Hip-Hop Duo Run The Jewels Plays Not My Job
Sure they're known as Run the Jewels ... but what do they know about running the Jews? El-P and Killer Mike will answer three questions about rabbis.
Music & Culture
Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
Hear new music from Valerie June, Yussef Kamaal and Gabriel Garzón-Montano in this month's mix of public-radio favorites.
Kendra Shank On Piano Jazz
The singer and guitarist joined host Marian McPartland in the spring of 2003.
How Laurie Anderson And Philip Glass Were About To Change The World
The performance artist reflects on Philip Glass' generous spirit, his perpetually fresh ideas and the grand experiments hatched in the lofts of SoHo in the '70s.
Sense Of Place Melbourne: Courtney Barnett
The beloved Australian rocker plays a hometown session at Bakehouse Studios. Watch "Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go To The Party."
Across the Blue Ridge #57 - Alan Jabbour, master fiddler & folklorist
Alan Jabbour, the founding director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, played fiddle, documented traditions and mentored others.
Cloud Nothings' New Album Spares Us 'Life Without Sound'
For a guy who once sang, "I need time to stop moving / I need time to stay useless," Cloud Nothings' Dylan Baldi sure has found a way to infuse his songs with vitality and ambition.
Migos Rapped A Children's Book. It's Funny, But It Makes Perfect Sense
The three MCs behind the current No. 1 song in the country have a knack for finding the sensuous contours of the English language — a trait they share with the author of Llama Llama Red Pajama.
Listening To The Monkees With Fresh Ears, 50 Years Later
Rock historian missed the "Prefab Four" the first time they came along. Listening now, he finds that the Monkees' best songs have held up, mostly because they used top-notch songwriting talent.
Jeff Tweedy Joins 'Portlandia' In Skewering The Industry's Love Of Lawsuits
Do you have little talent, but a box of bedroom recordings you think may have been ripped off by Bruce Springsteen? Mark Lukey wants to talk to you.