Who Owns 'We Shall Overcome'? All Of Us, A Lawsuit Claims
The same law firm that recently succeeded in releasing "Happy Birthday" from copyright rules is now hoping to do the same for the civil rights anthem.
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Shearwater On World Cafe
Hear the Austin rock band perform songs from its latest album, Jet Plane And Oxbow.
First Listen: Carlos Niño & Friends, 'Flutes, Echoes, It's All Happening!'
One of Los Angeles' beloved denizens of the soul/jazz/hip-hop underground invites the likes of Madlib and Kamasi Washington to join him in creating a moving ode to spirituality.
First Watch: OSHUN, 'Protect Your Self'
In a video packed with myriad cinematic influences, the neo-soul and hip-hop duo wages a war against superficiality that spares no one.
Jazz Guitarist Julian Lage On 'Arclight' And Shifting Musical Genres
Lage began playing guitar at the age of 5 and appeared on stage at the Grammys at 13. He talks to Fresh Air about growing up a guitar prodigy, his father's gentle coaching and his new trio album.
Viking's Choice: Marisa Anderson, 'He Is Without His Guns'
Into The Light is an imaginary soundtrack for a science-fiction western. The guitarist's "He Is Without His Guns" conveys the urgency of a stand-off, but feels small in its somber movements.
Songs We Love: Elizabeth Cook, 'Methadone Blues'
The funky, down-home boogie comes from the beloved Nashville singer-songwriter's first album in six years. "I was so rusty I had to go to a craft store and make collages," Cook says.
OG Maco: 'I Want To Give The World A Fighting Chance'
"I don't want anybody to do exactly what I'm doing," says the Atlanta rapper. "I want people to look at why I'm doing what I'm doing. And if you agree with that, you go do what you do about it."
Reclaiming The Queer Dance Floor
A new crop of parties across the U.S.A. is reconnecting dance music with a particular chapter in its own vivid history.
'What Song Changed Your Life?': Bob Boilen On How Musicians Become Themselves
"I've been fascinated for a long time about what it is that inspires people to become what they are," says the host of NPR's All Songs Considered. His new book, out now, is Your Song Changed My Life.