Decade of Difference: INXS
INXS had its beginnings in a family act, the Fariss Brothers. The three boys broke out into two separate bands with one of those including vocalist Michael Hutchence. Eventually, they merged the two and in [...]
Decade of Difference: Squeeze
Glenn Tilbrook of UK band Squeeze turns 64 today. Inspired heavily by the Beatles, Squeeze was the most pop oriented band coming from the UK’s new wave era. In their heyday of the early 80’s [...]
Decade of Difference: Radiohead
Everyone in Radiohead was a student at Oxfordshire’s Abingdon school where they originally formed the band On a Friday. When their demo caught the attention of EMI Records the band name changed to Radiohead at [...]
Decade of Difference: Dan Croll
Dan Croll grew up in Newcastle-under Lyme where rugby was his passion as a youth. A serious accident ended his participation in the sport and he turned his attention to music. At eighteen he moved [...]
Nan Macmillan In-Studio Session
Charlottesville singer/songwriter Nan Macmillan joins us live in studio ahead of her performance at the Southern Café & Music Hall. Hear her talk about her songwriting influences and her favorite things about the [...]
Decade of Difference: Drive-By Truckers
The Drive-By Truckers became one of the most respected alt-country acts of the 2000s by applying equal parts history, folklore, politics, and character studies to present an unvarnished image of the South. Patterson Hood and [...]
Decade of Difference: Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet spent his high school years in Nebraska recording to 4 track at home, eventually getting his band on record as one of the winners of his local radio station’s battle of the bands. [...]
Decade of Difference: Valerie Smith
Until the 1980s, bluegrass was almost exclusively dominated by male fronted bands. Pioneers like Laurie Lewis, and Alison Krauss led a breakthrough, soon followed by a second wave of female led bands including one featuring [...]
Decade of Difference: Langhorne Slim
Happy Birthday Langhorne Slim! The singer-songwriter turns 41 today. Born Sean Scolnick, in Langhorne, Pennsylvania he took his stage name from his hometown. After performing in community theatre, he asked his mother to help him [...]
Decade of Difference: Heartless Bastards
Born in Dayton Ohio, Erika Wennerstrom developed a keen interest in music as a child, but never performed publicly until she turned eighteen and had dropped out of school and moved to Cincinnati. It was [...]
Decade of Difference: Maria McKee
Maria McKee grew up in southern California, attending Beverly Hills High. She showed an early ability to perform, beating out classmate Nicolas Cage for leading roles in school plays. Musically, her interests turned towards country [...]
Decade of Difference: Wood Brothers
Chris and Oliver Wood found their individual ways into music before forming the Wood Brothers in the mid 2000s. Chris was a part of the jazz trio Medeski, Martin and Wood while Oliver played in [...]