May 30th, 2008 · Back after a 16-year hiatus from recording, the cheerfully hedonistic party band The B-52s returned to the public eye recently, releasing the appropriately titled Funplex. Hear the band in an interview and performance from WXPN and the Electric Factory in Philadelphia.
Apr 21st, 2008 · Back after a 16-year hiatus from recording, the cheerfully hedonistic party band The B-52s returned to the public eye last month, releasing the appropriately titled Funplex. Hear the band perform a concert from WXPN and the Electric Factory in Philadelphia.
Apr 10th, 2008 · From the late '70s to the early '90s, the zany dance-rock outfit did the "Rock Lobster," had its own "Private Idaho" and got together at the "Love Shack." Now, the band has produced Funplex -- its first new album in 16 years.
Dec 20th, 2004 · Last week, the "love shack" that inspired a hit song of the same name by the B-52s burned down in Athens, Ga. NPR's Madeleine Brand discusses the loss of an important site in band history with Mats Sexton, author of The B-52s Universe: The Essential Guide to the World's Greatest Party Band.