February 20, 2026 at 2:09 AM
How about a trip back to a moment when you were cool as fuck, could stay up past 10 PM without an afternoon nap, and Marlboro Lights were the fifth food group?
90 minutes of WFNX, Boston'a alt-rock station, from November 1985.
90 minutes of WFNX, Boston'a alt-rock station, from November 1985.
WFNX 101.7 Lynn Boston 23 November 1985 : Robert Zerwekh : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Alternative WFNX in Boston - 23 November 1985
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July 23, 2026 at 7:21 PM
How about a trip back to a moment when you were cool as fuck, could stay up past 10 PM without an afternoon nap, and Marlboro Lights were the fifth food group?
90 minutes of WFNX, Boston'a alt-rock station, from November 1985.
90 minutes of WFNX, Boston'a alt-rock station, from November 1985.
#90sTop30
30 to 1 countdown
4. Chorus - Erasure
Grabbed me at first listen; in this case on the late great WFNX
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8LV...
30 to 1 countdown
4. Chorus - Erasure
Grabbed me at first listen; in this case on the late great WFNX
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8LV...
ERASURE - Chorus (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by Erasure
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November 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
#90sTop30
30 to 1 countdown
4. Chorus - Erasure
Grabbed me at first listen; in this case on the late great WFNX
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8LV...
30 to 1 countdown
4. Chorus - Erasure
Grabbed me at first listen; in this case on the late great WFNX
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8LV...
Working on a Boston Phoenix / WFNX / Stuff Magazine alumni starter pack. Tag people (or yourself!) here if we should include them…
November 24, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Working on a Boston Phoenix / WFNX / Stuff Magazine alumni starter pack. Tag people (or yourself!) here if we should include them…
WFNX-FM
You're Gen X. You can bring back one thing from the 80s. What is it?
May 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
WFNX-FM
the closing theme Pavement performed on my beloved Space Ghost Coast to Coast is a real bop
Space Ghost Theme II (WFNX February 12, 1997)
YouTube video by Pavement - Topic
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June 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
the closing theme Pavement performed on my beloved Space Ghost Coast to Coast is a real bop
I recall I first heard it in my freshman dorm room on WFNX in Boston. and after it ended, it was like "whoa, this is going to be the Big One, isn't it." What I imagine hearing something like Hey Jude for the first time was like
“Losing My Religion”was released 35 years ago today. The lead single from Out Of Time earned multiple GRAMMY Awards, topped charts worldwide, and helped redefine what alternative rock could sound like on mainstream radio.
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More here: i.craftrecordings.com/rem-outoftime
February 19, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I recall I first heard it in my freshman dorm room on WFNX in Boston. and after it ended, it was like "whoa, this is going to be the Big One, isn't it." What I imagine hearing something like Hey Jude for the first time was like
RIP George Lowe www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUqr...
Space Ghost Theme II (WFNX February 12, 1997)
YouTube video by Pavement - Topic
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March 5, 2025 at 5:09 AM
RIP George Lowe www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUqr...
1988, WFNX Boston. It's amazing who you bump into on the promotional merry-go-round. Lou meets Danielle Dax
June 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
1988, WFNX Boston. It's amazing who you bump into on the promotional merry-go-round. Lou meets Danielle Dax
A long time ago on Thanksgivings, WBCN and WFNX played only acoustic versions of their usual playlist. BCN more classic and FNX alternative. It was the best while driving across Massachusetts switching between stations.
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A long time ago on Thanksgivings, WBCN and WFNX played only acoustic versions of their usual playlist. BCN more classic and FNX alternative. It was the best while driving across Massachusetts switching between stations.
#ArtistFave80s
Top 10
A fave artist I've never counted down
Blancmange
2. What’s Your Problem
Heard it on WFNX, which meant a trip to Newbury Comics was inevitable
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGtG...
Top 10
A fave artist I've never counted down
Blancmange
2. What’s Your Problem
Heard it on WFNX, which meant a trip to Newbury Comics was inevitable
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGtG...
