Music

(You can listen to the most current Saturday Asylum here, and check out the playlists.)  The Asylum’s Top 10 Albums of 2016 (based on plays, and how much we dug them. No special order.) Car...

Before 2016 was even half-way over, the cry of “Enough! Can we please put this year behind us!” was uttered everywhere from social media to casual conversations. Right out of the gate, 2016 took no...

Many people are preparing for Christmas and will be commuting on the highways, roadways, or airways to spend time with their loved ones. To help complement your holiday plans, we will be exploring many traditions...

Tired of the same old #ChristmasMusic? Tune into 88.5fm beginning at NOON (one hour early) on Thursday for a twist on holiday songs and comedy too. We will reward you with a holiday gift – one...

Christmas and holiday music is starting to take over the airwaves, but that doesn’t mean there is a lack of great new music. WMNF’s Hot Box is literally a box filled with new releases. Let’s...

It was @ good ol’ Curtis Hixon Hall on Dec 13, 1978! The Grateful Dead made their 2nd appearance @ Curtis Hixon Hall in 1978 after a previous visit in April. Listen in on this...

Disasters are unpredictable. Yes, there may be early warning systems in place for certain kinds of natural disasters before they happen, however, we have still never been able to pinpoint the specific times when they...

(originally posted in August, 2015 as a thank you for our Greatest Songs Day donors, it seemed like a good thing to bring back today) Imagine was the song that WMNF listeners voted as the...

In ancient Rome, elite woman were often educated, socially prominent, and even relatively independent. Yet, the social regime that ushered these same women into marriage and childbearing at an early age was remarkably restrictive. This...

“To Thine own self be truth” is a famous line from William’s Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, and was the last piece of advice given by “Polonius” to his son Laertes, before his departure to Paris. In light...

Although murmurs of Leonard Cohen’s failing health had occasionally filtered through in the last twelve months or so, his passing did catch most of us by surprise. The loss of a true artistic giant in...

The Thanksgiving holiday season is upon us which means that many of us have been spending time with loved ones, eating delicious food, and sneaking in some early Christmas shopping! But there are many other...