Hear Two Songs From Duncan Sheik's Next Album
Legerdemain, out next April, will be the first album of original songs from the pop songwriter and Broadway composer since 2009, and you can download two songs from it here.
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Tove Lo Chronicles Three Stages Of A Love Affair
The Swedish pop singer-songwriter has a knack for capturing the thoughts of the romantic mind in a delightfully wordy.
J.K. Simmons Won't Throw A Chair At Your Head, But His Character Might
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with actor J.K. Simmons about his much buzzed about performance as a brutal music teacher in the new film Whiplash.
An Unofficial Memorial For Jazz Greats Jim Hall And Charlie Haden
Hall and Haden performed as a duo at a concert in Montreal in 1990. Plans to release the album, Charlie Haden - Jim Hall, were in place before both artists passed away within the last year.
Liberian Singers Use The Power Of Music To Raise Ebola Awareness
Early on in the epidemic, the government and aid agencies commissioned songs that just ended up terrifying people. But the newer songs on the radio are catchy and danceable — as well as informative.
The Royal Shakespeare Company Releases Music From Its Archive
For more than a century, the Royal Shakespeare Company has commissioned music for plays. Its archive tracks the way music changes over time and across many productions.
Mary Lambert: 'You Change People's Opinions By Opening Your Heart'
As a gay Christian, Mary Lambert says singing the hook on Macklemore's "Same Love" is the best introduction she could have hoped for. She speaks with NPR's Arun Rath about finding her own audience.
Bang The Drum Ever Faster In The Different Sports Arena Of 'Whiplash'
Damien Chazelle's heart-pounding teacher-student drama, Whiplash, sets a combination of a sports film and a genius tale like The Social Network in the world of jazz drumming.
The Dream Of Ridiculous Men
For four decades, U2 has delivered huge rock songs and taken shots for being too serious. The band's new album, Songs of Innocence, provides a key to its long search for universal significance.
Homeless In Nashville, Huge In Sweden
After decades in obscurity, country singer Doug Seegers went from down-and-out to up-and-coming in an instant.