Blancmange - What's Your Problem (Official Video)
YouTube video by Blancmange
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July 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
#ArtistFave80s
Top 10
A fave artist I've never counted down
Blancmange
2. What’s Your Problem
Heard it on WFNX, which meant a trip to Newbury Comics was inevitable
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGtG...
Top 10
A fave artist I've never counted down
Blancmange
2. What’s Your Problem
Heard it on WFNX, which meant a trip to Newbury Comics was inevitable
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGtG...
I downloaded this track on napster when I was a freshman in high school
Space Ghost Theme II (WFNX February 12, 1997)
YouTube video by Pavement - Topic
youtu.be
April 16, 2026 at 4:48 AM
I downloaded this track on napster when I was a freshman in high school
#ArtistFaveLP
#MusicChallenge
Smackmelon "Blue Hour"
#6 - "Drum Solo Song"
This got a lot of play on local alternative radio (R.I.P. WFNX ❤️).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjRf...
#MusicChallenge
Smackmelon "Blue Hour"
#6 - "Drum Solo Song"
This got a lot of play on local alternative radio (R.I.P. WFNX ❤️).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjRf...
Drum Solo Song
YouTube video by Smackmelon - Topic
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February 23, 2026 at 4:30 AM
#ArtistFaveLP
#MusicChallenge
Smackmelon "Blue Hour"
#6 - "Drum Solo Song"
This got a lot of play on local alternative radio (R.I.P. WFNX ❤️).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjRf...
#MusicChallenge
Smackmelon "Blue Hour"
#6 - "Drum Solo Song"
This got a lot of play on local alternative radio (R.I.P. WFNX ❤️).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjRf...
Saw them in concert at a WFNX best music poll with the Hippy Chick band, Happy Mondays, and Iggy Pop, IIRC.
June 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Saw them in concert at a WFNX best music poll with the Hippy Chick band, Happy Mondays, and Iggy Pop, IIRC.
When "Plush" came out, I was an intern at WFNX, an alt rock radio station in Boston. Listeners were legitimately confused thinking it's Pearl Jam.
January 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
When "Plush" came out, I was an intern at WFNX, an alt rock radio station in Boston. Listeners were legitimately confused thinking it's Pearl Jam.
I hadn't heard this in forever.
Takes me right back to hearing it on WFNX in the mid 90s.
Takes me right back to hearing it on WFNX in the mid 90s.
#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, in no logical order
Day 7 - Where’d You Go
youtu.be/ePNpyf5KOyA
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, in no logical order
Day 7 - Where’d You Go
youtu.be/ePNpyf5KOyA
Where'd You Go
YouTube video by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Topic
youtu.be
April 7, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I hadn't heard this in forever.
Takes me right back to hearing it on WFNX in the mid 90s.
Takes me right back to hearing it on WFNX in the mid 90s.
❤️🔥 #Kurdt
I hate that I’m smoking a cig in these pics. But, it WAS the ‘90’s after all.
📸: #JulieKramer
I hate that I’m smoking a cig in these pics. But, it WAS the ‘90’s after all.
📸: #JulieKramer
February 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
portrait of the artist as a young queer
February 20, 2026 at 11:49 AM
portrait of the artist as a young queer
Side Note: When I answered the request line in the 90s for WFNX in Boston people would call and request "Girlfriend in Tacoma."😂
February 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Side Note: When I answered the request line in the 90s for WFNX in Boston people would call and request "Girlfriend in Tacoma."😂
i think their other SG song might be my actual favorite thing they ever recorded
Space Ghost Theme II - WFNX February 12, 1997
Pavement · Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed. · Song · 2008
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March 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
i think their other SG song might be my actual favorite thing they ever recorded
now I'm listening to 90 minutes of WFNX 101.7 (Boston's alternative station) from November 1985
March 28, 2024 at 6:05 PM
now I'm listening to 90 minutes of WFNX 101.7 (Boston's alternative station) from November 1985