Music & Culture

Music & Culture

First Watch: The Avett Brothers, 'No Hard Feelings'

10:00am November 18, 2016

by Robin Hilton

The latest video from the band, for the song "No Hard Feelings," is a deeply emotional and, at times, profound reflection on what it means to be human and the ties that bind us.

David Mancuso, shown here in 1974, died Monday at 72.

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The Death Of A Disco Host

9:40am November 18, 2016

by Piotr Orlov

Remembering David Mancuso — a social philosopher, a sound guru, a psychedelic humanist and a man who knew which records could move you.

The Attacca Quartet performs at NPR's Tiny Desk on Oct. 12. (Raquel Zaldivar/NPR)

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Attacca Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert

9:14am November 18, 2016

by Tom Huizenga

Watch the resourceful young string quartet navigate its way through smoke rings, alligators at Macy's, and the stormy fluctuations of the 18th century.

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New Music From Sylvan Esso = More Bubbly Joy

9:02am November 18, 2016

by Bob Boilen

The quirky North Carolina duo's new song "Kick Jump Twist" will improve your morning.

Metallica's new album, Hardwired...To Self-Destruct, is out now.

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Metallica's Lars Ulrich And James Hetfield Are In It For The Long Haul

8:05am November 18, 2016

by NPR Staff

Twelve years ago, a documentary showed Metallica close to imploding. Today, the band releases its 10th studio album — and its two main songwriters say they've learned a lesson in empathy.

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Peter Garrett performs live at The Oxford Circus in Sydney, Australia.

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Sense Of Place Sydney: Peter Garrett

7:02pm November 17, 2016

by David Dye

Politics and music still drive the Midnight Oil frontman, who's back to recording and touring after several years in Australia's Parliament.

Middle Kids' "Edge Of Town" is one of the new songs featured in this segment with programmers from Unearthed on triple j Radio.

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Sense Of Place Sydney: New Music On triple j Radio

6:51pm November 17, 2016

by David Dye

"Our main motto is that we love music — particularly new music and particularly Australian music," says Lachlan Macara. He and colleague Dave Ruby Howe run triple j Radio's music-discovery site.

Bob Dylan To Skip Nobel Prize Ceremony In Stockholm

6:28pm November 17, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with David Gaines, author of In Dylan Town: A Fan's Life, about the news that Bob Dylan will not attend the ceremony to collect his Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Watch Jamie Lidell Perform 'Building A Beginning' Live

5:10pm November 17, 2016

by Jason Bentley

The English singer performs the title track from his latest album, a meditation on love and family, live for KCRW.

Volta Jazz, also known as Orchestre Volta-Jazz, was one of the most prominent Bobo Dioulasso bands of the '60s and '70s.

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In This Bobo Yéyé Box Set, Find The Creativity And Optimism Of A Lost World

4:20pm November 17, 2016

by Banning Eyre

The new release, Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta, contains music from a rich cultural moment in Burkina Faso just after it achieved independence from France.

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