Hard To Categorize: Joseph C. Phillips' Album 'Changing Same' Is Out Tuesday
Joseph C. Phillips Jr. creates music that sounds classical, funky and sometimes cinematic. He deconstructs his compositions for NPR's Rachel Martin.
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'8 CDs For A Penny' Company Files For Bankruptcy
The parent company of Columbia House, the music-subscription king of the '80s and '90s, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Two NPR music editors remember the good and the bad.
A Rational Conversation: Does Anybody Even Have Time For An 80-Minute Album?
In a musical environment that prizes economy and the listener's ability to shuffle, skip and create playlists, is there still a place for ambitious, sprawling albums meant to be consumed all at once?
Syrian Rockers, Fleeing War, Find Safety And New Fans In Beirut
Members of a Syrian indie rock band escaped their country's bloodshed and have become a mainstay of Beirut's music scene. "In spite of all the deaths," the band sings, "you are still alive."
Cumberland Caverns: A Subterranean Concert Venue In Tennessee
Ever wanted to see Jason Isbell, Shovels & Rope or Billy Joe Shaver 333 feet underground? You'll have to take a hike.
'Is It Rolling, Bob?': Remembering Producer Bob Johnston
Producing albums for Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen and most crucially, Bob Dylan, Johnston helped give shape, heft and durability to some of the most transformative music of the past five decades.
Biopic 'Straight Outta Compton' Tells The Epic Story Of Hip-Hop And N.W.A
The original members of N.W.A produced the film, which opens nationwide Friday. Like the group's story, the making of Straight Outta Compton — which took 11 years — is filled with drama.
At 75, Tanglewood's Student Program Holds Focus On New Music And People Making It
The Boston Symphony's summer program for young musicians has long been commissioning works and fostering new talent.
'Cold Mountain' Takes Civil War Odyssey To The Opera Stage
The best-selling novel and star-studded movie gets the operatic treatment from Pulitzer-winning composer Jennifer Higdon with a world premiere in Santa Fe.
Stakes Is High: Drake Ghostwriting Accusations Matter More Than You Think
With the notion of authorship dispatched as silly and inconsequential, the way has been paved for even greater corporate influence over hip-hop.