Tiny Desk Concert: Kevin Kaarl
The Chihuahuan artist transfigures traditional Sinaloan instrumentation into folky new styles.
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Movie soundtracks are bringing a fresh set of ears to old classics
"Murder on the Dancefloor," a 2001 hit song in the U.K., is just the latest old track to be introduced to a new generation of listeners after being used at a pivotal moment on screen.
Jazz musician Aaron Diehl on his rendition of 'The Zodiac Suite'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with jazz musician Aaron Diehl about his rendition of "The Zodiac Suite," an album originally composed by Mary Lou Williams in the 1940s.
Rosanne Cash on rereleasing her album 'The Wheel'
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rosanne Cash about rereleasing her album "The Wheel," love lost and gained, and lessons learned.
Tiny Desk Concert: Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East
Sunny Jain's music promotes the idea of not just crossing boundaries but obliterating them all together.
David Soul, of TV's 'Starsky and Hutch,' dies at 80
Soul was a 1970s heartthrob who co-starred as the blond half of the crime-fighting duo "Starsky & Hutch" and topped the music charts with the ballad "Don't Give Up on Us."
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber says he's had to deal with phantoms offstage
In an interview, Lloyd Webber said a poltergeist caused some mischief around his London home. He never saw the ghost but did see weird activity — such as scripts placed in neat piles in odd places.
Maddie Zahm talks about her album and the whirlwind of going viral
NPR's Juana Summers talks with singer-songwriter Maddie Zahm about her new album, Now That I've Been Here, and her whirlwind couple of years since going viral for the song "Fat Funny Friend."
Billy Joel has called Long Island, N.Y., home — now the Piano Man is movin' out
Joel listed the property complete with two pools, a helicopter landing pad and a bowling alley for $49 million. He promised that selling the house didn't mean he was leaving Long Island for good.
Best Buy says it will soon stop selling DVDs and Blu-ray discs
The Minnesota-based retailer says the move is in response to the changing ways its customers are consuming media these days — mostly through online streaming.