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Emily Rodgers has one of those haunting, unforgettable voices that radiates with a surreal beauty. On her latest CD, Bright Day , the Pittsburgh-based singer-songwriter pairs her gently plucked guitar with spare, brushed rhythms and strange sonic textures, and soaks the whole mix in a heavy wash of…
"Albatross" finds Olga Goreas singing sweetly while accompanied by insular, shoegaze-tinged fuzz. Yet as the song cakes on layer upon layer of glorious harmonies, overblown guitars, swirling feedback and the propulsive thunder of drums, "Albatross" begins to buckle like a…
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He found his footing in jazz through its hard-swinging main stem. But after he'd proved his hard-bop mettle, he took a fork in the road toward electric experimentalism. Now, trumpeter Nicholas Payton seems comfortable pursuing a middle ground. Hear his band play live.
Tired of the new-wave explosion in their hometown of San Diego, The Soft Pack's Matt Lamkin and Matty McLoughlin got their start after deciding to revive old-school grunge. Later joined by Dave Lantzman and Brian Hill, the group found a knack for writing simple and catchy tunes that hint at the…
The songwriters, musicians, sound engineers, producers and computer programers have updated the discussion on Music And Chaos Theory.
Damian Kulash, singer-songwriter-guitarist with OK Go, talks about the group's split with its label as the result of a label policy that kept a popular video the band made from being embedded on YouTube. "This Too Shall Pass" is a viral video that took a month to make; it displays an…
"If all that grows starts to fade, starts to falter / Oh, let me inside, let me inside not to wake," Midlake's Tim Smith sings in "Acts of Man," which surrounds his meditation on man and nature with dense harmonies and the rich sounds of a folk-pop orchestra.
Seven years after the death of Johnny Cash, producer Rick Rubin has selected 10 more songs among the many he produced for Cash late in the singer's life. Rock critic Ken Tucker examines the end result, the album American VI: Ain't No Grave.
“Seven45 is currently working on the next big thing in Music & Video Games. Over the coming months we will be opening the studio doors to give you a sneak peak at our flagship game. ” — Seven45 StudiosTheir new game “Power Gig: Rise of the SixString” uses a game controller guitar that…
A very public radio Easter Egg in OK Go's first video.
This market is driving me nutts….something is gonna happen, smells like explosions, maybe its orgasmic and I’m horny…I still wanna buy the DOG at 50 and gold coins and SLW & EGO when price of au goes under 1000…..lets see what develops. Take care of your souls and vital organs….any art…
The singer-songwriter grew up in North Dakota as the daughter of "motorcycle-riding hippie farmers." Now based in Brooklyn, Egge has crafted several albums of fresh, homespun folk music. Here, she performs with her homemade resonator slide guitar.
The singer-songwriter grew up in North Dakota as the daughter of "motorcycle-riding hippie farmers." Now based in Brooklyn, Egge has crafted several albums of fresh, homespun folk music. Here, she performs with her homemade resonator slide guitar.
For 25 , Patty Larkin recorded voice and guitar for 25 songs, then let friends such as Rosanne Cash, Erin McKeown and Martin Sexton do the rest. Twenty-five not only represents the number of songs and collaborators, but also how many years it's been since Larkin made her first recordings.
All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton reflects on the loss of Mark Linkous, the imaginative mind and voice behind the music of Sparklehorse. Linkous killed himself this past weekend, two months after the loss of another artist to suicide, Vic Chesnutt.
The moody folk-pop band has visited Mountain Stage eight times since 1992. But for this go-'round, Cowboy Junkies went back even further, reinterpreting material from the group's classic 1988 album The Trinity Session .
The moody folk-pop band has visited Mountain Stage eight times since 1992. But for this go-'round, Cowboy Junkies went back even further, reinterpreting material from the group's classic 1988 album The Trinity Session .
I believe all people have a right to live in a clean and healthy environment. This principle, also called environmental justice, means that along with “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” every American has a right to a healthy environment in which to live, learn, work and…
Keller, formerly of the '80s pop hitmaker Tommy Tutone, returns for his first solo release in a decade with Sunshine in My Pocket , an album brimming with bright, optimistic folk-pop.
by Sir Vent of KingArthur.comLYRICSHow do you know that you’re even alive?Open your eyesReach for the skiesAnd, do more than just trying to surviveLet’s get together and socially thriveHow do you know that you’re even alive?If you open eyes and reach the skiesNo telling liesNo…
On this edition of All Songs Considered , host Bob Boilen chats with NPR Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson about some of the bands they're most looking forward to seeing at this year's South by Southwest…
"Lion Face Boy" is the first single from Seabear's sophomore album, We Built a Fire , and it's a perfect display of the band's knack for constructing mountains of instrumentation on a simple idea. The track opens with understated vocals and drums, but eventually bursts into a…
This post is part of an ongoing series here on Eye Level: The Best of Ask Joan of Art. Begun in 1993, Ask Joan of Art is the longest running arts-based electronic reference service in the country. The "real" Joan...
Barber's beautiful concerto came about at the request of a soap magnate named Samuel Fels. Although the business end of the commission was sullied, the concerto came out sparkling. Hear violinist James Ehnes play the piece in concert.
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