As Only She Can, Sade's 'The Big Unknown' Bottles A Resolute Sadness
We are all Viola Davis, staring out of a window, crying and listening to Sade.
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First Listen: Portrayal Of Guilt, 'Let Pain Be Your Guide'
The chaotic hardcore band revs up a commercial-grade motor of riffs that flay, blast and smear discontent.
Not My Job: Singer Sarah Brightman Gets Quizzed On A Different 'Phantom'
Before Brightman originated the lead role of Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera, the band Kiss starred in their one and only TV movie, Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park.
Tyler, The Creator And Sufjan Stevens Record New Holiday Songs — Just Not Together
Sufjan Stevens has dropped the wistful "Lonely Man of Winter." Tyler, The Creator just released "I Am the Grinch." You probably shouldn't listen to them simultaneously.
Joni Mitchell At 75: Trouble Is Still Her Muse
At a concert in Los Angeles this week in honor of her 75th birthday, Joni Mitchell listened carefully as a handpicked group of peers and protégés entered into a dialogue with her inexhaustible voice.
'Mingus: Jazz In Detroit' Catches A Giant At A Moment Full Of Possibility
A newly released recording of a 1973 concert opens a window into the volatile bassist's career at a moment of transition, but also a compelling and largely unknown chapter in Detroit jazz history.
Queen Guitarist Brian May On Writing Anthems And Studying Astrophysics
Brian May spoke to Fresh Air in 2010 about writing "We Will Rock You," recording the many vocals in "Bohemian Rhapsody" and getting a Ph.D. The biopic Bohemian Rhapsody details Queen's meteoric rise.
Hear One Of The Most Anticipated AmericanaFest Performances: Sam Morrow
If you're a fan of Little Feat, Tony Joe White and classic Lynyrd Skynyrd, this Los Angeles based singer-songwriter has it all for you.
Gretchen Peters On Mountain Stage
The Nashville songwriter's fifth Mountain Stage performance was compellingly honest.
New Music Friday For Nov. 9: The 8 Albums You Need To Hear Now
This week's best new albums includes Lil Peep's posthumous follow-up to Come Over When You're Sober, 50th-anniversary editions of Electric Ladyland and The Beatles "White Album," Hanson and more.