Music & Culture

Music & Culture

Music Review: 'Final Wild Songs,' The Long Ryders

4:30pm March 11, 2016

The Long Ryders are an '80s band. Smart lyrics mix with garage rock, psychedelic sounds and country. After five years of recording and touring, they called it quits in 1987. Now, almost 20 years after their separation, the band is back together and heading on tour. Reviewer Meredith Ochs says the newly released album of their classic songs cements their legacy.

A still from Wild Belle's "Throw Down Your Guns."

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Watch Wild Belle Turn Guns To Bells

1:59pm March 11, 2016

by Jackson Sinnenberg

What began as a love song turns, in a new video from the Chicago pop group, into a powerful protest featuring a children's choir.

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The Rocking, Rollicking R&B Of Billy Ward And His Dominoes

1:28pm March 11, 2016

by Ed Ward

The vocal group Billy Ward and his Dominoes covered white hits for the black market, and along the way discovered two of the greatest voices of the era. Rock historian Ed Ward tells the story.

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All Songs +1: Iggy Pop & Josh Homme Talk 'Post Pop Depression'

11:18am March 11, 2016

by Bob Boilen

The pair behind Iggy Pop's latest album talks about theories of songwriting, formative musical experiences and why the perspective of a 68-year-old punk is essential to American music.

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Viking's Choice: Nick Millevoi, 'Desertion And The Arsonist's Match'

10:30am March 11, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

The Philly guitarist hits the sweet spot between Neil Young's exploratory Crazy Horse jams and a spaghetti western soundtrack.

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Rostam's New Solo Video Is Heartbreak And Healing In Action

10:00am March 11, 2016

by Marissa Lorusso

In a dance-themed video, his first since leaving his day job in Vampire Weekend, Rostam is front and center, playing with symmetry and isolation.

Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical Hamilton.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Hamilton,' Kanye And 'Gilmore Girls'

9:49am March 11, 2016

by Linda Holmes

With the panel on pause this week, we bring you three great conversations about theater, music and TV.

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Gaelynn Lea: Tiny Desk Concert

9:39am March 11, 2016

by Bob Boilen

Watch the singer and violinist who stood out from 6,000-plus entries in NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. Gaelynn Lea performs two of these four songs with fellow Duluth, Minn., musician Alan Sparhawk of Low.

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Songs We Love: Chimurenga Renaissance, 'Girlz With Gunz'

9:00am March 11, 2016

by Timmhotep Aku

Pan-global hip-hop by Tendai Maraire (of Shabazz Palaces) and guitarist Hussein Kalonji, dedicated to "revolutionary African women."

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Guest Dose: Daniel Haaksman

8:24am March 11, 2016

by Piotr Orlov

The globetrotting world-beat DJ and producer shares a mix of his favorite current tunes, from new Brazilian baile funk to the latest sounds by a Congolese supergroup.