Royal Thunder: Tiny Desk Concert
What happens when you ask a hard-rock band to unplug its thunder? It draws power from a raw, desperate vulnerability.
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Mutual Benefit Covers An Entire Vashti Bunyan Album
Hear "Jog Along Bess" and "Glow Worms" from Mutual Benefit's album-length remake of Bunyan's 1970 classic Just Another Diamond Day.
Watch: Saintseneca Goes Nuts With The Fisheye Lens
A new video provides a perfect match for Saintseneca's mystery, beauty and undercurrent of deep weirdness.
For Video Soundtracks, Computers Are The New Composers
In some cases, the job of composer might be going the way of typewriter repairman and bowling pinsetter as software creates music more cheaply and quickly than humans. Can you hear the difference?
Encore: Jingle Writer Explores Decline Of Original Music In Advertising
Advertising jingle writer Steve Karmen wrote a number of famous jingles, including Budweiser Beer's, "When You Say Bud," the New York State song, "I Love New York", the Exxon Song and Wrigley Spearmint Gum's, "Carry The Big Fresh Flavor." This story originally aired on Dec. 13, 2016, on All Things Considered.
Doo-Wop Singer Dion Pays Homage To His Musical Influences
During a 2000 visit to the Fresh Air studios, the former teen idol performed old songs, new songs and songs by blues and country performers who influenced him.
Old 97's On World Cafe
The alt-country band recorded its major-label debut 20 years ago in a remote studio in Tornillo, Texas. For its new album, Graveyard Whistling, it returned to the very same spot.
On The Ground In Guadalajara, In Search Of New Latin Sounds
Michel Martin speaks with DJ Betto Arcos to get his highlights from the FIMPRO music festival in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Gregg Allman On World Cafe
His 2011 record, Low Country Blues, was his first in 14 years. Produced by T-Bone Burnett, Blues featured covers of legendary artists like B.B. King and Muddy Waters.
A New Orleans Company Shines A Light On Opera's Diverse History
Givonna Joseph, founder of OperaCréole, explains why it's so important to perform the works of composers of color, which she says were historically "hidden on purpose."