Thomas Lofstrom
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For WYEP
“Before you could even play any record from that library, you could smell it first” — WYEP’s Rosemary Welsch
Courtesy of the artist
Alex Da Corte
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Nasty Little Man
Renee Rosensteel
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For WYEP
WYEP: Live & Direct studio sessions
WYEP Programming & News
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While WYEP has evolved over the years to be a music station with a general sound to it — a mix that is eclectic but still distinctive — the early years of the station were radically different. Every couple of hours could go in a sharply new direction, from music to talk and back again. -
It’s not always easy to be our fully realized selves, but it is always important to try. Pittsburgh musician LEVI recently put out their first project as a songwriter — an endeavor that called for some discomfort and lots of grace. Take a listen to the new song "sail." -
At the Desk, Sleater-Kinney was all business — as wiry and vital as ever. -
From a Grammy award-winning Beck album to a posthumous Johnny Cash release and a pair of records by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, there’s something for almost everyone -
Musically, 2004 was a big year for dance music, brit pop, electro acoustic projects, and for an emerging sub-genre of music, still referred to as indie rock. -
As host of WYEP’s classic alternative rock show Slacker Rewind, WYEP's Mike Sauter is often playing tracks from 1994. Since we’re going to be playing all music from 1994 today for Decades Week, here are a handful of songs from that year both well-known and under-the-radar. -
Authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya will only allow music between 80 and 116 beats per minute, though it's unclear how the rule will be enforced. -
1984 was the heyday of the mega-album, but college radio and shows on community stations like WYEP were also demonstrating a powerful underground of artists that had both growing fanbases and critical acclaim. -
Chasing love and affirmation can be fun — but why does it feel like the pursued only feel the same way sometimes? That’s what The Bindley Hardware Co. set out to study on their new song “Deadbeat Daddy.” -
1974 was the year a U.S. President resigned, and the country was led by a president and vice president who had not won a national election. Television debuted “Happy Days” and “Good Times,” perhaps as an antidote to the political miasma. -
Broadcasting live concerts on WYEP wasn’t new. In fact, we aired live gigs from around the community during the station’s earliest months of existence, including daily broadcasts from the Shadyside Art Festival on Walnut Street in August 1974. -
Ancient History is the brainchild of Pittsburgh artist Don Ducote, whose music connects effect-driven, lo-fi experimentation to straightforward songs rooted in tried-and-true indie sensibilities. The new song “Clementines” appears on the album "Zero Dollar Consolation Prize."
Celebrating music and culture from the African diaspora — tune in on Friday from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.