'Mr. Brightside' Will Never Die, And Here's Why
The Killers' 2004 hit has never entirely disappeared from the U.K. charts. Is the song just that great? (Yes.)
Music & Culture
Brandi Carlile Enlists Big Stars To Cover Her Songs For A Cause
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Brandi Carlile, whose new album features covers of her songs by the likes of Dolly Parton and Pearl Jam. The proceeds are designated for children in conflict zones.
Can 'Wonder Woman' Offer A Superhero Soundtrack That Sticks?
As Wonder Woman makes her triumphant big-screen debut this weekend, she brings something that's been missing from years of superhero films: a memorable cue.
Downs' Album Mixes Traditional Mexican Genres With A Strong Feminist Pulse
Grammy-winning Mexican-American recording star Lila Downs has a new album: Salón, Lágrimas y Deseo. Through her blend of genres, she looks for common ground in both her polarized countries.
Heavy Rotation: The Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
This month's mix includes new music from This Is The Kit, Deb Talan, Otis Taylor, Grizzly Bear and more.
The Soprano And The Scientist: A Conversation About Music And Medicine
NIH Director Francis Collins and Renée Fleming, who is Artistic Advisor at Large for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., discuss music and medicine. They also sing a duet.
Watch: Radiohead Shares Video For Previously Unreleased Song, 'I Promise'
The song, recorded during sessions for the band's 1997 album OK Computer, is an acoustic meditation on themes common throughout the record, including alienation and paranoia.
Protest Song Slamming Theresa May Tops Charts Ahead Of U.K. Election
A song calling Prime Minister Theresa May a liar is heading to the top of the charts in the United Kingdom, a week ahead of the general election.
Across the Blue Ridge #75- Music of southwestern Virginia and beyond
This week, as the fiddlers' convention season in the south really gets underway, we check out some songs and tunes old and new from the Virginia mountains. In the southwestern part of Virgini
alt-J On World Cafe
The band's sound is hard to pin down: It's somewhere between folk and electronica, the words sometimes poetry, sometimes prose.