K-Tel Founder And Infomercial Icon Philip Kives Dies At 87
He started the company in the 1960s and struck gold pitching gadgets such as the Veg-O-Matic food slicer.
Music
Echoes Of Prince — From Everywhere
They may not all be obvious homages, but these artists from Niger, Congo, Portugal, Turkey, Angola, Lebanon and beyond refract different facets of His Purple Majesty's immense talents.
Florist: Tiny Desk Concert
Emily Sprague performs three quiet, delicate songs in the NPR Music offices with help from members of New York's Epoch collective.
Songs We Love: Kaytranada, 'Glowed Up (Feat. Anderson .Paak)'
With an assist from the master of California mellow, the Montreal-based producer embodies that all-purpose millennial watchword: chill.
Musicians Pay Tribute To Blind Willie Johnson On 'God Don't Never Change'
A range of musicians, including Tom Waits and Sinéad O'Connor, cover gospel-blues performer Johnson on a new tribute album. Critic Milo Miles says the record's tracks are striking and inventive.
All Songs +1: Electronic Artist Tim Hecker On How He Bends Sound
The electronic musician has been turning traditional song structures inside out for nearly 20 years. On this +1 he explains how he breathes life into an artificial sonic world.
With New Deals, Apple And SoundCloud Remix The Dance Music Marketplace
Apple's agreement with Dubset could ease legal posting of DJ sets that contain copyrighted material. SoundCloud is unveiling a paid service. It's hard to say for sure who is going to benefit.
Rose Murphy On Piano Jazz
The singer and pianist performs her legendary version of "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" in a 1988 session.
Video: Horse Lords' Hypnotic 'Truthers' Will Blast Your Noodle
The Baltimore group makes body music influenced by Saharan desert blues, krautrock, jazz and the band Television. Watch a rhythmic cascade of glitchy shapes and letters in the video for "Truthers."
Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
Hear new music by Big Thief, Sheer Mag, Seratones and more in April's mix of the songs taking over the left side of the dial.