When Mozart Makes You Say 'Wow'
A 9-year-old who attended a performance of "Masonic Funeral Music" at the Boston Symphony Hall last Sunday expressed his exuberance at the end.
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Before And After
The allegations against Michael Jackson in the documentary Leaving Neverland make listening to his songs a struggle, one that resists the comfort those songs once provided.
Palestinian Artists Call For Eurovision Boycott; Israel Responds With PR Campaign
The Eurovision Song Contest starts next week in Tel Aviv. A cultural collective in Gaza is calling for a boycott of the competition; Israel has responded with PR videos and a "BDS" website of its own.
Matt Nathanson On Mountain Stage
Hear Matt Nathanson's three-song acoustic set. Each tune is fortified with tasty, hummable riffs that stick with you.
Duckwrth Treats Hip-Hop As His Missionary Work
The South Central Los Angeles rapper grew up trying to navigate between gangsta rap and his family's Pentecostal beliefs. Duckwrth talks about these competing forces on his latest EP, The Falling Man.
Ben Gibbard Turned Minor Threat's 'Filler' Into A Biting Piano Ballad
The Death Cab For Cutie frontman, operating very on-brand, re-imagines a classic hardcore punk song.
Pedro The Lion's Homecoming, 15 Years In The Making
Pedro the Lion's latest album, Phoenix, houses many of David Bazan's childhood memories and stunning moments of personal poetry.
Kneel Before The Earworm: Ed Sheeran And Justin Bieber Return With 'I Don't Care'
That little ooh-ooh-OOH-ooh-ooh-oooooh hook in this agreeable little trifle is going to be one of the signature sounds of this summer, no matter how hard you might try to wish it away.
'We Wanted To Be Larger Than Life': Paul Stanley Of KISS On Almost 50 Years Of Rock
Paul Stanley, lead singer of KISS, looks back on the heavy metal band's legacy and talks about retiring from touring at the end of 2019.
New Music Friday: Our Top 6 Albums Out May 10
Our shortlist of the week's best new albums includes a career-defining release from singer Jamila Woods, the sparkling guitar rock of Charly Bliss and Holly Herndon's genius work with the AI "Spawn."