May 20 Watch 6:00 NPR’s “All Songs Considered” host Bob Boilen on the songs that change our lives By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 19 Watch 2:57 Pell tells his story through trial, some error — and lots of ‘experimental soul’ By PBS NewsHour How 'experimental soul' has become artist's guiding force… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 2:54 Concerts for Cats? Dances for dogs? Yes, it’s come to this By PBS News Hour Humans tend to view animals as a source of entertainment, but anthropologist Laurel Braitman is more concerned with entertaining them. That’s why she started putting on music concerts for everything from wolves to miniature donkeys. The only rules: no people,… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 5:04 A contemporary composer considers the musical legacy of Johannes Brahms By PBS News Hour Saturday will mark the 183rd birthday of the celebrated German composer and pianist Johannes Brahms. A complicated and utterly self-guarded man, Brahms liked to claim that his music didn’t flow from his heart, but the soulful and passionate nature of… Continue watching
May 02 There’s more to Janis Joplin than tragedy By Joshua Barajas Amy Berg’s documentary complicates the public memory of Joplin as a cautionary tale of rock and roll excess. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 5:11 With ‘Lemonade,’ Beyonce shows she’s an artist in control By PBS News Hour Pop sensation Beyonce’s sixth studio album, “Lemonade,” made an immediate impact with its innovative release as a visual album on HBO and through the music streaming service Tidal. For more on the groundbreaking work, which addresses both her personal troubles… Continue watching
Apr 21 Celebrities pay tribute to Prince on Twitter By Erik Andersen Celebrities and musical artists spoke out online Thursday to pay tribute to musical icon Prince, who died Thursday at age 57. Continue reading
Apr 21 Prince, music icon whose influence spanned 4 decades, dead at 57 By Kenya Downs, Corinne Segal Prince, whose unique blend of funk, soul, hip-hop and pop earned him top honors in music and millions of fans worldwide, died Thursday at 57. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 6:36 Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams talks finding ‘the joy’ later in life By PBS News Hour One of the most critically acclaimed singer-songwriters in America today is Lucinda Williams. She's a hard-to-categorize Southerner who transcends any one style, and has won Grammy Awards for rock, country and folk music. A late bloomer, it's taken Williams four… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 4:42 A trip to visit her family roots inspired this British singer By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson British singer/songwriter Lianne La Havas describes how her heritage inspired her latest album in our series My Music. Continue watching