Music & Culture Céline Dion Is Too Good For Deadpool 12:03pm May 03, 2018 by Lars Gotrich But here it is anyway: "Ashes," from the Deadpool 2 soundtrack, and guess what? It kind of slaps! You know, if a Céline Dion ballad could slap.
Music & Culture Singer Nellie McKay Celebrates Bob Dorough Of 'Schoolhouse Rock' 12:00pm May 03, 2018 by Bob Boilen McKay covers Dorough's "Small Day Tomorrow" on her upcoming album, Sister Orchid. She and the late composer, known his work on the beloved Schoolhouse Rock! series, were longtime friends.
Music & Culture The Thistle & Shamrock: New Sounds 11:01am May 03, 2018 This week Fiona Ritchie handpicks new releases from the musical spring tide that has recently flooded the Thistle offices.
Music & Culture Sting And Shaggy On The 'Wonderful Luxury' Of Making Reggae 10:14am May 03, 2018 It's one of this year's most unlikely collaborations. Rock star Sting and dance hall staple Shaggy discuss their latest album 44/876. Add to Listen QueueListen Now
Music & Culture Watch Jade Bird Perform 'If I Die' Live In The Studio 10:11am May 03, 2018 by Jason Bentley Jade Bird has a country flair that belies her native England. The 2018 Slingshot artist performs her stripped-down piano ballad, "If I Die."
Music & Culture To Comfort A 'Bad Mind,' Erin Rae Unearths Uneasy Truths 10:00am May 03, 2018 by Lars Gotrich The Nashville singer-songwriter offers empathy through her own struggle with identity.
Music & Culture First Listen: Wajatta, 'Casual High Technology' 8:47am May 03, 2018 by Piotr Orlov Reggie Watts teams up with John Tejada, an elder statesman of West Coast dance music, to create soulful and abstract electro-pop.
Music & Culture First Listen: Ry Cooder, 'The Prodigal Son' 5:00am May 03, 2018 by Tom Moon The 71-year-old raconteur returns to the old songs and inhabits the guises of death-haunted bluesmen to speak to the issues of the current era.
Music & Culture First Listen: Sarah Louise, 'Deeper Woods' 5:00am May 03, 2018 by Allison Hussey The fingerpicking guitarist honors the soft landscape and vivid detail of forests, embedding meticulous guitar compositions in lush arrangements.
Music & Culture First Listen: Simone Dinnerstein, 'Circles: Piano Concertos by Bach & Glass' 5:00am May 03, 2018 by Tom Huizenga A world premiere recording of a new piano concerto by Philip Glass sits comfortably beside a Bach classic.