"I'd twerk to Mozart!" is the type of bold thinking we need these days. The picks on this week's Heat Check subvert the norm and take you to unexpected places.
Mikaela Straus had a breakout hit last year as King Princess. Now, she's released her first full-length album Cheap Queen. She talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
After much delay and anticipation, Kanye West released his ninth studio album, titled Jesus Is King. Music critic Ivie Ani discusses of few of the album's songs.
You won't get a full picture of Prince from this book, but it does manage to pierce through some of the mystery the renowned artist purposely cultivated around and about himself.
The SoCal Mexican roots-rock and soul band drops by to chat about its new, self-titled album. Over the past decade as a band, the members now feel like family.
Jones' band, Booker T. & the MG's, composed the instrumental classic, "Green Onions," and played background to Otis Redding. His new memoir is Time is Tight. Originally broadcast March 26, 2007.