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Matthew McConaughey is back as David Wooderson!

wersmusic — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:31:39 +0000

Remember a little movie called Dazed And Confused from back in 1993? I know I do–though I was only three in 1993 so I didn’t see it until years later. The first character that I always think of when I think of Dazed and Confused is Matthew McConaughey as David Wooderson. He didn’t have a particularly [...]

Throwback Thursday!

wersmusic — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:03:09 +0000

Every Thursday WERS goes back to the past and celebrates an artist by playing a set of their tunes. Today we celebrating singer, Etta James, who passed away last Friday at the age of 73. Etta James rose to fame with her debut album, At Last!, which was released in 1960 on Chess Records and [...]

Throwback Thursday!

wersmusic — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:21 +0000

Make sure to listen in to WERS tomorrow at 5pm for our weekly Throwback Thursday feature. This week we are celebrating what would have been Janis Joplin’s 69th birthday by playing a set of her music (with a few surprises thrown in!!!). Also, check out this video of Janis performing “Try” at Woodstock in 1969! [...]

Shut Up And Play The Hits

wersmusic — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:28:03 +0000

As James Murphy himself once sang, “I was there.” I was one of the thousands who sold out Madison Square Garden in minutes for LCD Soundsystem’s final performance. I can say with confidence that it was the best concert I’ll see in my life; four hours of amazing technical musicianship, constant energy, lots of surprises [...]

New Killers Record Set to Drop in 2012!

wersmusic — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:10:08 +0000

It’s no secret that The Killers have been in the studio working on a fourth album to follow up 2008′s Day and Age. But the question has been when we’re going to hear it! “The Cowboys’ Christmas ball” the Christmas single from the quartet was a good teaser and served to remind us that the [...]

Kathleen Edwards’ “Voyageur comes out January 17th!

wersmusic — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:18:55 +0000

Canadian sing-songwriter Kathleen Edwards’ fourth studio album is only twelve days away! The new record, Voyageur, was produced by Edwards, herself, and Justin Vernon (Bon Iver). Voyageur features guest appearances by Norah Jones, S. Carey and others. The video for the single “Change The Sheets” has been out since December 6th but I’m adding it [...]

Throwback Thursday!

wersmusic — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:22:13 +0000

Patti Smith turns 65 tomorrow and in celebration we have dedicated this week’s Throwback Thursday to her! Tune in today at 5pm to hear a set of Patti Smith tunes! Also check out a video of Patti performing one of my favorite songs from her, “Because The Night”! Enjoy! - Mariel

We Bought A Zoo!

wersmusic — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:47:16 +0000

We Bought A Zoo, the latest film from writer, director and producer Cameron Crowe, was released on December 23rd. Crowe, who is most celebrated for his films, Jerry Maguire and Almost Famous, is known for giving music a central role in his movies. Almost Famous was a narrative about a rock band, Elizabeth Town does [...]

Lindsey Buckingham “Countdown”

wersmusic — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:48:48 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4NXoXQcM8E

Setting the tone for the Top 89 Countdown!

Top 89 Albums of 2011 Countdown

wersmusic — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:48:08 +0000

Today at 1 o’clock we are counting down the Top 89 Albums of 2011 as voted by our WERS listeners!