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WNRN is presenting its first members only show during the Spring Fund Drive. Peter Bradley Adams will be playing an exclusive event for members from the next fund drive. Ensure yourself a pair of tickets now!

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WNRN is giving out a pair of Bonnaroo tickets as a grand prize during the Spring Fund Drive. Find out more about Bonnaroo below!

They’ve Got Gall, They’ve Got Guile…

March 9 2010, 9:24am
Categories: Modern Rock + Music News

Beastie Boys are set to release Hot Sauce Committee, Pt 1 this September.  The album was originally set to be released in 2009 but was put on hiatus when Adam “MCA” Yauch was diagnosed with cancer last summer.  Yauch told EW.com, It was touch and go there for a while, but I am finally getting my energy back.” MCA also noted that the group may re-examine the album prior to release to ensure they are still satisfied with the end product.


It’s Like Shooting Phish…

There were rumors about Phish putting out a concert film and now, those reports have been confirmed.  The band made it official that Phish 3D: The Movie will come out next month.  It will feature concert footage shot during all eight of the group’s Festival 8 sets from last October.  Trailers for the flick will air before Alice in Wonderland 3D screenings and you can learn more at Phish3DMovie.com.


New Music, Foo!

March 9 2010, 9:19am
Categories: Modern Rock + Music News

Dave Grohl has told BBC 6 Music that the Foo Fighters will begin recording their new album in September. The Foo frontman says the band has begun the writing process and will enter the studio this fall. Grohl is also set to record a new Them Crooked Vultures album by the end of summer. Stay tuned for updates.

Meanwhile, Radiohead is setting the record straight on an email circulated to fans claiming to have the title and track listing for the band’s upcoming album. The band said in a statement, “Most of it is made up and there is no album title.”


Rate at Eight for Monday, March 8, 2010

March 8 2010, 5:34pm
Categories: Modern Rock + Rate at Eight + Uncategorized

It’s a song from a new act! Reni Lane gives us Place for Us tonight. Check out the clip below and vote in our poll! Listen tonight at 8, too to have your chance to win a prize.



Sparklehorse leader Mark Linkous, Dead at 47

March 8 2010, 9:20am
Categories: Acoustic Sunrise + Modern Rock + Music News

Mark Linkous, the front man for the band Sparklehorse has committed suicide.  Rolling Stone reports that his family has confirmed the death and its’ cause.  The family said, “We are thankful for his time with us and will hold him forever in our hearts. May his journey be peaceful, happy and free. There’s a heaven and there’s a start for you.”  Linkous was briefly pronounced dead in 1996 after ingesting a mix of Valium and antidepressants, but he recovered crippled from the incident. He continued to record music over the years, and most recently teamed with Danger Mouse and David Lynch on the “Dark Night Of The Soul” album. The disc was shelved last year due to legalities, but last week it was revealed that Danger Mouse and EMI had worked out the issues and the CD would finally arrive later this year. Linkous had reportedly been wrapping up a new album at the time of his death


Broken Bells, it’s a Natural Thing

March 8 2010, 9:15am
Categories: Acoustic Sunrise + Modern Rock + Music News

The group Broken Bells is a great experiment according to the group’s collaborators.  Broken Bells member Danger Mouse told ChartAttack.com that their debut album came along in a logical manner.  Danger Mouse said, “We didn’t go into the studio thinking, ‘We’re going to make this kind of record.’ It was definitely more of us just going around and seeing what felt right. We went in without any songs, we just went in, discussed and within an hour or so we had the skeleton of our first song.”  The self-titled debut from Broken Bells hits stores on March 9th.


Unplugged, Plugs Back In

March 8 2010, 9:04am
Categories: Acoustic Sunrise + Modern Rock + Music News

CMT, MTV and VH1 are bringing back the award-winning music series Unplugged with eight new episodes, which will begin rolling out online on March 10th with VH1’s Unplugged: Adam Lambert.  Upcoming Unplugged episodes include sets from Phoenix, The Script and Reba McEntire.


John Gorka on WNRN

March 7 2010, 7:07pm
Categories: Acoustic Sunrise + In-Studios + YouTube

Tune in tomorrow at 9AM to hear Anne Williams’ interview with John Gorka! Until then, enjoy this sneak peak!


Rate at Eight for Friday, March 5, 2010

March 5 2010, 4:32pm
Categories: Modern Rock + Rate at Eight

New song from Story of the Year. They are definitely front-runners for 2010’s “most Insightful Song Title of the Year” award with the brilliantly titled I’m Alive. Is the music as mind-blowing as the title? You be the judge. Listen to the clip below and vote in our online poll. Listen tonight at 8PM to voice your opinion and maybe win a prize while you’re at it.


Mums the Word in the US

March 5 2010, 12:11pm
Categories: Acoustic Sunrise + CD of the Month + Modern Rock + Music News

The British act Mumford & Sons are coming back to the states.  The band has just unveiled a North American tour.  The group will start things off in Montreal on May 13th and wrap up at Bonnaroo 2010.  You can also catch Mumford & Sons in Washington DC at the 9:30 club on May 20th.  Their album Sigh No More is also the Acoustic Sunrise CD of the Month.


Jack White Hands Out to All a Death Letter

March 5 2010, 12:04pm
Categories: Modern Rock + Music News

Fans of the White Stripes can head over to RollingStone.com now to see a clip from the band’s new tour doc. The video features the duo blazing through “Death Letter.” The tour documentary, Under the Great White Northern Lights, is being screened at cinemas across the world this week. Visit WhiteStripes.com for details.


