Glassjaw Guides Us Through The Apocalyptic 'Material Control'
"The record finally sounds like the band we heard in our heads." The oblong Long Island hardcore band breaks down each track from its first album in 15 years.
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Walter Martin: Tiny Desk Concert
Best known for his role with The Walkmen, as a solo artist he makes unabashedly joyful, sweetly innocent and playful music. And only he would arrive with a barbershop quartet.
Lindsey Buckingham And Christine McVie On World Cafe
A new Fleetwood Mac spinoff performs songs from a new self-titled duo album.
Alt.Latino's Last New Music Show of 2017, Featuring Calma Carmona, Boogat And More
Alt.Latino's digital and analog mail bags were still bulging with new music, even as the year is drawing to a close. Rock, hip-hop, soul and rancheras — we have it all.
The Healing Sound Of A Broken Orchestra
Philadelphia's public school system has over 1,000 broken instruments.
Russell Simmons 'Removing' Himself After 2nd Allegation Of Sexual Assault
The hip-hop mogul announced he would step down from leadership roles at his companies after an allegation of sexual assault was directed at him by the writer Jenny Lumet.
Love Is A Stage Production In Dirty Projectors' 'Up In Hudson' Video
The Dirty Projectors' grandiose, eight-minute masterpiece gets a surreal, quirky video.
Def Jam's Russell Simmons Steps Down Amid Sexual Attack Allegations
Russell Simmons, the founder of Def Jam records, steps aside from leadership positions in his companies because of allegations of a sexual attack. Host David Greene speaks with NPR's Elizabeth Blair.
The Tree That Rocked The Music Industry
This year, new international regulations on rosewood have reverberated through the music industry, costing tens of millions in lost sales and extra administrative costs.
A Battle Of Guitar Tonewoods: Can You Hear The Difference?
An NPR sound engineer evaluated the difference in sound between Mahogany and Rosewood guitars. See if you can tell the two instruments apart.