Album Review by Jake Sanders
Player Piano, the second release from home-based electronic recording artist Memory Tapes, is a very welcome continuation of the gentle pop-electronica that the sole musician Dayve Hawk crafted in 2009’s Seek Magic.  Like the last album, this one is rich with clear pop-melodies that jump playfully around, constructing a sound that’s both melancholy and charming, and both old and new.  Hawk himself describes the music on the album as ‘keyboard-based psychedelic …

I have a big birthday coming up in about six months, and it occurred to me that on my birthday week, I could celebrate by programming a special show of classical music. The first idea was to program “anything I want.” But that would be pointless. Every single week, I program whatever I want. What can I do that’s different?
Right now, I have a great idea: I will program music I WOULD NEVER normally program. …

Have you been searching your entire life for a concert experience that is as awesome and diverse as WPRB? Well you need to look no further than our home state of New Jersey, as the All Points West festival in Jersey City has delivered again. In its second year, the festival boasted the headliners of Jay-Z, Tool, and Coldplay, with daily line-ups that made even our music senses tingle. Furthermore, it is the first festival of its size to have the entire show filmed in 3D, using brand new technology from Cinedigm. Although the weekend’s weather was unpredictably harsh, ushering in Woodstock-reminiscent ponchos and mudslides, the fun just could not be rained out. So grab a cup of coffee, lean back in your recliner, and read on as I tell you the tale of the second annual All Points West festival.

It’s been a rough week for fans of pop and pin-ups, but we’re still handling it well enough to hook you up with the Top 30.

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And what kind of sweet, action packed weekend would it be without the Top 30?
On Fridays you can always hear the best of the best during our Top Ten Show on at 5PM EDT! (Like the show? Become a fan on Facebook!)

1 V/A – Shiftless Decay: New Sounds of Detroit (X!)
2 SONIC YOUTH – The Eternal (Matador)
3 DEATH – For The Whole World To See (Drag City)
4 VARIOUS ARTISTS – The World Is Lousy With …

Well, well, well: Three days, four nights, and more burgers and dogs than I can count later, my adventures in the wonderland that is the American South have finally come to a close. Why don’t you read on for all the juicy details of Saturday and Sunday of Bonnaroo 2009?

Saturday got off to quite a slow start, as a pretty nasty cough made it’s rounds all around camp, confining everyone to their humid tents for …

Good afternoon Radioland! Lance Loud here, comin’ at’cha will a whole new Bonna-recap for the second day of tunes. Running on four hours of “sleep,” a few cases of water, and a half a bottle of ibuprofen, we braved the heat (what’s up with this weather?) for the first full day of the Roo.

New York City was holding court all day with killer performances from seasoned veterans and the new school alike. TV On the …

I may not be in the office today, but it’s going to take a lot more than a thousand miles and a few torrential downpours to stop me from doing my WPRB duty: bringing you the Top 30 charts for the week ending on Friday, June 12th.

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1 SONIC …

Greetings from Manchester, WPRB peeps! As many of you already know, I’ve made the journey down here to the great state of Tennessee for four days of music, mayhem, and mud at the Bonnaroo Music Festival! While there weren’t too many tunes last night, I think we kicked off the weekend with a good start.

The drive was a trek-and-a-half, spanning a thousand miles over the course of 18 hours. For the most part, the …

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Always wanted to go to Bonnaroo, the four-day outdoor music festival, but you’re (a) too broke, (b) have a job, (c) loathe camping, or (d) some other reason? Stay tuned to this blog and our Twitter feed for daily updates live from Bonnaroo, courtesy of our very own Lance Loud (Fridays 1-3 PM)!