Songs We Love: Fletcher Tucker, 'I Became Smoke'
Tucker sinks into the redwoods and roots out something ancient and always, and this is Cold Spring's brooding, but gradually ecstatic confirmation ritual.
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Phoenix On World Cafe
Hear the band perform songs from Ti Amo — an album that's surprisingly lighthearted, given the string of attacks that struck Phoenix's French homeland as work on the record progressed.
Rapper Anik Khan On His Father's 'Unconditional Love'
The Queens-based rapper says he draws inspiration from his father, a poetry-loving immigrant who brought the family to the U.S. after fighting for Bangladesh's liberation from Pakistan.
Songwriter Jade Jackson On Her Journey To A 'Gilded' Debut
The California country-rock artist, 25, tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the personal and health struggles that have fueled her new album, Gilded.
Imagine Dragons On Catching Up To Rock Stardom
Burnt out after years of hard touring, the "Radioactive" band hit the brakes. Now, it's bounced back with a new album, Evolve. Singer Dan Reynolds and guitarist Wayne Sermon tell Michel Martin more.
Heavy Rotation: The 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
Hear new songs by Chicago hip-hop artist Rich Jones, Toronto garage-rockers Alvvays and French dance-pop duo Burning Peacocks in this month's list.
On Her Quiet Folk Debut, Bedouine Wanders And Wonders
On her eponymous debut album as Bedouine, folk musician Azniv Korkejian explores her itinerant, transnational upbringing and the war in Syria, where she was born.
Tupac Shakur Biopic 'All Eyez On Me' Hit With Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
Kevin Powell conducted Tupac's career-defining interviews; now he's suing the filmmakers behind the biopic for using them without his permission.
It's Been A Long Week. So Here's A Gorilla Dancing In A Pool
We'd explain further, but really, the headline kind of speaks for itself.
Eddie Gomez On Piano Jazz
The Grammy-winning bassist's sense of swing shines through on this session with Marian McPartland, who joins in on "My Foolish Heart" and "All Of You."