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We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that today is the 90th birthday of pioneering folk musician PETE SEEGER. His contributions to folk music (and popular music) are numerous, so here’s to taking a moment out of our day to wish him a Happy Birthday!
Allmusic’s Zac Johnson put it best: “Perhaps no single person in the 20th century has done more to preserve, broadcast, and re-distribute folk music than Pete …

WPRB’s Top 30, the endless cavalcade of hits heard on our airwaves, does not have seasonal allergies. Lucky bastard!
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!)

WPRB 103.3 FM TOP 30 FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 1, 2009
1 KING KHAN AND THE SHRINES What …

Even though we’re ready to take a second vacation, our weekly Top 30 charts are not. The Top 30 is a tireless worker, counting down the most-loved music hear on our airwaves, week in and week out.
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!)
WPRB 103.3 FM TOP 30 FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 17, 2009
1 …

Over at the Chicago Reader’s blog, there’s a great piece about the Fems and the strange-but-true story of how WPRB DJ alum Ken Katkin may have been responsible for getting this slice of 80s-era Buffalo punk reissued on Drag City:
When I was still in high school, a long, long time ago, the only radio station I listened to regularly was WPRB, operated by students at Princeton University. I first heard a lot of great bands …

We’re back with another list chock full of new music loved by our station staff!
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!)
WPRB 103.3 FM TOP 30 FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 10, 2009
1 YEAH YEAH YEAHS It’s Blitz Interscope2 …

April is here! We hear this month brings lots of precipitation. Whether it’s rain or shine, our Top 30 is here for you. Every week our chart is calculated using actual plays from our lovely on-air staff.
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!)

WPRB 103.3 FM TOP 30 FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 3, …

This spring break, I, along with thousands of other music aficionados, descended upon Austin, Texas to bask in the musical juggernaut that is South by Southwest. Thousands of bands, hundreds of showcases, a multitude of film screenings (both official and not), and riotous good times were to be found by all during the long weekend that comprised the festival. Below, a few highlights from a tremendous experience.
PJ Harvey: Words cannot describe how amazing I find …

Though March is near its conclusion, WPRB’s Top 30 charts continue to soldier on, letting The Best Listeners On The Planet (that’s Y-O-U!) know what our station staff held nearest and dearest to their hearts. (Yes, we think you are as precious as the image to the left.)
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!)

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It seems like everyone has gone to SXSW… except for WPRB’s weekly Top 30 chart! Not that it could go anyway, since it is merely a list — a list of our on-air staff’s favorite new music this week.
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!)
WPRB 103.3 FM TOP 30 FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH …

In like a lion, it’s the WPRB Top 30 chart. Every week our chart is calculated using actual plays from our lovely on-air staff.
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!)
WPRB 103.3 FM TOP 30 FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 13, 2009
1 ODD NOSDAM This Is My Element Soundtrack (Anticon)2 BEIRUT March Of The …