WTTS is celebrating 20 years of World Class Rock this summer. We will be sharing the songs, sounds, and memories from the past two decades every weekday from Monday, July 16th through Friday, August 10th at noon and 6pm. We will also recap five years every Saturday morning from 6am-11am.

All of this will lead to the WTTS 20th Anniversary Concert with Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, and Cracker on the Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park on Sunday, August 12th.

Join us in exploring the sights and sounds from WTTS in 1997:

The music of 1997

One of the top songs in 1997 was by Radiohead. Listen to our conversation with Phil Selway:

#1 ‘TTS Song: Kenny Wayne Shepherd “Blue On Black”

-Verve “Bitter Sweet Symphony”
-Third Eye Blind “Semi-Charmed Life”
-Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Resignation Superman”
-Radiohead “Karma Police”
-Marcy Playground “Sex and Candy”
-Green Day “Good Riddance”
-Sister Hazel “All For You”
-Fleetwood Mac “Silver Springs”
-Sarah McLachlan “Building A Mystery”
-Ben Folds Five “Brick”
-Fiona Apple “Criminal”

“Chart-toppers NOT on WTTS”:

-Toni Braxton “Unbreak My Heart”
-R. Kelly “I Believe I Can Fly”
-Hanson “Mmmm Bop”
-Meredith Brooks “Bitch”
-Spice Girls “Wannabe”
-MC Lyte “Cold Rock ‘A Party”
-Chumbawumba “Tubthumping”

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WTTS is celebrating 20 years of World Class Rock this summer. We will be sharing the songs, sounds, and memories from the past two decades every weekday from Monday, July 16th through Friday, August 10th at noon and 6pm. We will also recap five years every Saturday morning from 6am-11am.

All of this will lead to the WTTS 20th Anniversary Concert with Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, and Cracker on the Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park on Sunday, August 12th.

Join us in exploring the sights and sounds from WTTS in 1996:

The Music of 1996

One of the top WTTS songs from 1996 was by Sheryl Crow. Listen to our conversation with her:

#1 “TTS Song: Wallflowers “Sixth Avenue Heartache”

-Dave Matthews Band “Crash Into Me”
-Sublime “Santeria”
-Why Store “Lack Of Water”
-Jonny Lang “Lie To Me”
-Matchbox Twenty “3 AM”
-Duncan Shiek “Barely Breathing”
-Barenaked Ladies “Brian Wilson” (Live)
-Primitive Radio Gods “Standing Outside….”
-Ugly Americans “Vulcan Death Grip”
-No Doubt “Don’t Speak”
-Sheryl Crow “If It Makes You Happy”
-Lyle Lovett “Private Conversation”

“Chart-toppers NOT on WTTS”:

-Los Del Rio “Macarena”
-2 Pac “How Do You Want It”
-Celine Dion “Because You Loved Me”
-Blackstreet “No Diggity”
-LL Cool J “Doin’ It”
-Ginuwine “Pony”
-Bone Thugs & Harmony “The Crossroads”

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A new supergroup is in our midst. This week on WTTS Indy Underground, the first from Divine Fits, a collaboration containing members of Spoon and Wolf Parade, who hope to succeed where many others have failed. Also, another look at Passion Pit as we await this week’s sophomore release, and more from the Icelandic six-piece Of Monsters and Men.

All this and more, tonight at 8 on WTTS Indy Underground.

Just because we’re spending a month looking back at the past doesn’t mean we’re ignoring what’s happening right now. Same time, same place this week for WTTS New Music Monday, and new releases abound. The first from Green Day’s upcoming album trilogy, the return of both Blues Traveler and The Killers, and more from Dave Matthews Band.

Deeper tracks from The Lumineers, Alabama Shakes, and Jason Mraz, plus a whole lot more. All of this at 7pm, during an hour of all-new World Class Rock on WTTS New Music Monday.