Last week on the show, Jake Rudh spotlighted one of the most important record labels in the Transmission world, located right here in the United States, Sire Records. Well, this week on the program, we're headed overseas to England, naturally, to focus on a record label that still gets brought up as being one of the most influential UK labels ever, Manchester's Factory Records. And here's a glimpse of two reasons why: Joy Division and New Order. 

This week on Transmission, Jake Rudh will spotlight the legendary label Sire Records.

Every year Jake Rudh hosts a show centered around which Transmission artists are out on tour and hitting the Twin Cities, and this year just might be a record breaker. 

So far in April, Transmission has been poppin'. Last week we spotlighted Power Pop, and the week before that, Sunshine Pop. Which leads us to this week's show, Dream Pop.

Last week on Transmission, Jake Rudh featured sunshine pop of the '60s, and this Thursday on the show, we're going to jump right into the '70s, '80s and '90s to carry on that pop theme, just add a little more power to it.

It has become tradition on Transmission these past 15 years to welcome spring with some of the most sunny, warm and spring-like songs ever recorded. 

Last week, we officially kicked off Spring, and that's why this week's program is all about songs that make you want to open up your car or home window and play them to the world. There's a kind of music suitable for every season and mood, and this week it's all about fresh air and loud tunes. 

On Saturday, March 22 The Current, The Electric Fetus, and First Avenue present Transmission's 24th Anniversary of being a weekly dance night in the Twin Cities.

St. Patrick's Day is coming up right around the corner, and what band in the Transmission world can help you get in a celebratory mood more than Ireland's own U2? 

This week on Transmission, we explore 4AD records, one of the most celebrated and influential record labels in alternative music history.