Buy An Album; Get Some Cremated Remains
Fans of the experimental rock band Negativland will get a bonus gift when they buy the new album — a plastic bag with some of dead band member Don Joyce's cremated remains.
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On Chuck Berry's Birthday, A Crash Course In His Music
Berry, who turns 90 Tuesday, is a rock deity, but there are many for whom he is merely a famous name. NPR's Andrew Limbong was among the uninitiated — until now.
New Negativland Album Comes With A Bag Of A Band Member's Remains
The forthcoming album from the experimental rock band comes with a plastic bag containing 2 grams of Don Joyce's cremated remains.
Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur Nominated For Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
The Seattle band and the late rapper both received nods in their first year of eligibility. Chic received its 11th nomination.
Chuck Berry's 90th Birthday Present: A New Album
Chuck Berry, the father of rock 'n' roll, gives us a new album announcement for his 90th birthday. CHUCK will be his first in 38 years.
Nobel Panel Still Knock, Knock, Knockin' On Dylan's Door
The Swedish Academy announced that Bob Dylan was the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. The mercurial songwriter hasn't responded to the academy's invitation to a December ceremony in his honor.
One Transcendent Performance That Illustrates Donny Hathaway's Musical Genius
In an excerpt of a book dedicated to the classic soul album Donny Hathaway Live, author Emily Lordi looks at the ingredients that make Hathaway's cover of "A Song for You" such an achievement.
Watching A Festival, And Its Music, Take Shape
Earlier this month, musicians — invited by Bon Iver and The National — gathered at a former East German radio facility for an unconventional festival that pieced its story together as it went along.
Derek Brown Redefines The Notion Of A One-Man-Band On His New CD 'Beatbox Sax'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with musician Derek Brown about his new album Beatbox Sax. Brown squeezes sounds out of his instrument that sound more like stand up bass, than saxophone.
Bob Dylan, Revisited
In the wake of the news that the iconic American songwriter is the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature, we've dug through the NPR archives for some Dylanalia treasures.