by Bella Lardin As an avid DIY music listener, I'm always on the lookout for the next big band to come from the basements of Pittsburgh and its surrounding cities. My newest obsession: Up With The Sun, the debut album of emo/pop punk/alt rock band Fosh. At its core, Fosh (pronounced foe-sh, stylized "Fosh.") is made up of brothers Nico, Luca, and Dante Schwartz, with their father George Schwartz, cousin Steve […]
Photo by Olive Samsel | Article by Bella Lardin On Friday, February 16th, WPTS staffers gathered together for the beginning of Winter Marathon, WPTS Radio’s annual 24-hour programming special. The following is a brief overview of some of Marathon’s highlights. Check back here for audio and video clips from the event. The Pre-Show Winter Marathon just so happened to coincide with the 20th WPTS anniversary of our general manager, Greg […]
by Bella Lardin "I've got boulders on my shoulders, collarbones begin to crack. There is very little left of me, and it's never coming back." These were the first words sung by Front Bottoms lead singer Brian Sella at their September outdoor show at Stage AE. They struck me not because of their earnestness, but because of the feeling that I had heard them years ago and forgotten. Thus began […]
BY NEW MEDIA DIRECTOR · APRIL 18, 2023 Interviewed by Zack Rodick and Bella Lardin Zack Rodick and Bella Lardin interviewing Doug at Club Cafe on January 24th. D: Douglas Dulgarian Z: Zack Rodick B: Bella Lardin B: Our first question is super basic.. We love the band name, how’d you come up with it? D: First of all, I had a dream about it, and then I saw it as a tattoo on […]
