By Madison Lucchesi A Boston-based orchestra makes music on an uncommon instrument: typewriters. Formed by a group of Clark University students in 2004, the members of the Boston Typewriter Orchestra, dressed in white button downs…
This Women’s History Month, we are highlighting different women artists all month! Today, we chose to put the spotlight on Joni Mitchell, one of the leading women in the folk scene. To learn more about her and her music, read this article!
This Women’s History Month, we are highlighting different women artists all month! Today, we chose to put the spotlight on Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul”. To learn more about her and her music, read this article!
After taking a break from the music spotlight in 2025, beabadoobee has come back and released another classic collaboration, this time with The Marias. “All I Did Was Dream of You” sees Beabadoobee once again go into a reflective, longing state through her dreamy vocals.
With hits like “back to friends” and “12 to 12”, sombr redefines pop music with his vulnerable lyrics about love and nostalgic sound. Sombr has made a big splash with his first studio album, I Barely Know Her, and now, his new hit single “Homewrecker” marks the continuation of his success.
As we end Black History Month, our final gift to you is to go over the cultural foundations of Hip-Hop. We hope to be able to help you understand what the “Culture” is, and how Hip-Hop transitioned from the underground to the mainstream.
The Grammy-award-winning Best New Artist, Olivia Dean, gives us her third studio album, The Art of Loving. In it, “Baby Steps” explores what it means to love and how we learn and grow from taking things slow. Warming our hearts and spreading a message about loss worth listening to.
Each week of Black History Month, we open the 88.9Vault of Soul with profiles of iconic pioneers of R&B and soul. To learn more about the Wilson brothers, known as The Gap Band, read the biography below!
Following an excruciatingly long break, the Arctic Monkeys have returned to us with new music! Not only is “Opening Night” a new Arctic Monkeys song, but it also is a part of the new War Child Records album, Help(2). This super conglomeration of artists is shaping up to be one of the most interesting movements in music in 2026, and “Opening Night” is just the beginning!
By Xan Bero HBO Max and Canadian streaming service Crave released the gay hockey sensation known as Heated Rivalry, directed by Jacob Tierney, based on the book of the same name by author Rachel Reid….
And now, to round out our Valentine’s Day programming, a few of our writers wanted to take this time to dedicate songs and albums to special people in their lives! This one is for you guys! Best, the WERS writing team.
To get you ready for a day full of love, admiration, and genuine kindness, our writing staff is giving you an article a day over the next three days, celebrating artists, songs, and people in our lives that we love! We hope that reading about the love that we have will give you a chance to reflect on what you value most this Valentine’s Day!
