Caetano Veloso And Gilberto Gil: Living History
This week on Alt.Latino, the two iconic Brazilians discuss history and music.
Music Interviews
'His Music Does The Talking': Manager Owen Husney On Prince's Legacy
"I saw who he was, and there was a mystery about him even then," says Husney, who managed Prince at the very beginning of his career. The iconic musician died Thursday at 57.
Jack DeJohnette: A Drummer Who Stays 'In Movement' By Keeping Good Company
DeJohnette has been playing jazz long enough to have jammed with two generations of Coltranes. He speaks with Robert Siegel about staying fresh after 50 years behind the kit.
The Appalachian Inspiration Of The Black Lillies
The Knoxville band's regional roots are at the center of its sound. Members Cruz Contreras and Trisha Gene Brady explain how the mountains inspire their music.
How The Music Of Woods Comes Together
Singer-guitarist Jeremy Earl talks through the influences behind one song on the psychedelic folk band's latest album, City Sun Eater In The River Of Light.
In Children's Music, Diana Panton Finds A Few Lessons For Adults
"The way a child thinks is a good model for us sometimes," Panton says. Though I Believe In Little Things is her first album for kids, the jazz musician says she hardly changed her approach.
Sense Of Place North Carolina: Squirrel Nut Zippers
Hear a 1996 session featuring the Chapel Hill swing-revival band, which had a huge hit with "Hell."
The Lonely Side Of James Brown
When James McBride, a National Book Award winner for his fiction, decided to write an entire book about James Brown, he wanted to push beyond the hype and racism he says haunts Brown's legacy.
Henry Threadgill Wins Music Pulitzer For 'In For A Penny, In For A Pound'
The saxophonist, flutist and beyond-jazz composer says the epic work frees up a method he'd developed over 15 years with his working ensemble Zooid.
On Andrew Bird's Latest, Real Life Takes The Reins
"All my songs are personal on some level; it's just a matter of how much that personal thing is buried." Bird says that on the new album Are You Serious, his private world has bubbled to the surface.