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In 1979, Hart formed the post-hardcore punk band Husker Du with Bob Mould, and became an underground icon in the decade that followed. Shortly after the group split in 1987, Hart began a solo career, recording five solo albums between 1988 and '99 (plus two more as leader of Nova Mob). His…
The music video was inspired by three quotes. One from Stairway To Heaven, another from The Book Of Daniel and this one:“Last night I had a dream,a most amazing dream.I was hunting zombies.It was my favorite dream ever!” — Chris 1210:02:16 May All Your Dreams Come True Video [.mpg] LYRICS by…
If you were to ask my opinion, I would have to say yes, at least more sense than I used to make, back when I didn’t write any of this stuff down. You see folks, here is the problem, I should be out there working, to much time spent thinking at home. Don’t get [...]
The Soft Pack brings a lot of swagger to its garage-rock sound. There's a load of gimmick-free confidence in the band's hooks, as its distorted guitars and driving drums demonstrate that less can be more. The Soft Pack's self-titled full-length debut is straighter than black coffee, and…
This five-song playlist is for when misery gives way to catatonia, but you don't want to gain so much weight that you're stuck moping around on a Rascal-brand motorized cart. Sure, you may not be able to summon the energy to wipe the Pringle dust off your tattered bathrobe, but there are…
The young British soprano Kate Royal grew up in a pop-music household with a singer-songwriter as a father. But she found her way to classical music and now has a blossoming career. Hear her sing Mahler in concert with the L.A. Philharmonic.
The wait is over, music lovers. Today we're announcing our lineup for the opening night showcase at this year's South By Southwest festival and conference. Spoon will headline the show, which will be webcast on NPR.org and broadcast live on five NPR member stations, beginning at 8 p.m. ET,…
A music festival featuring 30 Seconds To Mars, AC/DC, Them Crooked Vultures, Deftones, Stone Temple Pilots, Bullet For My Valentine, Megadeth, Motörhead, Wolfmother, Volbeat, Aerosmith, Rage Against The Machine and many more. June 11-13, 2010 Donington, Derby, UK
While performing in Boston's intimate coffeehouse circuit, Paul built a strong reputation while opening for John Gorka and eventually signing with a label. Paul quit his day job in 1992, ready to throw himself into his music career. Since then, Paul has won 14 Boston Music Awards, published a…
Birdland Music And Recording in Lansdale, PA is run by Baird Parker, son of Charlie Parker, Jr.Charles Bird Parker was born August 29, 1920 and died March 12, 1955. Charlie was an American jazz saxophonist and composer and is still one of the most influential musicians. He was given the…
Why do all the songs chosen to accompany Olympic figure skating sound as if they were lifted from a wedding in 1974? Why, on Monday night, was the theme from Love Story followed immediately by the theme from The Way We Were ? More to the point, if you could pick the music Olympic figure skaters use…
EMI Records is reportedly looking for someone to buy the famed Abbey Road Studios, where The Beatles recorded most of the band's music. According to Reuters, the London-based studio has been put on the market to help the label shore up its debt.
When the continent-straddling bluegrass group launches into the Grammy-nominated "Crystal Merchant," a meticulously crafted studio session springs to life. Once the band plays, it's easy to forget the technique involved, because the music is so engaging. Here, the group pulls off a…
(Thanks, Aubree!) Back in the '90s, whether you were from Seattle, Olympia or Portland, a riot grrl or not so much, pro-Nirvana but anti-Pearl Jam (or vice versa), or whether you thought that Dwarves album cover (link not safe for work!) was perfect...
The singer-songwriter first visited Mountain Stage just before the release of "Barely Breathing," his 1996 hit. More than a decade later, he's branched out into chamber-pop and composing for musical theater. He performs songs from his latest, Whisper House .
The singer-songwriter first visited Mountain Stage just before the release of "Barely Breathing," his 1996 hit. More than a decade later, he's branched out into chamber-pop and composing for musical theater. He performs songs from his latest, Whisper House .
"Canada" transforms a collection of what seem like the thinnest ingredients into a rapturous celebration of elsewhere. The fact that the place Hutch Harris is singing about is largely identical to his current locale isn't important; the joy in his throat and the skip in The…
Eluvium is the wind-swept music of Matthew Cooper, whose work evokes a sort of dream state, somewhere between lying down in bed and falling asleep. Cooper has been creating beautiful sound-worlds for the past seven years, but with Similes , Eluvium has taken some radical shifts. Hear the album here…
As the molten METAL cools, drop lets of condensation form, WATER falling, flowing into the EARTH, nourishing the EARTH, growing the WOOD that will fuel the FIRE, completing yet another cycle. I met a girl who was from Macau, I’m old, she’s young, in spite of this, we still found stuff to talk…
Join us for a preview Party celebrating the opening of The Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society.When: Thursday, March 4th, 7–10 p.m.Where: 170 Central Park West, New York, New YorkShare the Excitement: Dance to Grateful Dead tunes. Bid at the live auction while you enjoy…
Named after a line in Cormac McCarthy's The Road , Feral Fire expands upon many of the ideas in Glossary's previous album, The Better Angels of Our Nature . Describing its style as "American rock 'n' roll," the band plays soulful Southern rock, but with an accessibly…
The End has released a free .MP3 download for the demo of their new song Snowed In (Going Down). Snowed In (Going Down) .MP3
W. G. Williams's President and Mrs. Eisenhower on display in our Luce Foundation Center. We usually think of Presidents' Day as celebrating the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. But we found this presidential gem of President and Mrs....
Members of wynRise have been recording at Birdland Studio in Lansdale, PA. Movin’ On .MP3 and Video Take It All Away .MP3 and Video
With a trove of instruments, languages and good humor, Abaji demonstrates his passion for music that reflects his numerous family roots, including Armenia, Turkey, Greece and France. Watch him perform a short concert at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
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