Arlo Parks: Tiny Desk Concert
The British singer-songwriter articulates relatable emotions in ways a mere layman couldn't imagine.
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Sen Morimoto's music blends genres and defies labels. How does he define it?
NPR's A Martinez talks to Chicago-based musician Sen Morimoto, who calls his new album, Diagnosis, a critique of the music industry's habit of commodifying trauma and identity.
The Culture Corner: Why De La Soul's 'Buhloone Mindstate' matters 30 years on
For today's Culture Corner, John takes you deep into De La Soul's Buhloone Mindstate.
A new book tells the life story of screen-and-song legend Lena Horne
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Donald Bogle about his book Lena Horne: Goddess Reclaimed. She was a pioneering star of stage and screen in the 1940s, at a time when Hollywood was loathe to show either.
'Louie Louie': The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands
The Kingsmen's enduring recording of the song turns 60 this year, and remains a classic, in part because of its dramatic history.
A match made in fandom: Travis, Taylor and the weirdness of celebrity relationships
Did you know that Big Brother has resulted in more lasting marriages than The Bachelor? The course of true love never did run smooth ... and all the more so for famous people.
Shakti: Tiny Desk Concert
The Indian jazz fusion band stops by the Tiny Desk for a historical performance.
Now you don't have to go to Detroit to get Eminem's spaghetti sauce
Two years ago rapper Eminem opened the restaurant Mom's Spaghetti in his hometown of Detroit. Jars of the restaurant's pasta sauce are now available for purchase online.
Flavor Flav sings the national anthem at the NBA's Hawks-Bucks game
The Public Enemy rapper surprised fans by singing the anthem at Sunday night's game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks. He posted on X that singing the anthem had been on his bucket list.
The Baseball Project on their latest musical ode to the sport, 'Grand Salami Time!'
With the World Series underway, NPR's Scott Simon talks to Steve Wynn, Linda Pitmon and Scott McCaughey of The Baseball Project, about their latest baseball-themed album, "Grand Salami Time!"