Alt.Latino Playlist: Songs That Shout Protest
Ani Cordero, Gaby Moreno and La Santa Cecilia take on societal ills through their music on this week's playlist.
Music
Everything Hits: Spoon Releases An Old School Greatest Hits Album Into A Digital Age
After nine albums, the veteran indie rock band Spoon is doing something that's become a rarity in the age of playlists: releasing a hand-picked collection of a dozen of its best-loved songs.
Buddy And Julie Miller Create Their Own Genre On 'Breakdown On 20th Ave. South'
The married musicians offer their own synthesis of folk, country, rock and the blues on their new album. The music that results is unsettling, with a beauty that's both comforting and soothing.
Can You Dig It? 25 Golden Jams From A 1969 Vintage
A sweet mélange of soul, proto-funk, jazz, rock and Latin music that makes for an old-school roséwave soundtrack.
The Language I Learned From Cassettes
The author and critic Ben Ratliff came up in the halcyon days of cassette tapes, when they were as close to a streaming service as you could get.
The Thistle & Shamrock: Chansons
For this week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock, immerse yourself in Celtic music from around the world.
Madonna's 'Like A Prayer' Demo Leaked On YouTube To Thwart Auction
A demo of "Cherish" and the unreleased song "Angels with Dirty Faces" have also been uploaded to YouTube.
Remembering The Bottled Lightning Of 'Music Tumblr'
For a brief moment, Tumblr played host to a tight-knit, but open-minded, community of music lovers who were thinking and writing deeply about music and its place in the world.
'Blind Injustice' Opera Sets Out To Open Eyes About Wrongful Conviction Rates
Based on former federal prosecutor Mark Godsey's book of the same title, the new opera Blind Injustice draws on detailed interviews with exonerees to put America's criminal justice system on trial.
Newport Folk Festival Preview 2019
The festival's executive producer, Jay Sweet explains how he picked this year's lineup and why the festival continues to resonate with people 60 years after it started.