From Bored To Blown Away: Feline Reactions To 'Music For Cats'
David Teie talked with us last week about his cat-friendly music. This week, we share how some of Weekend Edition's feline listeners reacted to Teie's tunes.
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Dazzling Trumpeter Rolf Smedvig Dies Suddenly
A founding member of the Empire Brass, the trumpeter played with a lustrous tone and extraordinary technique. At age 19, he was the youngest musician to join the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Waka Flocka Flame Is Hiring
The rapper isn't using a headhunter. He's interviewing applicants for the position of fulltime blunt roller himself.
This Date In History: Wham! (Awkwardly) Opens Doors In China
30 years ago this month, Wham! became the first Western band to perform in communist China. NPR's Rachel Martin reflects on the anniversary.
Julia Wolfe Wins Music Pulitzer For 'Anthracite Fields'
The composer is the second from the New York music collective Bang on a Can to win the award with a choral work. Her oratorio explores the lives of coal miners and their families a century ago.
It's Thin, It's Plastic, It's Back: Flexi Discs Find New Fans
In the '60s, the cheap music format was stocked in vending machines and embossed on cereal boxes. Now, magazines like Decibel and bands like Deerhoof are reviving the once-dead flexi disc.
Live At Guitar Center: A Lot Of Noise And A Little Fun
New York musician Noah Wall surreptitiously recorded amateurs fiddling with guitars, pianos, keyboards, drums and more at a Guitar Center. He captured a lot of bad music and some wild ambition.
Jazz's 'Sound Seeker' Finds Ancient Strings From Hungary And Greece
Saxophonist Charles Lloyd has built his career on merging musical styles, places and times. For his latest album, the newly minted NEA Jazz Master worked in two old European instruments.
In 'Song Of Lahore,' A Race To Revive Pakistani Classical Music
In 1977, classical music virtually died in Pakistan when the government decried music and film. Seven musicians are working to bring the art back, and a film premiering Saturday documents their quest.
It's Record Store Day – Here Are Pictures To Prove It
From new releases to vintage finds, people have been posting photos of their favorite albums and record stores Saturday.