Music Posts News Archive
By Josie Mannon, Music Staff Sep. 7, 2026 HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (WMUL-FM) — Welcome to the first edition of The Story Behind the Sound! I’m Josie Mannon, a freshman at Marshall University and a new volunteer at WMUL-FM. I have an interest in “old” music, including… Read More
Emma Gallus, Online Director June 19, 2026 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WMUL-FM) — Funktafest X is mixing funk and video game theming for the festival’s tenth year. The annual festival brings music, art and community to the Ritter Park Amphitheatre, and the entire weekend is getting a Megaman X-style rebrand, including… Read More
BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. (WMUL-FM) — Ahead of the first-ever Ballad of West Virginia Music Festival, WMUL-FM 88.1 will be spotlighting each artist set to perform on June 13th! Tune in every weekday ahead of the festival for a new spotlight. Up next, we have Seneca. The Morgantown-based Appalachian rock band is… Read More
BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. (WMUL-FM)- Ahead of the first ever Ballad of West Virginia Music Festival, WMUL-FM 88.1 will be spotlighting each artist set to perform on June 13th! Tune in every weekday ahead of the festival for a new spotlight. Up first we have the festival closing act, Kindred Valley. Read More
By Alyson Messinger, News Editor 5-20-26 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WMUL-FM)- As a long-time fan of Huntington band Pet Bandana, I was thrilled to interview them after they played four original tracks at WMUL-FM for a classroom concert. Being friends with the lead singer’s younger brother, my friends and I spent the… Read More
By Emma Johnson, Executive Director Welcome to the second installment of Cutting Edge Encore! I’m WMUL-FM Executive Director Emma Johnson, and all throughout the weekend, we are going to be talking about Healing Appalachia, the three-day music festival that is being held at the Boyd County fairgrounds in Kentucky. Night… Read More
By John Boggess, Music Director Welcome to the first edition of Cutting-Edge Encore! A new blog series by WMUL-FM 88.1 recapping concerts a member of our Music Staff attended. First up I, WMUL-FM Music Director John Boggess, will recap the first ever concert held at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. This… Read More
Habiba Mustapha, WMUL-FM Staff & Host of Heart & Hustle What does it really mean to be free as a student? You get to choose your classes, your clothes, and maybe even your career. You finally leave home, enter a new city, maybe a new country. To the outside… Read More
Habiba Mustapha, WMUL-FM Staff & Host of Heart & Hustle You ever sat in class with your head in a completely different world? Maybe after a breakup, a stressful call from home, or just a lingering sadness you couldn’t quite explain? That’s the frequency we don’t talk about the invisible weight… Read More
Ducain Keeps the Sound of the Dirty South Alive
July 26, 2024 · Music Posts
Johnathan Edwards 7-26-2024 Editorial Although the glory days of bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackfoot, 38 Special, and the Allman Brothers Band may be in the past, southern rock remains a cornerstone of American music. One of the bands keeping the guitar-driven flame burning in the genre is… Read More