James Francies: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
James Francies delivers a poignant and powerful Tiny Desk (home) concert.
Music
1985 hit song back in the charts thanks to the new season of 'Stranger Things'
The new season of Stranger Things is out and has reignited the hit Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush. The song has risen to the top of the streaming charts since being featured in the first episode.
Composer and performer Ingram Marshall dies at age 80
Visionary musician Ingram Marshall has died at the age of 80; a leading figure of the West Coast avant-garde music scene, Marshall forged unusual connections between minimalism and electronic music.
Bootsy Collins and Lettuce, positively helping to keep the funk alive
At the beginning of lockdown, the legendary funk bassist began posting uplifting messages to Instagram, where they found a receptive audience in drummer Adam Deitch of the band Lettuce.
The Mountain Goats, 'Training Montage'
If you're a Mountain Goats fan who's missed the white-knuckle intensity of John Darnielle's earlier work, "Training Montage" provides a bliss-inducingly anthemic payoff.
Joe Pug, 'Nation of Heat (Revisited)'
The re-recorded version of a song from Pug's debut EP delivers a timeless message with a little more heat.
Adekunle Gold: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
AG is ready for takeoff. Watch a live set from the Nigerian singer-songwriter and his band inside a faux airport terminal in Los Angeles.
Otoboke Beaver, the fierce and funny punk band, finds new courage
The Kyoto band was, at first, puzzled being branded punk feminists. But after experiencing its global meaning, frontwoman Accorinrin has since changed her stance: "I am a feminist."
Sex Pistols aim to give Queen Elizabeth's jubilee a touch of punk
A certain anti-authoritarian anthem linked to the punk rock pioneers and the British monarch, is being re-released as Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her platinum jubilee.
Arooj Aftab's life is in a bit of a whirlwind
Aftab is the first Pakistani woman not only to win a Grammy, but to even be nominated for one. Hear about her life and how music brought her to America in this episode of World Cafe.