What Makes Edie Brickell Happy
The folk and rock mainstay shares her story and the values that guided her choices along the way.
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Michael Abels, Composer Of Jordan Peele's 'Us', Balances Terror With Empathy
Abels was a music teacher who had never scored a film when he was hired for Jordan Peele's Get Out and now Us. Peele hired him after a fruitless search for an African-American film composer.
&More (Chill Moody & Donn T): Tiny Desk Concert
Philadelphia Rapper Chill Moody and singer Donn T, along with their crew known as &More, were one of the standout entrants in last year's Tiny Desk Contest. They bring a message of hope and love.
Need A Can't-Miss Wheel Of Cheese? Try Playing It Some Hip-Hop
Researchers exposed cheese to different genres of music for 24 hours a day over six months to find out that hip-hop might create the tastiest cheese.
Helado Negro On 'How You Smile'
For a decade Roberto Carlos Lange, better known as Helado Negro, has made music that surprises. Now he is out with his latest and most praised album to date, This Is How You Smile.
Look At Emily King Now
King's latest album Scenery rings out with joy and hope. The production is a stunning combination of jazz-inflected R&B and '80s pop.
Tame Impala Returns With The Luxurious Single 'Patience'
After nearly four years, during which Kevin Parker's central musical project went from respected to ubiquitously adored, the Australian shows he's been iterating on his beautiful sound, too.
Remembering Dick Dale, 'King Of The Surf Guitar'
Dale told Fresh Air in 1993 that his distinctive guitar style came, in part, from the ocean waves he surfed: "The waves did create my feelings of that sound." Dale died March 16.
Jenny Lewis Puts Her Emotions 'On The Line': 'It Can Get Ugly Sometimes'
Lewis speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about the catharsis of making her latest album, On the Line, and grappling with accusations made against her album collaborator, Ryan Adams.
Alt.Latino Food Truck Chats: Musicians Tell Their Own Stories At SXSW 2019
Over breakfast tacos and barbecue, Team Alt.Latino sat down with musicians at SXSW for interviews about their music.