Mick Fleetwood On Fleetwood Mac: 'It Would Make A Great Play'
Stream the band's new EP, and hear the drummer and founding member's thoughts on longevity, epitaphs and iTunes.
Music Interviews
Iron And Wine: Words Like Seedlings
Sam Beam says he isn't "worried about people understanding exactly what's happening" in any given song. In this interview, he discusses the "exposed, vulnerable place" described in "Caught in the Briars," as well as the themes that run through Ghost on Ghost, Iron and Wine's new album.
Phoenix On Sounding Like Robots And Staying Restless
The French pop quartet is notoriously slow to release new music. But vocalist Thomas Mars and guitarist Laurent Brancowitz say their new album, Bankrupt!, wouldn't have been the same without meticulous self-editing.
A Moment With Pulitzer-Winning Composer Caroline Shaw
The violinist, vocalist and composer says that writing a piece like her prize-winning Partita for 8 Voices begins with "having a sound in your head that you really want to hear."
Lady Lamb The Beekeeper Emerges From Behind The Counter
On her first studio album, Ripely Pine, singer-songwriter Aly Spaltro transforms a batch of solo recordings into full-band arrangements that explore the juxtaposition between lyrical content and musical tone.
Thao Nguyen's Musical Life Is Far From 'Common'
A trip to a California women's prison inspired many of the songs on the folk-rocker's latest album, We the Common.
Dave Matthews Takes John Denver's Music 'To Tomorrow'
Matthews joins a diverse cast — including Emmylou Harris, My Morning Jacket and Old Crow Medicine Show — to honor the late singer-songwriter on a new tribute album.
The Thatcher Era's Effect On British Music
Journalist Stuart Maconie says Margaret Thatcher and her reforms inspired a wealth of music in the U.K. — the tone of which could be glowing or grim, depending on what part of the country the musicians were from.
Jherek Bischoff Crafts A Symphonic Sound On 'Composed'
The musician, songwriter, composer and producer has made a name for himself by playing with the likes of Amanda Palmer. For his latest album, however, he found himself departing from a rock sound as he began writing his own orchestral arrangements.
Bonobo: Challenging Music's 'Borders,' Finding A New Frontier
On his new album, The North Borders, the British composer and DJ uses samples from the outside world, like the sound of a truck's air brakes, to push the idea of what can create melody and rhythm.