Music & Culture

Music & Culture

Of Houseflies And Drunk Dads: Ohmme Tells The Stories Behind 'Parts,' Track By Track

8:02am August 24, 2018

by Bob Boilen

Two classically trained pianists pick up electric guitars and dive into uncharted musical waters. Here, Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart explain their first album as Ohmme.

Music & Culture

Interpol's Paul Banks Explains 'Marauder' Track By Track

7:22am August 24, 2018

by Bob Boilen

For their sixth album, Marauder, Interpol come out swinging. Singer Paul Banks shares some of the thoughts and stories behind every song.

American composer, conductor and pianist Leonard Bernstein, in 1970, at a London press conference.

Music & Culture

Got 'Mambo'? A Playlist For Leonard Bernstein Fanatics And First-Timers

12:00am August 24, 2018

by Tom Huizenga

Need to beef up on Leonard Bernstein? Hear the musical polymath's most delightful tunes, from West Side Story classics to surprises from Aretha Franklin, Tom Waits and Selena.

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Dermot Kennedy On World Cafe

2:42pm August 23, 2018

by Talia Schlanger

Listening to this Irish singer is like hearing someone drag their own heart through their vocal cords and send it right up to the heavens.

Donald Trump Holds Rally In Charleston, West Virginia

Executive Power: Laws And Limits

2:33pm August 23, 2018

President Trump has survived scandal after scandal. Will the latest be any different? Or is Trump made of Teflon?

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Sarah Siskind On Mountain Stage

12:16pm August 23, 2018

by Adam Harris

The singer-songwriter says returning to Mountain Stage for the second time is like "coming back to camp."

KT Tunstall album WAX comes out Oct. 5 via Rostrum Records.

Music & Culture

Listen To KT Tunstall's Anthemic 'The River' From Her Forthcoming Album, 'WAX'

11:46am August 23, 2018

by Bruce Warren

Inspirational and emotionally charged, this song puts KT Tunstall's immediately recognizable voice at center stage.

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First Watch: Luluc

10:26am August 23, 2018

by Bob Boilen

The Australian duo's video and song, "Kids," is an anthem for teens trying to find their place in the world.

Christian McBride performs with The Time Jumpers.

Music & Culture

Nashville: Not Just A Country Scene But A Place To Go For Jazz

10:20am August 23, 2018

Nashville has always nurtured a small but serious jazz culture. Meet up with some of its enterprising artists and get a crash course in Nashville's hidden jazz history.

Robyn performs at Radio City Music Hall in 2011.

Music & Culture

Robyn Is The 21st Century's Pop Oracle

9:31am August 23, 2018

by Jessica Hopper

An artist in control of her work, Robyn serves us a dreamy possibility beyond the rigid binaries and adapts pop's dance floor language into something that serves her own dreams.