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05/29/2026

It's Friday, People!

Jeremy sent us this one. A 1974 vintage WBRU bus ad. It may be the only ad on the side of a bus that used a semicolon. L...
05/29/2026

Jeremy sent us this one. A 1974 vintage WBRU bus ad. It may be the only ad on the side of a bus that used a semicolon. Love it. Can anyone identify the street where it was taken?

95.5 WBRU New Rock for New England. It seems basic enough, but still, we have questions: Who are the people pictured on ...
05/28/2026

95.5 WBRU New Rock for New England. It seems basic enough, but still, we have questions: Who are the people pictured on the back? Why is one upside down? Along with our usual -- what year was this and who designed it? If you've got a WBRU wearable, please pass it along -- our lines are open! Austin sent us this one.

We’ve got new songs this week from two WBRU favorites. Ci******es After S*x “Twizzler” is the kind of slow-burn yearning...
05/27/2026

We’ve got new songs this week from two WBRU favorites. Ci******es After S*x “Twizzler” is the kind of slow-burn yearning that always speaks to us and Young “From Down Here” is vulnerable and emotionally raw, which is kind of her jam. Elsewhere, beabadoobee toppled Noah Kahan after “The Great Divide” logged 11 weeks at #1 and Kahan’s “Doors” bounds into the top 10 along with “Carry On” from the UK electronic band, Jungle. Got something that makes you say “iloveit”? That’s why there are comments.

Links
YouTube playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDbiHgLJCldg4t6E0GX91N_UjKpgLpnwH
Spotify playlist: sptfy.bio/todaystopindie
Apple Music playlist: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/todays-top-indie/pl.u-GgA5kZZhx6WRvb3
Listen live/review WBRU radio: https://onlineradiobox.com/us/wbru/

Possibly answers questions about the future of our 🌎 in four minutes or fewer. Last week: How is climate change altering...
05/26/2026

Possibly answers questions about the future of our 🌎 in four minutes or fewer. Last week: How is climate change altering the truffle industry? Find that episode on wbru.substack.com The next episode of Possibly drops tomorrow at 6:56 and 8:56AM on WBRU.

At the risk of offending our fans who are gnomes, this made us smile. Hat tip, r/coolguides
05/25/2026

At the risk of offending our fans who are gnomes, this made us smile. Hat tip, r/coolguides

05/22/2026

Rex has something to say today.

Will sent us this WBRU poster: The Smashing Pumpkins at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, October 19, 2011. Were you there? He re...
05/22/2026

Will sent us this WBRU poster: The Smashing Pumpkins at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, October 19, 2011. Were you there? He recalled tickets were $80 a piece, which seems on the high side for that era.

This comes from Gregg who will be reunioning in Providence this weekend. While we've seen this typeface before, the ri...
05/21/2026

This comes from Gregg who will be reunioning in Providence this weekend. While we've seen this typeface before, the ringer T and the sparkles are new to us. We are guessing early to mid-90s. Anyone know for sure? Or who designed it? If you've got a WBRU wearable, please send it along.

New music on the playlist and the radio this week from The Strokes, whose “Falling out of Love” brings some Daft Punk-st...
05/20/2026

New music on the playlist and the radio this week from The Strokes, whose “Falling out of Love” brings some Daft Punk-style vocal effects to their sound. Also new this week: Tame Impala, as we go another cut deeper on Deadbeat with the banger “Afterthought” and Jack White is back with the bluesy “G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs”. Little action on the top as Noah Kahan, beabadoobee, and hold their places, while The Chemical Brothers crack the top ten with “Go” which got a big boost from its use in the thriller APEX.

Links
YouTube playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDbiHgLJCldg4t6E0GX91N_UjKpgLpnwH
Spotify playlist: sptfy.bio/todaystopindie
Apple Music playlist: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/todays-top-indie/pl.u-GgA5kZZhx6WRvb3
Listen live/review WBRU radio: https://onlineradiobox.com/us/wbru/

Ever wonder where the term "carbon footprint" came from? Possibly did on last week's episode; find it via wbru.substack....
05/19/2026

Ever wonder where the term "carbon footprint" came from? Possibly did on last week's episode; find it via wbru.substack.com. New Possibly episodes -- answering Earthly questions in 4 minutes -- air every Tuesday at 6:56 and 8:56AM ET on WBRU.

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