No Translations Needed At globalFEST 2019
New York's exuberant and smartly programmed annual showcase of musicians from around the world often yields us some of our favorite artist discoveries. The 2019 edition was no exception.
Music & Culture
Rubblebucket Break Up... And Don't Break Up
"We started out as romantic partners at the beginning of the album and then we weren't anymore by the end," musician Kalmia Traver says.
Hand Habits' 'Placeholder' Screams With A Sigh
The title track from Hand Habits forthcoming album —placeholder, due March 1 — is a soft yet scathing lamentation of being secondary.
Lawrence On World Cafe
On the band's latest record, Living Room, Clyde and Gracie welcome new listeners and old fans into theirs, with the sounds of their childhood expressed through modern-day sounds.
The Golden Globes 2018: Best Original Song Nominees
The Golden Globes mark the start of the awards season. We take a look at Sunday night's nominees for best original song.
How 'Dixie' Became And Endured As An Anthem
Despite its origins in the popular music of the North, the song "Dixie" became the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy during the Civil War and still endures as a divisive symbol in modern America.
'Surviving R. Kelly' Documentary Details Decades Of Sexual Abuse Accusations
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker dream hampton about her new six-part docuseries on Lifetime.
Dom Flemons Presents A New Image Of The American Cowboy
The singer-songwriter's latest album, Black Cowboys, chronicles the role played by African-Americans in settling the West after the Civil War. The album has been nominated for a Grammy.
How A Mongolian Heavy Metal Band Got Millions Of YouTube Views
All it took for The Hu to have an Internet breakthrough was a dramatic video and screaming guitars — plus a horsehead fiddle and throat singing.
Wayne Shorter Travels The Spaceways
A new album by the octogenarian saxophonist is always a big deal, but his latest — and the winner of the 2018 Jazz Critics Poll — is also just plain big: 3 discs and an 84-page graphic novel.