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News Articles: Music Interviews

Jarvis Cocker formed Pulp in Sheffield, England in 1978, when he was a teenager. After two decades, the band took an extended break, but it has returned with its old formula applied to a new phase of life. "I've always loved pop songs and I like the way [they make] you feel," Cocker says. "But I always wanted to try and put something that is slightly inappropriate in the lyrics."

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  • Music

Death, love, sex, mistakes, marriage and 'More.' Pulp is back after 2 decades

Pulp was the wittiest, bitterest star in the Britpop constellation. On More, the band's first new album in 24 years, singer Jarvis Cocker is learning to trust his feelings.

June 08, 2025
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  • Ann Powers
In his latest album, <em>Lush Life</em>, Seth MacFarlane records  arrangements of songs originally written for the late Frank Sinatra.

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  • Music Interviews

Seth MacFarlane of 'Family Guy' uncovers Sinatra songs in new album

The Family Guy creator got a trove of previously unheard arrangements written for Frank Sinatra and has released a first album of some of the songs.

June 07, 2025
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  • A Martínez and
  • Iman Maani

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  • Arts & Life

Orville Peck always wants a sense of mystery

Orville Peck is performing on Broadway as the Emcee in Cabaret. His winding path to his dream role included a stint as a punk drummer and hitting pause on his country career to get sober.

June 05, 2025
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  • Rachel Martin
Jim Kerr (left) and Charlie Burchill cofounded Simple Minds with friends in 1977 in Glasgow, Scotland. The band performs at Atlanta's Synovus Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park on June 7, 2025.

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  • Music Interviews

Simple Minds return to Atlanta, kicking off busy summer concert season

“Don't You Forget About Me” put Scottish rock group Simple Minds at No.1 on the Billboard charts in 1985. The group returns to Georgia on June 7 for its biggest show here ever.

June 03, 2025
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By:
  • Kristi York Wooten
Simone Dinnerstein has performed on some of the world's most prestigious stages as a concert pianist for decades, but for much of the time, she was crippled by anxiety that caused memory lapses.

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  • Music Interviews

How the iPad cured a top pianist's stage fright

Anxiety and panic attacks crippled pianist Simone Dinnerstein on stage, despite a stellar career. She shares how one common device helped her overcome the fear.

June 02, 2025
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By:
  • Leila Fadel and
  • Olivia Hampton
Sterling Elliott

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  • Music Interviews

High notes and fast cars: Cellist Sterling Elliott at 25

In February, 25-year-old cellist Sterling Elliott soloed for the first time with the Atlanta Symphony — a performance airing this week on The ASO on GPB. While he was in town, Elliott spoke with GPB's Sarah Zaslaw.

May 28, 2025
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  • Sarah Zaslaw

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  • Music

Vijay Iyer's art of listening

The MacArthur fellow sits down with Lara Downes at the Big Ears Festival to discuss the creative states of improvising, composing and collaborating.

May 28, 2025
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  • Lara Downes
From left: Tenor Alexander Taite, baritone Wilford Kelly, mezzo-soprano Samantha Rose Williams, conductor Paul Phillips, composer Adolphus Hailstork and librettist Herbert Martin appear at a 2023 performance with the Stanford Symphony Orchestra and Stanford Symphonic Chorus of <em>A Knee on the Neck</em>, a requiem cantata in honor of George Floyd. The performance marked the West Coast premiere of the piece.

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  • Music Interviews

George Floyd musical tribute poet warns of 'worse' racial tensions five years after the murder

Adolphus Hailstork's 2022 requiem cantata "A Knee on the Neck" pays tribute to George Floyd. NPR speaks with librettist Herbert Martin, who initiated the work, five years after police killed Floyd in Minneapolis.

May 24, 2025
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  • Olivia Hampton
Adam Duritz, lead singer and songwriter for Counting Crows, spoke with <em>Morning Edition </em>about the band's new album,<em> Butter Miracle, the Complete Sweets!</em>

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  • Music

'Being dismissed for being different': Adam Duritz on new music with Counting Crows

In 1993, Adam Duritz and his band Counting Crows took roots-rock to new heights with their debut August and Everything After. More than 30 years later, they offer a new album, cut from the same cloth.

May 15, 2025
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  • Phil Harrell and
  • Leila Fadel
The Doobie Brothers 2025.

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  • Music Interviews

The Doobie Brothers mine Southern influences and promote human connection with 'Walk This Road'

Tom Johnston and Michael McDonald spoke with GPB about their new album, out June 6, and upcoming induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

May 08, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten

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  • Arts & Life

'Weird Al' Yankovic keeps dorkiness close to his heart

"Weird Al" Yankovic has no trouble tapping into his dorkiness. Perhaps that's the secret to his decades-spanning appeal. On this week's Wild Card with Rachel Martin, he talks about aging into his weirdness.

May 01, 2025
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  • Rachel Martin
When she was 25, violinist Esther Abrami realized that none of the hundreds of pieces she had played were composed by women. The results of her journey to change that are on her new album, <em>Women</em>.

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  • Music Interviews

Violinist Esther Abrami uncovers 'hidden treasure' of music by women

French violinist and social media influencer Esther Abrami releases her new album, Women, featuring music by female composers in a bid to redress historic biases.

May 01, 2025
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  • Olivia Hampton
Violinist David Coucheron and Atlanta Symphony colleagues

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  • Music Interviews

From bowings to nerves: David Coucheron on life as the Atlanta Symphony’s first-seat violinist

David Coucheron was just 25 when he landed the position of concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Now, 15 years on, he joins GPB’s Sarah Zaslaw to talk about what a concertmaster does.

April 24, 2025
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
Chicago has toured since the 1960s and swings through Macon on April 9., 2025.

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  • Music Interviews

Rock Hall of Famers Chicago are heading to Macon. Check out the band's fun Georgia connection

Chicago's tour stops at the Macon City Auditorium April 9. Band co-founder and trumpeter Lee Loughnane gives GPB a preview.

April 04, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten

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  • Music Interviews

Jason Isbell confronts the pain of divorce, and the possibility of new love

Jason Isbell sings about his split from musician Amanda Shires on his latest album Foxes in the Snow. "What I was attempting to do is document a very specific time where I was going through a lot of changes," he says.

April 03, 2025
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  • Terry Gross
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