Jorja Smith: Tiny Desk Concert
Watch the rising U.K. star perform intimate renditions of "Blue Lights," "On My Mind" and "Teenage Fantasy" with a full band.
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Remembering The Engineer Who Created Rock's Unmistakable Fuzz
Glenn Snoddy, who died May 21, invented the distinctive fuzz tone adopted by The Rolling Stones, Iron Butterfly, The Guess Who and more.
Lorraine Gordon, Guardian Of Legendary Jazz Club, Dies At 95
The owner of the revered Village Vanguard in New York City — and a champion of generations of jazz musicians, including Thelonious Monk — died Saturday at age 95.
As Summer Jam Turns 25, Hot 97 Stakes Its Claim To Hip-Hop Pedigree
Ebro Darden and Peter Rosenberg remain vocal gatekeepers in an era of SoundCloud rappers and digital playlists.
Watch The Fairfield Four & The Campbell Brothers Perform Live
Enjoy a Gospel Roots Of Rock And Soul concert with a rich variety of material from the African American Holiness-Pentecostal repertoire.
Neko Case On 'Hell-On'
NPR's Scott Simon talks to singer Neko Case about her new album Hell-On.
Dave Matthews Band And The Sound Of Settling
For one writer, the Dave Matthews Band was a gateway to progressive politics in music. On its first album in six years, the group seems like it's sheltering in place.
'Ocean's 8' Star Awkwafina Drops Hip-Hop EP, 'In Fina We Trust'
The songs are bold and whip-smart, slicing indiscriminately through subjects from ghosting to the alt-right without feeling heavy or contrived.
Across the Blue Ridge #129 - Interesting Rarely Heard Recordings
A listening session this week features brilliant southern mountain and piedmont musicians of the past who don't get a lot of exposure on radio these days. Listen to fiddler John Ashby and his
Remembering Anthony Bourdain's Love For Music
Hear the master chef and truth-telling enthusiast talk about the music he holds close during this 2007 interview.