A fictional tale of the real-life Jewish community in Shanghai during World War II — with a cross-cultural love story at its heart — is premiering at the New York Philharmonic on Thursday.
In February of 1942 after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government issued an executive order to incarcerate people of Japanese descent. That legacy has become a defining story of Japanese American identity. In this episode, B.A. Parker and producer Jess Kung explore how Japanese American musicians across generations turn to that story as a way to explore and express identity. Featuring Kishi Bashi, Erin Aoyama and Mary Nomura.
Jam Master Jay, one-third of the iconic hip-hop group Run-DMC, was killed in 2002 over a cocaine deal gone bad. A jury found two men guilty of the murder, including his godson.
TikTok and Universal Music Group still haven't come to an agreement about artists' compensation and AI-generated recordings. Now TikTok must start removing songs from UMPG, Universal's publishing arm.
Nothing on mainstream radio sounded like Beck's "Loser" when it dropped in 1994. Thirty years later, we explain why, look at its impact on the rise of slacker rock and how we still hear it today.
With KEXP's Cheryl Waters, NPR's Stephen Thompson and host Robin Hilton.
Beck tracks featured in this episode: From 'Mellow Gold': "Loser" "Truck Driving Neighbor Downstairs (Yellow Sweat)" "Beercan" "Black Hole" From 'Stereopathetic Soulmanure': "Satan Gave Me A Taco" "Rowboat" From 'One Foot in the Grave': "One Foot in the Grave" Also featured: Basehead: "Brand New Day" from 'Play with Toys' Ween: "Push Th' Little Daisies" from 'Pure Guava' King Missile: "Detachable Penis" from 'Happy Hour' Pussy Galore: "Brick" from 'Sugars*** Sharp' The Lemonheads: "Half The Time" from 'Lovey' Guided By Voices: "#2 in the Model Home Series" from 'Vampire on Titus' Sebadoh: "Soul and Fire" from 'Bubble & Scrape' Pavement: "Cut Your Hair" from 'Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain' Alex G: "Runner" from 'God Save the Animals' Courtney Barnett: "History Eraser" from 'The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas' Frankie Cosmos: "Apathy" from 'Vessel' Beck: "F**** With My Head (Mountain Dew Rock)" from 'Mellow Gold'
Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss headline the 2024 Outlaw Music Festival, with appearances by Billy Strings, Celisse, Southern Avenue and Brittney Spencer.
You, a Pisces full of wisdom, have discovered a new song that lights up your soul. This week on 8 Tracks: Mild to wild obsessions with SZA, Bat for Lashes and Alice Coltrane.
A Navajo musician has begun performing a song that will last as long as the Navajo Long Walk, the forced removal of the tribe from their desert homelands in the 1860s.
On The Past Is Still Alive, Alynda Segarra's latest album as Hurray for the Riff Raff, the shapeshifting folk artist dives into deeply personal stories from their own vagabond youth.
The wait to learn more about Jennifer Lopez's love life is finally over. The singer and actress has released a new film on Prime Video called This Is Me...Now: A Love Story, in conjunction with a new album and an upcoming documentary. It's all about her journey from Gigli to joyful, from falter to altar, with her now-husband Ben Affleck. She sings, she dances, and is cared for by the weirdest council of advisors ever assembled — including cameos from Neil deGrasse Tyson, Post Malone, Jane Fonda.
