Hear Lydia Loveless Cover Prince's 'I Would Die 4 U'
This roughed-up, rootsy take on one of Prince's most ecstatic pop songs — out on Record Store Day — makes good on an April Fools' Day prank that fans wished wasn't a joke.
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Benjamin Booker Faces The Past
In a double-length video for two songs from his debut album, the punk-influenced blues singer struggles with civil rights issues that we can't seem to settle.
Got To Give $7.4 Million Up: Jury Finds Pharrell And Thicke Copied Marvin Gaye Song
A Los Angeles jury has determined that singers Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke lifted portions of Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit "Got to Give It Up" when writing their hit "Blurred Lines."
James McMurtry Is More Expressive Than Ever On 'Complicated Game'
Complicated Game demonstrates a new range of style and subject matter for McMurtry.
Mavericks' Singer Raul Malo Restlessly Explores Genres
In the band's latest album Mono, Malo demonstrates how he likes to make music that confounds the usual expectations of what a country hit-maker can do.
'Now Is The Time' For Organist Chris Foreman
Foreman is one of a few Chicago jazz heroes who should be better known outside the city limits.
Nora Jane Struthers Is Wide Awake On New Album
Given the content of the songs, the title Wake seems, in part, to refer to an awakening Struthers has had about who she is, what she wants to do, and how she wants to sound.
On 'Collective Portrait,' Eddie Henderson Is Still Taking Risks At 74
Eddie Henderson may never have quite gotten his due, but there's still time to correct that.
A Film From Mali: The Day Before The Music Died
The Last Song Before the War presents the glorious sounds of the 2011 Festival in the Desert, held shortly before Islamic extremists took over the region and banned music.
A Swiss Town, A Casino Fire And 'Smoke On The Water'
This lakeside town of Montreux just hosted talks on Iran's nuclear program. But music fans know it for its rich musical heritage, including a starring role in "Smoke On The Water."