First Listen: Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop, 'Love Letter For Fire'
With the help of producer Tucker Martine and a smart, subtle band, Hoop and Beam achieve a fine balance — of songwriting sensibilities and of time in the spotlight.
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Remembering A Country Legend: Merle Haggard On World Cafe
The "Okie from Muskogee" talks life, music and songwriting in this 2003 interview. Haggard died Wednesday morning.
Judge Dismisses Kesha's Hate-Crime Claims Against Producer Dr. Luke
The pop star said the producer sexually and emotionally abused her. In addition to the hate-crime claim, the judge also dismissed the human rights claim brought by Kesha.
Dig Through Label Founder Josh Rosenthal's 'Record Store Of The Mind'
The head of reissue label Tompkins Square discusses his new memoir, which tracks a lifetime of music discovery.
Country Legend Merle Haggard Dies At 79
Outlaw, "Okie from Muskogee," poet of working-class values and a fixture in country music for 50 years, Merle Haggard died Wednesday, April 6, his 79th birthday.
Sunflower Bean On World Cafe
The psychedelic rock trio from Brooklyn lays down new songs in the studio.
Robbie Fulks Sings His Way Home In 'Upland Stories'
The raucous singer turns thoughtful on his new album. Critic Ken Tucker calls Upland Stories a "marvelous mongrel mixture" of bluegrass banjo-picking, honky-tonk pedal steel and stark folk phrasings.
Tiny Moving Parts Has The Best. Day. Ever. In 'Headache' Video
If you only had 24 hours left to live, how would you spend it? If you answered "skydiving, shotgunning beers at national landmarks and bathing in milk," then you are the band Tiny Moving Parts.
Songs We Love: Parquet Courts, 'Human Performance'
The title track from the rock band's forthcoming Human Performance is a fragile and verbose tale of a relationship dissolved, featuring a wistful Mellotron solo.
Is Battle Fatigue Over? The Met Rehires A Banned Soprano
After 22 years away from the Metropolitan Opera, acclaimed soprano Kathleen Battle will return for a November concert of spirituals.