This Week In Music History
It’s the end of another week here at WERS, and time to take a look back at what history has been made on this day in the past. May 10th marks the birth of two music legends, John Ritchie in 1957and Paul Hewson in 1960. Never heard of them? Well, they grew up to be [...]
This Week In Music History
Calling all music aficionados! Did you know that April 5th has been a groundbreaking day in music for decades? Let’s take a look back. Today in 1976, Led Zeppelin released their seventh studio album, Presence. The album was released by Swan Song Records and recorded during the band’s more tumultuous times when Robert Plant was recovering from [...]
Throwback Thursday: Led Zeppelin
This week, we’re going to have a special extended edition of Throwback Thursday, as we’ll be playing tracks from Led Zeppelin’s recently released concert film and album Celebration Day. The show featured in Celebration Day took place in London in 2007. It was part of the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert, which benefited Ertegun’s own education charity, and [...]
Page Speaks on Zeppelin Remasters
Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin guitarist, is currently working on a set of remasters from the legendary 70’s rock band. According to Rolling Stone, all of the Zeppelin studio albums will be re-released one by one. This also includes Coda, which was released after the band broke up in 1980. It’s been twenty years since the [...]
New Releases Tuesday
Welcome to New Releases Tuesday on WERS. Every Tuesday we’ll take a look around the music scene and bring you updates on, you guessed it, the new albums coming out this week. PHILLIP PHILLIPS: WORLD FROM THE SIDE OF THE MOON Phillip Phillips, the winner of the eleventh season of American Idol who is already [...]
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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May 25
Boston Calling
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June 8
The XX / Grizzly Bear
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June 12
The Postal Service
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