Hear Al Green's First New Recording In Nearly A Decade
The legendary singer returns with a version of the Freddy Fender country weeper "Until the Next Teardrop Falls."
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A Farm-To-Table Board Game, For Manure Audiences Only
Virginia guitar maker Brian Calhoun devised a strategy game called Chickapig. (It features pooping chicken-pig hybrids.) Now he's getting some friends — like Dave Matthews — to spread the word.
He Rocked The Casbah: Singer Rachid Taha Has Died At Age 59
The Algerian singer loudly proclaimed his outsider status in France as a punk-bred vocalist who culled from Algerian tradition. He died of a heart attack during the overnight of Sept. 11 -12.
'God Bless The U.S.A.,' A Country Anthem With Enduring Political Power
Don Gonyea visits musician Lee Greenwood to talk about the song that, after three decades in political campaigns, might be more popular than "Hail to the Chief."
The View From Inside Paul McCartney's 'Secret' Grand Central Station Show
The rock legend played hits, charmingly flubbed one classic and serenaded his wife in a release party for the record Egypt Station.
Octavian Takes Off With 'SPACEMAN' Mixtape
The East London rapper drops off his first project since being named one of NPR's Slingshot artists, playing hopscotch with trance, alternative R&B and hip-hop all at once.
Mac Miller, Pittsburgh Rapper And Producer, Reportedly Dead At 26
Miller died of an apparent overdose in Los Angeles on Friday. The rapper had publicly battled with substance abuse throughout his career.
Singing In The Shower To Help Save Cape Town's Water
In late 2017, the South African city — hit by a historic drought — faced the possibility it would have to shut off its water supply within six months. A musical challenge helped avert that disaster.
Pittsburgh Rapper Mac Miller Reportedly Dead At 26
Mac Miller, the Pittsburgh-born rapper who developed a ravenous following over the course of five successful albums, died Friday of an apparent overdose in his San Fernando Valley home, multiple outlets have reported. He was 26.
Nas Denies Abuse Allegations From His Ex-Wife, Kelis
On Thursday night, the rapper posted a sprawling series of denials, complaints and his own allegations against Kelis in a seven-part letter posted on Instagram.