Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2016: The Only System We've Got
The musicians on the latest shortlist for admission to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tell us a lot about the priorities of the recently revamped nominating committee.
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From Shirley Bassey To Sam Smith, Bond Songs Remain A Pop Oddity
Scott Simon speaks with the authors of a new book about the two dozen theme songs produced by the James Bond films, and what they say about the times in which they were written.
From Coltrane To The Club, A Few Fresh Sounds In Jazz
Musician Jamie Cullum visits Weekend Edition to share a roundup of favorite new releases from contemporary jazz acts.
Joanna Newsom On Nabokov, Songwriting And Music Journalism
A decade after her breakout debut, The Milk-Eyed Mender, Newsom unvelied her fourth album, Divers, this week. She speaks with NPR's Scott Simon.
Harry Connick, Jr. On Tough Love And Letting Go Of The Wheel
Connick has been interpreting American jazz and pop since he was a kid studying under Ellis Marsalis — who, more than once, told him to quit.
All Songs +1: A Discussion With Neko Case And John Grant
Two of our favorite musicians talk about carnival rides, their ideal collaboration and being sexier than ever in their mid-40s. Eavesdrop on a conversation between Neko Case and John Grant.
Adele Says 'Hello' In First Video From Her New Album '25'
The soaring first song from what the Grammy-winning, multi-platinum singer calls a "make-up album" is an apology to a past lover for "everything that I've done."
Live Monday: Pharrell Williams, In Conversation
Watch the producer extraordinaire sit down for a rare, in-depth interview with Jason King, host of NPR Music's R&B channel "I"ll Take You There," at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, Oct. 26.
A Tale Of Two Sergeys: Boston Symphony Orchestra At Carnegie Hall
Conductor Andris Nelsons rallies the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in Prokofiev's riotous Alexander Nevsky and makes the orchestra shine in Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances.
Patti Smith Looks Back On Life Before She Became The Godmother Of Punk
The singer joins Fresh Air for a conversation about her career and her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Smith's new memoir is M Train. Originally broadcast in 1996 and 2010.