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Singer and songwriter Mark Linkous, who performed under the name Sparklehorse, took his own life at the age of 47. Rock critic Ken Tucker remembers the man behind the albums Good Morning Spider and It's a Wonderful Life.
Peter wrote to us: Hello. I am a composer and I have been obsessed with four dimensional music recently. I don’t know what it is, even though it is a recurring idea. I have been reading a lot and have discovered that the world of fractals and chaos seem to have a definite relationship to [...]
Hear All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen, talk with Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) and James Mercer (The Shins) about the duo's new project, Broken Bells. The two discuss their new, self-titled album, and take questions from listeners in an online chat room. You can hear Broken Bells in its…
Shedding nuance and between-song banter almost entirely, the live album Under Great White Northern Lights bursts with redlined intensity, as the Whites barrel through a decade-spanning assortment of newer songs and older fan favorites. Hear the record in its entirety here until its release on March…
Though the New Jersey pop-rock band has been making records since 1996, it was its 2003 hit "Stacy's Mom" that brought Fountains of Wayne fame and two Grammy nominations. The group's Mountain Stage performance offers a taste of its upcoming summer tour.
Though the New Jersey pop-rock band has been making records since 1996, it was its 2003 hit "Stacy's Mom" that brought Fountains of Wayne fame and two Grammy nominations. The group's Mountain Stage performance offers a taste of its upcoming summer tour.
Eric Visnov and KingArthur.com record a multi-track autio and video session of The End’s song “Going Down”. Additional fractal animation courtesy of Sidd [Video / mpeg]
I got down to Ocean City Maryland just in time for the volunteer firemans convention, this my second, their idea of fun, was cutting down some long hairs locks. All in all, it all was working well for me, somewhere out there, someone was watching over me, what a weekend, what an ending, a fresh…
Mark Linkous, the voice and imaginative mind behind the psych-folk rock group Sparklehorse , has committed suicide, Rolling Stone magazine reports.
Why is it, the cops are always the last ones to know, not that they need to be super cops, word was out, all across town, 200 hits of LSD 25 had made its way to this beach town, the scramble was on, who were the lucky ones going to be? I had been run [...]
Sharona Alperin was a teenager in high school when the lead singer of The Knack fell for her. Lead singer Doug Fieger recently died — but not before immortalizing his Sharona in song, and cementing a friendship that lasted well beyond their romance.
Hollywood is hosting its annual "fight night" Sunday: It's the 82nd annual Academy Awards. Jim Nayder, host of The Annoying Music Show! on Chicago Public Radio, recently sat down with Scott Simon to prove that talent on screen does not necessarily translate to talent on tape.
Download a free 11-song sampler of the artists featured by NPR Music at this March's South by Southwest Music festival in Austin, Texas, including music from Spoon, Broken Bells and G-Side. NPR Music will offer live streaming, podcasts and full coverage of the exhausting and exhilarating music…
The Belleville Outfit formed after a group of mutual acquaintances decided to fill an open slot at a music festival. Now based out of Austin, Texas, the group has just released its second album, Time to Stand .
The Belleville Outfit formed after a group of mutual acquaintances decided to fill an open slot at a music festival. Now based out of Austin, Texas, the group has just released its second album, Time to Stand .
by Listening DeficitLYRICSIf you’re having one of those daysWhen you don’t know which way to goYou just don’t knowYou know it’s trueYou can count on myWe’ll see what we can doJust give me a callAbout anything at allAnd, I’d be happy to lend a handTo help understandWhat the hell we’re…
The ancient tale of Orpheus searching for his beloved in the underworld has been told many times by famous composers such as Monteverdi and Offenbach. Now, the desolate journey of Orpheus is presented in a new way: as a folk opera written by singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell. Hadestown features…
Luck in the Valley is a bittersweet posthumous release by the great guitarist, who died in December at age 38. Featuring the old-time music trio Black Twig Pickers as his backing band, "Lick Mountain Ramble" is a collaborative effort that hollers whiskey-soaked goodness down the mountain.
A year-long dispute between Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) and EMI Records appears to be resolved, clearing the way for an overdue release of Dark Night Of The Soul , the all-star album he produced with Sparklehorse (Mark Linkous). Though specifics of the dispute between the label and Danger Mouse…
The most recent of Hendrix's posthumous albums, set for release on March 9, revisits songs from his creative period after 1968. Titled Valleys of Neptune , the record allows fans to tap into a part of his career that is rarely heard, with five unreleased songs and unfamiliar arrangements of…
Though Snider's roots trace back to Portland, Ore., his music recalls headstrong Southern styles from Austin, Houston and Atlanta. With more than 10 albums under his belt, Snider continues to exude wit and optimism. Hear him perform live in concert from WXPN in Philadelphia.
Though Snider's roots trace back to Portland, Ore., his music recalls headstrong Southern styles from Austin, Houston and Atlanta. With more than 10 albums under his belt, Snider continues to exude wit and optimism. Hear him perform live in concert from WXPN in Philadelphia.
Trumpeter, flugelhorn player and vocalist Stacy Rowles was a fixture on the Los Angeles jazz scene and played regularly in all-female jazz groups the Jazzbirds and Maiden Voyage. This program from 2001 is presented as a tribute to Rowles, who died last year. She brings along bass player Todd…
Himeko Fukuhara, Kazuko Matsumoto (Interned at Amache, Colorado, and Gila River, Arizona). Bird pins. Scrap wood, paint, metal. Collection of the National Japanese American Historical Society. From The Art of Gaman by Delphine Hirasuna, ©2005, Ten Speed Press. Terry Heffernan...
Despite its beautiful music, and a storyline filled with passionate romance, violent conflict and international intrigue, Vincenzo Bellini's Zaira was received coolly at its premiere, partially due to cutthroat musical politics.
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