NPR ‘Throughline’ interview with Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood on ‘Kid A’
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood speak with NPR on the dread at the heart of ‘Kid A.’
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Wet Leg: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
When “Chaise Longue” came out in June, it felt like a gift.
Kennedy Center honors creative excellence in the arts at annual gala
This year’s Kennedy Center honorees Joni Mitchell, Bette Mider, Berry Gordy, Lorne Michaels and Justino Díaz were celebrated this weekend with a reception at The White House, a medallion ceremony at The Library of Congress and a splashy, black-tie event at the performing arts center’s Opera House. The tributes and performances were filmed for a special…
Watch the War on Drugs perform a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Watch the War on Drugs perform a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert, including songs from their latest album, “I Don’t Live Here Anymore.”
Watch Neffy’s Tiny Desk Concert
Neffy is the 2021 winner of NPR Music’s recent Tiny Desk Contest and the first artist to perform at the actual ‘tiny desk’ since the pandemic.
Todd Haynes’ new film takes us deep into The Velvet Underground
They called themselves the Velvet Underground, their name inspired by a 1963 paperback.
Afghan orchestra musicians, music students and teachers have escaped the Taliban
After weeks of failed attempts at fleeing the Taliban, members of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music and Zohra Orchestra have finally escaped.
José González, a musician drawn to styles around the globe
On his latest album, Local Valley, he turned to Africa, particularly Ghanaian highlife.
These Are The Mujeres Taking Over This Week’s ‘El Tiny’ Concerts
Female artists from Venezuela, Mexico and Cuba are taking over the “El Tiny” Tiny Desk series as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. The artists also span different genres in the music industry. Silvana Estrada is based out of Mexico City but was raised in Veracruz. There, she grew up listening to Latin American folklore, son…
The Song That Never Ends: Why Earth, Wind & Fire’s ‘September’ Sustains
“Do you remember the 21st night of September?”
Meet Neffy, the Amazing Vocalist and Winner of the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest
“I wrote what I needed to write for my soul,” Neffy told NPR Music about her entry.
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Visionary Reggae Producer, Dies At 85
In an industry filled with boundary-breaking visionaries and spectacularly accomplished eccentrics, Lee “Scratch” Perry stood out. The legendary producer of reggae and dub music has died at the age of 85. No cause of death was given; Jamaican media reported that Perry died in a hospital in Lucea, in the northwestern part of the country….
