Drum Fill Friday, For Aug. 7
Our recurring puzzler for careful listeners, this week featuring a selection of fills handpicked by All Songs Considered co-host Robin Hilton. Hear the drum fill and match it to the song.
Arts
Why The Zambian Hip-Hopper 'B Flow' Changed His Tune
In his first two albums, the singer/rapper made music for lovers. Then came album No. 3: Voiceless Women.
A Disappointing Origin Story For The 'Fantastic Four'
Despite a likable cast, the latest incarnation of the Marvel supergroup is needlessly dour.
Identity Is At The Heart Of Brash, Essential 'Mulattos'
Tom Williams' new collection digs into the experience of being multiracial, difficult to categorize in a society that likes to slap labels on people. Reviewer Michael Schaub calls it vital and gutsy.
'Marriage Of Opposites' Paints Camille Pissarro's Colorful Family History
Alice Hoffman's new novel is a fictionalized account of the painter's early life and family, including the eccentric mother who raised him on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas.
A Rarity Reclaimed: Stolen Stradivarius Recovered After 35 Years
For decades, virtuoso violinist Roman Totenberg played his prized Stradivarius around the world. Then one day in 1980 it was snatched. Gone. But in June, the FBI called his daughter with news.
Jon Stewart On His 'Daily Show' Run: 'It So Far Exceeded My Expectations'
As Stewart says goodbye, Fresh Air replays parts of interviews with the host. "I don't know that there will ever be anything that I will ever be as well-suited for," he said.
The Martians Are Coming! 'Broadcast Hysteria' Looks At The War Over 'Worlds'
Orson Welles' radio hoax famously convinced America that Martians had landed in New Jersey, right? A. Brad Schwartz's new Broadcast Hysteria argues that panic may have been blown out of proportion.