Songs We Love: The Grateful Dead, 'Samson And Delilah (Live, 1978)'
The Dead brings together the blues, the Bible and a dramatic tale of passion and power in an electrifying, unreleased performance.
Music & Culture
Beyoncé Is 'At The Height Of Her Powers' In 'Lemonade'
The pop star's latest release extols the potency of black womanhood in the roles of mother, wife, lover and artist. Rock critic Ken Tucker calls Lemonade a feat of "invention and imagination."
Throwback Thursday: When Thom Yorke Played Guest DJ
For Throwback Thursday, we revisit a 2008 conversation between Bob Boilen and Radiohead's Thom Yorke. Thom talks about In Rainbows, how he discovers new music and some of his favorite artists.
First Listen: Nothing, 'Tired Of Tomorrow'
Nothing's new album follows a tumultuous period in the band members' lives. Its 10 songs delve into anxiety and addiction, mental illness and mortality, while channeling anguish into catharsis.
First Listen: Oddisee, 'The Odd Tape'
The Brooklyn rapper-producer's latest instrumental album is evenly weighted from front to back. There's never an off moment — or even a precarious one.
With 'Be As You Are,' Mike Posner Finally Takes His Mom's Advice
The singer's latest pop hit is — ironically — about the downsides of having a pop hit. But another song on his new album, At Night, Alone, focuses on his relationship with his mother.
California Addiction Doctor Scheduled Meeting With Prince, Lawyer Says
A lawyer for a California addiction doctor held a press conference Wednesday. He said his client was scheduled to meet with Prince the day after the singer died, and that he had dispatched his son, who works with him, to Prince's Minnesota home.
First Listen: Jennifer Nettles, 'Playing With Fire'
Few who've been following the Sugarland singer's career could deny her expressive range, but even she had never reveled in it quite this freely until now.
Ought's New Video Captures The Beauty And Boredom Of The Everyday
In a video for the contemplative post-punk song, a dancer holds a mirror to the hallways, bedrooms and parks where our plainest, loneliest experiences occur.
Songs We Love: Esmé Patterson, 'No River'
Patterson casts light on the assumption people make about a woman: that she's inexhaustibly strong, yet mysteriously dangerous. "I'm human, I'm human," she reminds us.