The Smile, 'You Will Never Work In Television Again'
Late last May, Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood debuted The Smile, a new musical project with Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner.
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esperanza spalding: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
spalding and the Loving presences play a spirit-nourishing Tiny Desk home concert featuring selections from her Songwrights Apothecary Lab, (S.A.L.) project.
A statue of LL Cool J in his native Queens does more than just stand there
The bust shows the rapper in his signature bucket hat and gold chain. A solar-powered radio bumps his tunes so the level on his power meter will not decrease.
Morgan Wallen and Adele topped music sales in 2021, according to a year-end report.
Albums by Wallen and Adele were the top sellers of 2021, according to MRC Data and Billboard's annual tally. Other findings: audio on-demand streaming soared, and sales of vinyl outpaced CDs.
Pigeon Pit, 'Milk Crates'
Pigeon Pit's folk-punk twang is as raw as it is rambling, but never reckless in its tender heart.
A new album out this month from Silvana Estrada is one to watch for 2022
NPR's Alt Latino predicts that Marchita, the new album by singer/songwriter Silvana Estrada, will end up on a top album list when the year's new music is considered at the end of 2022.
The omicron surge forces the Grammys to be postponed, Sundance to move online
The latest COVID-19 variant continues to take its toll on the arts. The Sundance Film Festival will be completely virtual this year, and the Grammy Awards are postponed indefinitely.
The Grammys are postponed and Sundance is moved online because of omicron surge
A new date has not been announced for the Grammys. Sundance events begin Jan 20.
Slingshot's 2022 Artists To Watch
It's a new year, which means new opportunities for emerging artists to rise above the noise. Here are public radio's artists to watch in 2022.
Hayes Carll On Mountain Stage
In September, Hayes Carll stopped by Mountain Stage with songs from his latest album, You Get It All.