Not My Job: We Quiz Sisters Este and Alana Haim On Another Sibling Band
We've invited the Haims to play a game called "You're my Wonderwall." Three questions about Liam and Noel Gallagher, the brothers behind Oasis.
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'I Want Us To Dream A Little Bigger': Noname And Mariame Kaba On Art And Abolition
What role can hip-hop play in reforming — or entirely dismantling — mass incarceration? Rapper Noname and activist Mariame Kaba joined Louder Than A Riot to discuss making revolution irresistible.
On 'McCartney III,' Paul McCartney Is A One-Man Show Again
McCartney has been busy in quarantine. The artist speaks about his new album, McCartney III, the quirks of writing love songs and remembering his late friends John Lennon and George Harrison.
Elton John On Music, Addiction And Family: 'I'm Proud Of Who I Am Now'
In 2019, John told Fresh Air that his father's early misgivings about his chosen career became a source of motivation: "He gave me the determination to make something of myself."
'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Shines A Light On August Wilson's Vision
The late August Wilson's first Broadway hit, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, has been adapted for the screen, starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in his final film role.
The Thistle & Shamrock: Gifts
Fiona Ritchie handpicks a stack of recordings as gift suggestions for music-loving friends and family.
Our 2020 Nashville Music Recap
In this episode, World Cafe's Nashville correspondent and NPR pop critic Ann Powers brings you some of the artists from the Music City that you might have missed this year.
In Memoriam: Jazz Night Radio Remembers 10 Musicians Who Altered The Shape Of Jazz
We remember luminaries we lost this year in our In Memoriam program: Jimmy Heath; Lee Konitz; Càndido; Tony Allen; Annie Ross; Freddy Cole; Gary Peacock; Henry Grimes; Wallace Roney; and McCoy Tyner.
The Best Reissues And Box Sets Of 2020
There was an avalanche of reissues and vault rediscoveries, across all genres and all eras. Each promises edification, but also flat-out thrilling listening.
Ethereal Souls: Jazz Night In America Remembers Those We Lost In 2020
Grammy-winning trumpeter Keyon Harrold performs "Ethereal Souls" for Jazz Night In America's tribute to the jazz musicians we lost in 2020.