You Know My Name is Muno

March 5 2010, 11:55am
Categories: Modern Rock + Music News

On Tuesday, Weezer will make an unusual appearance on the kids show Yo Gabba Gabba. The band will be performing a track titled All My Friends Are Insects on the “Bug” episode. The show will also feature a special remix from Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker. Details are at YoGabbaGabba.com now


Rate at Eight for Thursday, March 4, 2010

March 4 2010, 3:56pm
Categories: Modern Rock + Rate at Eight

New music from The Whigs! About time!! This one is called Kill Me Carolyn. Check out the clip below and vote in our poll. Listen tonight at 8PM so you can hear it in its entirety and have your chance to win a prize!



Modern Rock March 2010 CD of the Month!

March 4 2010, 3:33pm
Categories: CD of the Month + Modern Rock

The Winter of Mixed Drinks by Frightened Rabbit.

From Wikipedia: The Winter of Mixed Drinks is the third studio album by Scottish indie rock band Frightened Rabbit, released on March 1, 2010 on Fat Cat Records. The album marks the first studio appearance of multi-instrumentalist Andy Monaghan, who joined the band in early 2008, shortly after The Midnight Organ Fight was recorded.
Vocalist and guitarist Scott Hutchison states that The Winter of Mixed Drinks is “more of a storytelling record” than the band’s previous two albums, and that the album is “about an escape and maybe even a slight breakdown. I have to say, it’s semi-fictional. There’s a protagonist who is possibly male but it doesn’t really describe my life because if I did that it wouldn’t make for an interesting album this time around as I’ve been quite solid and content, thankfully.”
The album was preceded by the singles, “Swim Until You Can’t See Land” and “Nothing Like You”, released during November 2009 and February 2010, respectively. The album’s title comes from a line in the song “Living in Colour”, with Hutchison stating, “I think we’ve all had odd, lonely, fallow periods in life, where you find yourself detached from everything, drifting and lost. That’s what [the title] means to me, but most importantly, it’s the moments of joy afterwards, during recovery, that defines the dark period.”


A Smashing Stream

March 4 2010, 9:37am
Categories: Modern Rock + Music News

Smashing Pumpkins released “A Stitch in Time” on SmashingPumpkins.com this week.  The track is the latest from Billy Corgan’s Teargarden By Kaleidyscope project. It’s the third song from the series, which features 44 tunes, all of which will be released for free. Corgan said of the track, “The song came in during a stream of consciousness moment while sitting backstage at a Pumpkins concert.”


Stream Unreleased Jimi Now.

March 4 2010, 9:32am
Categories: Modern Rock + Music News

Next Tuesday an album of never released tracks from Jimi Hendrix hits stores.  Valleys of Neptune is being released by Legacy Recordings on behalf of Experience Hendrix.  You can stream the album online here for free.  Experience Hendrix is also re-releasing the entire Jimi Hendrix catalog in deluxe CD/DVD and 180 gram vinyl editions this month.


The Other Alice in Comics

March 4 2010, 9:30am
Categories: Modern Rock + Music News

Alice In Chains now have a complete comic book, compiled from fan-generated chapters that continue the story from the “Your Decision” video. The five winning chapters can be viewed as a PDF download by clicking here. As part of a contest, fans were able to submit ideas that extended the plot — and the debauchery — from the video, and the five most chosen picks were then turned into the comic. The grand prize winner is also receiving a trip to meet the band and watch their New York performance next Tuesday.


Avery Quitting His Addiction

March 3 2010, 3:33pm
Categories: Modern Rock + Music News

It seems Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery has quit the band. Avery posted on Twitter saying, “That’s it. With equal parts regret and relief, the Jane’s Addiction experiment is at an end.” Avery was reluctant to reunite with the band in 2008 and didn’t take part in their 1997 and 2001 reunions. Reports from Spinner claim that the three remaining members of the group are working on new material with a mystery bassist who is rumored to be Velvet Revolver and ex-Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan.


Free Music from Bonnaroo!

March 2 2010, 2:04pm
Categories: Acoustic Sunrise + Modern Rock + Music News

Bonnaroo 2010 might be months away but you can experience music from the festival’s past for free.  The event is teaming up with HeadCount, and the NRDC Action Fund to pass upcoming climate change legislation in the U.S. Senate.  When you sign up to support the bill you can receive the Best of Bonnaroo compilation.  Check out the track listing, sign-up, download, then enjoy!

Best of Bonnaroo:

01 Wilco: “Bull Black Nova”
02 Pearl Jam: “Animal”
03 Jack Johnson: “Inaudible Melodies”
04 Dave Matthews Band: “Rapunzel”
05 Death Cab for Cutie: “Cath…”
06 Ani DiFranco: “Fuel”
07 Phish: “Kill Devil Falls”
08 Gov’t Mule: “Banks of the Deep End”
09 O.A.R.: “Delicate Few”
10 moe.: “Not Coming Down”
11 Raphael Saadiq: “100 Yard Dash”
12 Bob Weir & RatDog: “Throwing Stones”
13 The Disco Biscuits: “And the Ladies Were the Rest of the Night”
14 The Decemberists: “The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid”
15 My Morning Jacket: “Oh! Sweet Nuthin’” (Velvet Underground cover)
16 Guster: “Happier”
17 Phil Lesh and Friends: “Box of Rain”


Paging Dr. Rooney Bassisto….Dr. Bassisto

March 2 2010, 2:00pm
Categories: Modern Rock + Music News

Rooney bassist Matt Winter is leaving the band and heading to school.  Winter posted on the Rooney Web Site why he’s quitting the group to, “continue my education and become a doctor. Whereas I once wanted nothing more than to tune-out the world and play with my friends, I now feel an obligation to move on and tackle new goals.  I have a huge amount of time that needs to be made-up, but that is a tiny price to pay for the experiences I’ve had. To all the people who have supported my band, I appreciate your loyalty and passion for music more than you could ever understand.  The band will go on without me, and I am on the path to great happiness.”