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Discumentary: U2 "The Joshua Tree"For this record, U2 created a dark, expressive and American influenced sound deriving from rock, blues and country. The Edge's trademark echoing guitar work and Bono's passionate lyrics on songs such as "I still haven't found what I'm looking for" and "Where the streets have no name" helped the... |
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WYEP Studio Session: Joseph ArthurJoseph Arthur performs in WYEP Studios on August 5, 2011 |
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WYEP Studio Session: Ben HardtBen Hardt in the WYEP Studios on October 12th, 2007 |
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Good Old War - Calling Me Names |
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WYEP Studio Session: Mason JenningsMason Jennings in the WYEP Studio on June 17, 2006 |
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WYEP Remembers Ray ManzarekRay Manzarek, keyboardist for The Doors, died due to cancer on May 20, 2013. Manzarek not only co-founded the pioneering band with singer Jim Morrison, but he influenced and inspired countless younger bands and musicians. WYEP's Mike Sauter revisited Manzarek's history and... |
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Discumentary: Muddy Waters "Hard Again"The Blues legend's 1977 "comeback" album teamed him up with many Blues greats. Produced by Johnny Winter, and winner of a Grammy Award, "Hard Again" captures 63 year-old Muddy Waters and his band in a raw, firey performance. |
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WYEP's Alternative Souper Bowl - The DeceptionsThe Deceptions perform at WYEP's Alternative Souper Bowl at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Main in Oakland. Broadcast Date: Sunday, February 3, 2013. |
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WYEP Studio Session: Ryan BinghamRyan Bingham at the WYEP Studios on October 15, 2012. |
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WYEP Studio Session: Simone FeliceSimone Felice at WYEP, May 25th, 2012 |
RPM: Nikka Costa, The Helio Sequence & King Kahn and the ShrinesA weekly podcast featuring current favorites from WYEP's DJ's and staff.This week new music and a new direction from Nikka Costa. Also, new music from The Helio Sequence and King Kahn and the Shrines. |
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Discumentary: Warren Zevon "Excitable Boy"Before this album was released Warren Zevon was a singer/songwriter with a few albums out. His biggest claim to fame was that Linda Ronstadt had recorded some of his songs. "Excitable Boy" was the big breakout album for him, containing the big hit "Werewolves of London", a song that takes days to... |
Third Thursdays, WYEP's Local Music Happy Hour - presents Horse or CycleEach month, Third Thursdays features a live performance from an artist from Pittsburgh's local music scene. Recorded at the WYEP Community Broadcast Center.This month Third Thursdays features Horse or Cycle. Third Thursdays is WYEP's monthly local music happy hour.... |
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Third Thursdays: Chad Sipes StereoChad Sipes Stereo at WYEP's local music happy hour.Chad Sipes Stereo at WYEP's local music happy hour. |
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Discumentary: The Eurythmics "Touch"Many call this a groundbreaking album, as it experimented with rapid electronic beats long before the word "techno" was ever thought up as a music genre. It was also tremendously successful commercially, generating three hits that were eased into popularity thanks to the newly assembled MTV. |
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WYEP Studio Session: Freedy JohnstonFreedy Johnston performs in WYEP Studios on April 15, 2010 |
Prosody Cathy DayEllen Wadey interviews writer Cathy DayCathy Day wrote the nonfiction book, Comeback Season: How I Learned to Play the Game of Love (Free Press) Her first book, The Circus in Winter, a short story collection by Harcourt in 2004, is a fictionalized history of her hometown,... |
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Discumentary: Leonard Cohen "Songs of Leonard Cohen"Already an established poet and novelist, Leonard Cohen released his debut album in 1967. Audiences were drawn to his literate songwriting on songs like "Suzanne" and "So Long Marianne". |
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WYEP's 2010 Year in Review CountdownRosemary Welsch countdowns WYEP's Top 50 albums for 2010, and looks back at the year in music. |
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WYEP Studio Session: Meeting Of Important PeopleMeeting of Important People in the WYEP Studio on June 26, 2009 |
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Discumentary: David Bowie "Diamond Dogs"David Bowie's concept album was inspired by George Orwell's novel "1984". Bowie brings his own glam-rock vision of a post-apocalyptic world to the recording and works without his band The Spiders from Mars for the first time since 1969. |
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WYEP's Top 100 Songs from the 90's CountdownThe Nineties. Grunge, Trip-Hop, Lilith Fair, Lollapalooza, Brit Pop and "Alternative" Music. It was a decade with many musical milestones. To commemorate the Nineties, WYEP asked our listeners to vote for their favorite songs from the decade. We tallied the votes and here's the countdown of... |
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WYEP Studio Session: Greg LaswellGreg Laswell in the WYEP Studio on June 3, 2008 |
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Discumentary: Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians "Globe of Frogs"After having great success in college radio, Hitchcock assembled The Egyptians which featured two members of his former band The Soft Boys and REM's Peter Buck. The album spawned the single Balloon Man, and eventually reached 111 on the Billboard top 200. It marked Hitchcock's major label debut. |
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WYEP Studio Session: Justin Townes EarleJustin Townes Earle perform in WYEP Studios on August 8, 2011 |


