Songs We Love: King Woman, 'Shame'
One of our most ancient creation stories holds that God created mankind in his image. But what of woman? Kristina Esfandiari leads King Woman in this doom-rock reckoning.
Music
The Thistle & Shamrock: Love Songs
This week's selections capture a musical bond with landscape, language and the natural world.
Arkells On World Cafe
The Canadian band's sunny pop-rock spirit turns every rock show — whether in a college dive bar or a sold-out arena — into a dance party.
Agnes Obel: Tiny Desk Concert
Agnes Obel manipulated the Tiny Desk to better suit the deeply alluring and powerful music she brought to us.
The First #BoycottAdele Wasn't Over A Grammy, But On How To Make Tea
Calls for a boycott are not new for Adele. And now, embroiled in the politics of both left and right, she will likely think longingly back to her first, uncomplicated boycott — about her tea-making.
'Respect' Wasn't A Feminist Anthem Until Aretha Franklin Made It One
Today, Franklin's recording of "Respect" is definitive. But when she recorded it on Valentine's Day 1967, it was a radical gender-bending of Otis Redding's original.
Ryan Adams, Our Valentine's Day Guest DJ, Addresses Love And Lonesome Roads
Ahead of the release of his newest record, Ryan Adams sits down with NPR Music's Bob Boilen to consider his favorite love songs, including Springsteen, Dylan and Sonic Youth.
The Problem With The Grammys Is Not A Problem We Can Fix
Adele's attempt to share her album of the year Grammy with Beyoncé on Sunday was a gesture that held within it a history of privilege and power that listeners and institutions alike reckon with.
The Spirit Of The Beehive, "Ricky (Caught Me Tryin')"
The Spirit Of The Beehive, "Ricky (Caught Me Tryin')"