Aug 18 Spotify has removed white power music from its platform. But it’s still available on dozens of other sites By Elizabeth Flock Music that promotes white nationalism is still easily available for free on YouTube and SoundCloud and for sale from independent music labels and distribution services. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 8:17 Why musicians and fans still flock to Newport Folk Festival By PBS News Hour From legendary masters to emerging stars, everyone wants to play the Newport Folk Festival. The relatively small, intimate three-day event sells out before the lineup is announced, attracting musicians who stretch the definition of the genre while retaining the original… Continue watching
Jul 20 Elephant seals recognize vocal rhythms to avoid bullies By Teresa Carey Elephant seals become the first mammal, other than humans, to recognize rhythmic patterns in the voices of their kind. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 7:16 Chuck Berry’s final album tops off legacy as rock pioneer By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 6:34 Blues greats Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ team up to make some joyful noise By PBS News Hour It's called the blues, but Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' are feeling nothing but joy. The two musicians have been writing and performing music a long time, but never together -- until now. Jeffrey Brown sits down with the two… Continue watching
Jul 04 Twitter chat: The electric guitar is in decline. Why? By Lora Strum Washington Post arts reporter Geoff Edgers joins NewsHour for a Twitter chat at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 6. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 2:49 The Virginia cavern that can play the Moonlight Sonata By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, this year marks the 60th anniversary of “The Great Stalacpipe Organ,” the largest musical instrument in the world, built into Virginia’s Luray Caverns. Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 5:23 Long-silenced songs of Holocaust survivors are rediscovered By PBS News Hour When the death camps and ghettos of Europe were liberated at the end of World War II, a psychologist from Chicago visited former prisoners and recorded their interviews. Unheard for decades, a long-missing reel of songs has been rediscovered, offering… Continue watching
Jun 05 How go-go, the music of the nation’s capital, is trying to go mainstream By Elizabeth Flock Go-go music has lost venues over the years as D.C. has gentrified. But bands, promoters, and fans say they now have a plan to save the genre: to reach out beyond their established fan base in D.C. -- and to… Continue reading
May 27 Gregg Allman, who expanded the definition of rock, dies at 69 By Michael D. Regan Gregg Allman co-founded the legendary rock 'n roll group the Allman Brothers Band in 1969 along with his older brother Duane, becoming the architects of Southern rock. Continue reading