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Discumentary: Phish "Billy Breathes"In 1995, Phish teamed up with producer Steve Lillywhite to create their seventh album. Many critics cite this album as the closest representation of the energy of Phish's live performances. It also gave them their highest charting single in the U.S. |
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Live & Direct from the WYEP Studios - 2010Brian Siewiorek plays the best performances from artists who played in the WYEP studios in 2010. Including, Michael Franti, The Posies, Brandi Carlile, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and many more. |
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Discumentary: The Smiths "The Queen Is Dead"The Smiths' 3rd studio album featured songs by guitarist Johnny Marr and singer Morrissey. It was released in June of 1986 and helped to establish the band as one of the best British rock bands of the era. "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" and "Big Mouth Strikes Again" highlight the album that... |
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Stephen Foster: A Pittsburgh 250 TributeStephen Foster, the father of American Music, was born on the 4th of July, 1826 in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania. His music lives on today and is performed by a variety of artists. Hear renditions of Fosters best known tunes by Mavis Staples, Raul Malo, BR 549, Michelle Shocked and a few rare... |
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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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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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Dawes - From A Window Seat |
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2012 WYEP Pledge |
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Discumentary: Aretha Franklin "Lady Soul"Aretha's third album for Atlantic records, this one includes the hits "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and Chain of Fools. It also reatures an impressive collection of musicians, including a young Eric Clapton. |
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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... |
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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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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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Discumentary: Gnarls Barkley "St. Elsewhere"This collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo was many years in the making. Spiraling off the success of the single "Crazy", the album was considered among the best of the year's due to it's hybrid of rock, soul and hip-hop. |
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Women's History Month 2011WYEP celebrates Women's History Month, in conversation with local women about their inspirations and their careers. Featuring: Tracy Brigden, artistic director of City Theatre Joy Ike, singer/songwriter Natalia Rudiak, Pittsburgh City Council member ... |
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Discumentary: Al Green "Let's Stay Together"After flirting with breakthrough success Al Green shot to super-stardom with his 1972 album Lets Stay Together. By blending Memphis horns with traditional soul grooves Green created a sound that came to epitomize 70s soul. The title track became Greens first #1 hit. |
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Pittsburgh 250 TributesIn celebration of Pittsburgh's 250th birthday, WYEP's Tripp Clarke produced tributes to 22 artists and musicians who called the Steel City home. |
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Discumentary: Elliott Smith "XO"By the time XO had come out, Smith had disbanded his group Heatmiser and earned a good reputation as a solo artist. His contributions to the film "Good Will Hunting" earned him notoriety and made XO his major album debut. It featured lush vocal sounds and was compared to the Beatles in style and... |
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Iron & Wine - Joy |
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New Shouts - Hung On You |
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Discumentary: Van Morrison "Astral Weeks"The former lead singer of Them released his second solo album which became a favorite of critics. The album was recorded in two days in a New York City studio and was ranked as the 19th greatest album of all time, according to Rolling Stone Magazine. |
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Discumentary: John Hammond "Wicked Grin"A remarkable album of songs written by Tom Waits, performed by John Hammond, produced by Tom Waits. The result leads to new interpretations of some of Waits' best known songs, and a feat rarely seen in the music industry. |
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Discumentary: The B-52's "The B-52's"The B-52's were unlike anything out there when they released their debut album, the band's unique approach made them a hit, and had songs like "Rock Lobster" and "Planet Claire" spinning at parties all over the world. |
