The financial reality of touring indie musicians
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with music journalist Zach Schonfeld about why some artists find touring, even in the summer, to be challenging and financially difficult.
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Like The Linda Lindas, this teen girl band in Benin makes you dance — and think
The 7-member band hails from a conservative part of the country. They sing about female genital cutting, child marriage and gender equality. And they rock.
The Thistle & Shamrock: Folktronica
This week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock explores the intersection where folk meets electronic music, highlighting the compositions of Martyn Bennett, Barry Reid, and more.
Depeche Mode founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60
Fletcher assumed a low-profile in the group, but was a uniting figure and often the tiebreaking vote in the squabbles of his more famous bandmates.
Sky Ferreira, 'Don't Forget'
"Don't Forget" pairs Sky Ferreira's strong, slightly-sneered vocals with slick '80s rock, fit with a programmed drum beat that sounds like it could break through walls.
Jett Kwong, 'Jasmine'
For the singer and guzheng player, the jasmine flower represents the passage of another year.
The New Respects, 'Don't Worry'
On "Don't Worry," the members of the Nashville family band are earnestly playful architects of groove-powered pop uplift.
Hace 40 años, la Guerra Malvinas-Falkland transformó el rock latino
Cuando se prohibió la transmisión de música en inglés en 1982, los grupos de rock argentino encontraron una oportunidad.
Mona Fort, who died of COVID, is remembered with 'My Way' by Frank Sinatra
Kathryn Redmond remembers Mona Fort, who died from COVID at age 67, with the song My Way by Frank Sinatra. The song accompanied the photo tribute at her funeral.
The sunshine of guitarist Cory Wong
Hear a funky set from guitarist Cory Wong and the Wongnotes from the main stage of the Newport Jazz Festival, plus stories from Cory about his past, process and the evolution of the Minneapolis Sound.