Music & Culture
Maple Glider: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The Australian singer-songwriter performs four songs from her album To Enjoy Is the Only Thing.
Sun-El Musician, 'Portia's Chant'
Listen to the South African producer's latest bliss transmission.
NEA Names Its 2022 Jazz Masters: Hart, Clarke, Wilson And Harrison
The NEA celebrates the 40th anniversary of its Jazz Masters Fellowship and inducts the class of 2022, including four jazz icons: Billy Hart, Stanley Clarke, Cassandra Wilson and Donald Harrison, Jr.
The Weather Station: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The Canadian band led by Tamara Lindeman plays four songs from their latest album, Ignorance somewhere in the woods of Mulmur in Southern Ontario.
The Debate Over Wording In Bruce Springsteen's 'Thunder Road' Is Settled
The song begins: "A screen door slams, Mary's dress ... and, what is Mary's dress doing: swaying or waving. The Boss's co-producer Jon Landau told The New Yorker that the correct word is "sways."
Explaining 'Patria Y Vida,' The Song That's Defined The Uprising In Cuba
The song, released in February, packs in plenty of historical and current references. The Alt.Latino team translated and decode the lyrics.
Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram Will Join NPR Music's Listening Party For '662'
Join us in an online listening party for Christone "Kingfish" Ingram's new album. With Gwen Thompkins in the host chair, we'll feature a live conversation with the blues guitarist.
Karen Peris, 'I Would Sing Along'
The Innocence Mission singer and guitarist nestles into the corners of beauty, articulating images and ideas just out of view.
Olympics Opening Ceremony Composer Steps Down And Apologizes For Bullying
Keigo Oyamada, who performs under the stage name Cornelius, resigned from the Tokyo Olympics after critics uncovered interviews in which he boasted of bullying classmates with disabilities.