Peter Frampton: Tiny Desk Concert
Forty years after the classic album Frampton Comes Alive!, Peter Frampton brings his songs and his voice (but no talk box) to the Tiny Desk. We couldn't help but sing along.
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Beyond Streaming: How Will Future Fans Discover Prince's Music?
Whoever ends up running his estate will face some tough decisions about how to handle his musical legacy. What happens to the music in his vault? Will future concertgoers see him as a hologram?
'James Brown: Live At The Apollo Vol. 4' Is A Marvelous And Mysterious Time Capsule
The 1972 concerts at The Apollo were recorded but, inexplicably, never released — until now. They show a side of Brown content to turn the show over to his collaborators.
Your Song Changed My Life: Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page On Lonnie Donegan
NPR Music's Bob Boilen talks with Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin about a song that changed his life, "Rock Island Line," by Lonnie Donegan.
Close To Home: A Conversation About Beyoncé's 'Lemonade'
What Beyoncé has us talking about with Lemonade is what women are always talking about, late night on the phone, after the kids are down, over coffee, irrespective of anybody's album drop: our worth.
Paul Burch On World Cafe
The country singer's new album, Meridian Rising, tells Jimmie Rodgers' story as he might have sung it.
New Moon Hooch, Summer Cannibals, PUP, More
On this week's All Songs: A premiere from Summer Cannibals, the sax trio Moon Hooch and more.
What Harriet Tubman, Prince And Beyonce Can Teach Us About Politics
What if we took some tips from think-piece culture in the way we talk about our politics?
Sturgill Simpson Moves Into Uncharted Waters In 'A Sailor's Guide to Earth'
Rock critic Ken Tucker says Simpson deepens his range and reconnects country to R&B on his new record, a concept album about becoming a father.
In Xeno & Oaklander's 'Marble' Video, All That Glitters Is Not Glamour
The synth-pop duo stars in a video that envisions a '70s variety show through several lenses.