attractions has arrived in New York City in a unique way. "Anne Frank: The Exhibition" a full-scale recreation of the annex in Amsterdam where Frank, her ...

The first time I listened to Sam Kogon's rockabilly banger "Barbed Wire," it was like unearthing a hidden gem. The song, from Kogon's self-titled EP, was a revelation that I couldn't wait to play ...

Decades after their biggest hits, the music of Hall and Oates is being embraced by new fans all the time. Tonight, Daryl Hall kicks off the first of two WFUV shows, and to celebrate, we play your ...

Catch up with Dan Zanes, Warren Zanes, and Woody Giessman of The Del Fuegos as FUV's Eric Holland talks with the trio about their mid-80s Boston heyday, recent solo projects, and the band's ...

This week, the band Pixies are the FUV Essential Artists. How many songs about pixies can you think of? Not the band, but, actual pixies...you know, pixie dust, Tinker Bell, etc. Elves count.

Jessica Lea Mayfield is from Kent, OH and the family band One Way Rider, and recorded her full-length solo debut 'With Blasphemy So Heartfelt' with the help of The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach.

It's officially the first day of March, and let's face it, almost spring! We've had weird weather so far, and there's no telling what March will bring. What do you think? Will March come in like a ...

Popeye first appeared in the funny pages 82 years ago today, so we are celebrating his birthday with a healthy serving of spinach. Send us your songs featuring spinach or other fruits and veggies ...

And a song from the remarkable Marianne Faithfull who died on Thursday; her imprint of ferocious artistry and survival was incomparable. That's "UKNY," Sundays from 11 p.m.-midnight, on 90.7FM, ...

It may be Groundhog Day, but the only shadow we see is of a glorious musical past, as the "Cavalcade" golden anniversary LP crate dig lands in February 1975, with treasures from Grover Washington Jr.