Ex Hex's 'Rips' Does What It Says On The Cover
The initial triumph of Rips is that nearly every one of its songs is sing-along-catchy, immediately memorable.
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Sleater-Kinney Reunites, Announces New Album
Eight years after going on indefinite hiatus, the trio is back. They'll release a new album on Jan. 20 called No Cities to Love. Hear the song "Bury Our Friends" now.
Twenty Years Later, 'Klinghoffer' Still Draws Protests
Some critics charge that John Adams' opera is anti-Israel, even anti-Semitic. But the opera's supporters dispute that. With its Met debut on Monday, there are calls to burn the set to the ground.
Hear Two Songs From Duncan Sheik's Next Album
Legerdemain, out next April, will be the first album of original songs from the pop songwriter and Broadway composer since 2009, and you can download two songs from it here.
Tove Lo Chronicles Three Stages Of A Love Affair
The Swedish pop singer-songwriter has a knack for capturing the thoughts of the romantic mind in a delightfully wordy.
J.K. Simmons Won't Throw A Chair At Your Head, But His Character Might
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with actor J.K. Simmons about his much buzzed about performance as a brutal music teacher in the new film Whiplash.
An Unofficial Memorial For Jazz Greats Jim Hall And Charlie Haden
Hall and Haden performed as a duo at a concert in Montreal in 1990. Plans to release the album, Charlie Haden - Jim Hall, were in place before both artists passed away within the last year.
Liberian Singers Use The Power Of Music To Raise Ebola Awareness
Early on in the epidemic, the government and aid agencies commissioned songs that just ended up terrifying people. But the newer songs on the radio are catchy and danceable — as well as informative.
The Royal Shakespeare Company Releases Music From Its Archive
For more than a century, the Royal Shakespeare Company has commissioned music for plays. Its archive tracks the way music changes over time and across many productions.
Mary Lambert: 'You Change People's Opinions By Opening Your Heart'
As a gay Christian, Mary Lambert says singing the hook on Macklemore's "Same Love" is the best introduction she could have hoped for. She speaks with NPR's Arun Rath about finding her own audience.