Songs We Love: Wiki feat. Nasty Nigel, 'Living With Moms'
Watch the frontman from NYC's progressive rap crew Ratking go on a rescue mission to save his mother from some bumbling bad guys in this humorous new video.
Music
Recommended Dose: Our Favorite Dance Tracks From November
Hear a mix of the month's best electronic tunes, including new music from Robert Hood, Seven Davis Jr, Malory and more.
Teddy Abrams: Tiny Desk Concert
Hear a young conductor, composer and pianist riff on Beethoven and play his own jazz-inspired compositions.
Songs We Love: Daniel Caesar, 'Death & Taxes'
Devastating, blue R&B ballad about the only two things in life that are sure, from the young Toronto singer-songwriter with vocal clout.
First Listen: Tom Jones, 'Long Lost Suitcase'
Long Lost Suitcase is not just Jones' story, but also the story of America's musical roots spreading to reach the whole planet, generation by generation.
A Picture Of Janis Joplin, In Shades Of 'Blue'
Michel Martin speaks with documentary filmmaker Amy Berg about her new film, Janis: Little Girl Blue, which chronicles the life and early death of the 1960s counterculture icon.
100 Years Of Billy Strayhorn, Emotional Architect Of Song
The composer and arranger spent the bulk of his career in service to the Duke Ellington Orchestra. He wrote some of the most popular songs of the 20th century — without ever hiding who he was.
Billy Strayhorn In Five Songs
Though overshadowed during his own lifetime by his employer, Duke Ellington, the composer-arranger wrote more than 1,000 pieces. Here are takes on his most famous tunes.
Metallica's Robert Trujillo On His Hero, Jaco Pastorius
"People tried to call him just a jazz cat, but he was beyond that." Trujillo speaks with Michel Martin about a new documentary on the man sometimes called the Hendrix of the bass.
Hendrix On A Horn: The World Of Robin Eubanks
His 30-year career includes trailblazing with an electric trombone, but the Oberlin educator and jazz player has never recorded with a big band until now.