The Beatles' First Take Of 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds'
On the cusp of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band's 50th birthday, hear the first take The Beatles recorded of a legendary song.
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Songs We Love: Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit, 'If We Were Vampires'
Wedding songs are hard, but marriage songs are harder. In this one, Isbell confronts reality, the downsides of shared days and the resilience that helps a couple overcome them.
Everybody Is Freaking Out To David Nance's New Dance Move, The 'Negative Boogie'
This is spastic dance music for rock 'n' roll deviants, a mad dogpile of shredded Pere Ubu nerves and a little bit of Sonny Sharrock skronk-punk.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 'La Malanga' (Live)
The spirited band performs a cut from its Cuba-inspired new album, So It Is, live at Apogee Studio in Santa Monica, Calif.
Nicole Atkins Embraces Her Mistakes In New Song 'Listen Up'
In a song about forgiving yourself and keeping good company, the Nashville-by-way-of-Asbury Park singer's timeless voice gets what she calls a "soul-meets-Fraggle-Rock treatment."
Buster Williams: The Low End Maestro
The low end has always been terra firma for Williams, one of the all-time great bassists in modern jazz. Hear highlights of a recent set with his post-bop ensemble, Something More.
Watch Alabama Shakes Travel Back In Time With Cover Of 'Killer Diller'
For the PBS documentary series American Epic, Alabama Shakes' members used 1920s-era equipment to record a cover of "Killer Diller."
First Listen: The Heliocentrics, 'A World Of Masks'
This UK-based funk ensemble took its name from a Sun Ra album. One listen to A World Of Masks and you'll hear why.
Josh Groban Leaves Big Shoes To Fill In The Tony-Nominated 'Great Comet'
For his role as Pierre, Groban had to be able to play the accordion while navigating multiple sets of stairs. His replacement, Okieriete Onaodowan, has about two months to master the instrument.
Chris Cornell Of Soundgarden Dies At 52
Musician Chris Cornell has died at the age of 52, according to his representative. He was the singer for the bands Soundgarden and Audioslave and helped popularize grunge rock.