Music Interviews

Randy Newman stopped by NPR for a performance and interview with Steve Inskeep.

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Soundtracks, Satire And A Sense Of Place: A Conversation With Randy Newman

2:08pm August 07, 2017

After spending several decades writing beloved children's scores, Newman is back with the acerbic Dark Matter. Hear a conversation with Steve Inskeep, plus a performance of some original songs.

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In "New Rules," British pop singer Dua Lipa lays out three important post-breakup rules.

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Yearning For An Ex? Heed Dua Lipa's 'New Rules'

7:59am August 06, 2017

by Sophia Boyd

The British pop singer talks about her post-breakup empowerment anthem and its colorful, all-female music video.

Rock musician and Native American music pioneer Stevie Salas performing in Germany in 2010. Salas served as executive producer on Rumble, which he was also featured in.

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'Rumble' Celebrates Rock 'N' Roll's Native American Roots

7:14am August 06, 2017

The documentary discusses Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix and other Native American artists who helped shape rock's sound. Guitarist and executive producer Stevie Salas says it's "a film about heroes."

Byron Janis, photographed in 1968 at the Chateau Thoiry, where he discovered two rare Chopin manuscripts, one of which sits on the antique piano.

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Chopin In The Shadows: The Supernatural Adventures Of Byron Janis

8:11am August 05, 2017

The famous 89-year-old pianist has spent a lifetime perfecting Chopin. Along the way, the composer has reached out from the great beyond in a few startling ways.

Despite what the critics might say, Will and Win Butler of Arcade Fire say the band's new album, Everything Now, is "direct and heartfelt."

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Content And Connection: Arcade Fire On 'Everything Now'

4:37pm August 04, 2017

The Canadian band's fifth album tackles human relationships in the age of infinite connectivity. Despite this, brothers Will and Win Butler think this is the band's most earnest record yet.

Roland, played by Idris Elba, and Jake, played by Tom Taylor, in Columbia Pictures' "The Dark Tower."

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Meet The '90s Dance DJ Behind The Score For 'The Dark Tower'

4:33pm August 04, 2017

by Tim Greiving

Tom Holkenborg draws on his history as trance DJ Junkie XL for the bombastic electronica-meets-orchestra music he has composed for Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v. Superman, and now The Dark Tower.

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Latin Roots: Café Tacvba

3:08pm August 03, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

Hear a live performance of songs from the band's latest release, Jei BeiBi.

After the success of their 2014 collaboration "Bailando," Descemer Bueno and Enrique Iglesias have come together for another hit: "Subeme La Radio."

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'Súbeme La Radio' Is Cuba's Heartbreak Anthem Of The Summer

8:07pm August 02, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

Written by Cuban reggaeton star and Latin Grammy winner Descemer Bueno and sung by Enrique Iglesias, the track is catchy, danceable and topping the Latin music charts.

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Manchester Orchestra performs live at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia for a WXPN Free At Noon Concert.

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Manchester Orchestra On World Cafe

5:00am August 02, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

The band's new album, A Black Mile To The Surface, finds emotion through its songs' stories.

Sheer Mag perform live at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia for a WXPN Free At Noon Concert.

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Sheer Mag On World Cafe

8:10pm July 31, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

Tina Halladay and co. play like they're rock stars headlining the EnormoDome, but they come from a busted-up building called the Nut House.