Lana Del Rey's 'Ultraviolence' Has A Firm Grasp On Pop History
Lana Del Rey continues a time-honored pop tradition of developing a public persona that challenges fans to decide what's real and what's not.
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New York Philharmonic's Lead Fiddler Rests His Bow
Glenn Dicterow became the youngest concertmaster in New York Philharmonic history in 1980, when he was just 31. After spending more than half his life leading the violin section, he says goodbye.
Sound Off: Where The Military's Rhythm Came From
In almost every Hollywood depiction of the American military, at some point a bunch of guys will jog past the camera, singing and stepping in unison. That rhythm infiltrated the Army in 1944.
Mary Gauthier De-Romanticizes Romantic Love
Trouble & Love is about a relationship that went bad. "I think that this is one where Mary finally gets the lesson," Gauthier tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross.
To The Left, To The Left: Behind The Beyoncelogues
Actress Nina Millin, who performs Beyonce lyrics as monologues, speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about how a karaoke failure blossomed into a series of viral performances.
Remembering Horace Silver, Hard Bop Pioneer
Jazz pianist, bandleader and composer Horace Silver died Wednesday at age 85. Fresh Air critic Kevin Whitehead says that Silver had been off the scene awhile, but his influence is as strong as ever.
Kevin Eubanks On JazzSet
At the annual Detroit Jazz Festival on Labor Day 2011, an amphitheater full of Motor City music lovers grooves with the Kevin Eubanks Band — outdoors, free, and in Surround Sound on JazzSet.
Regina Carter, Wynton Marsalis On JazzSet
From a traditional blessing to a children's dance, hear a violin address the African diaspora — and a trumpet tell a bedtime story.
A Double Dose Of Ronald Shannon Jackson's Free-Funk
Ronald Shannon Jackson and the Decoding Society's Man Dance and its sequel Barbeque Dog are now available again as downloads, after being out of print for ages.
Album Review: 'While You Were Sleeping'
Singer-songwriter Jose James' music lives at the intersection of jazz harmony, pop songcraft and hip-hop rhythm.