Feb 25 Like Beyoncé in 'Formation,' Big Freedia shows out for New Orleans By Kenya Downs On the heels of her appearance in Beyoncé's "Formation," the "Queen of Bounce" Big Freedia talks staying true to herself and her New Orleans roots. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 7:16 How composer Carter Burwell helped craft the love story of 'Carol' By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson A movie score usually goes unnoticed, unless it’s very bad -- or very good. Composer Carter Burwell has written music for more than 80 films over a 30-year career, but his soundtrack for “Carol” is his first to be nominated… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 1:53 New museum takes visitors inside Jimi Hendrix's 1960s London pad By Phil Hirschkorn Considered one of the greatest guitarists in rock 'n' roll history, Jimi Hendrix, who was from Seattle, amassed a following in London before he became famous in the U.S. Now, London officials have turned his last residence into a museum. Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 7:06 Restoring hope by repairing violins of the Holocaust By PBS News Hour At a music shop in Israel, a violinmaker has been collecting stringed instruments once owned by inmates of Nazi concentration camps. Largely silent for seven decades, they now speak for horrors of the Holocaust as part of a project called… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 6:13 Happy birthday, Mozart! How this musical genius summed up the universe in three notes By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 5:07 Remembering David Bowie, constantly changing icon who inspired By PBS News Hour David Bowie appeared in many guises, shapes and forms, as music legend, fashion icon and performer, standing out as a heroic cultural figure for decades. After releasing his final album last week, he died of cancer Monday, just two days… Continue watching
Jan 11 PHOTOS: How David Bowie transformed into a cultural icon By Abbey Oldham From David Robert Jones to Davie Jones to David Bowie to Ziggy Stardust and back, transformative British rocker David Bowie was a counterculture icon with a following that transcended music, fashion and beyond. Continue reading
Jan 11 David Bowie, the man who fell to earth, dies at 69 By Joshua Barajas David Bowie, legendary pop singer-songwriter, died at the age of 69, following a months-long battle with cancer, a rep confirmed Monday to The Hollywood Reporter. Continue reading
Jan 08 It's David Bowie Day! Listen to this all-day marathon of his music By Joshua Barajas From 12 hours Friday, Seattle-based KEXP will pay tribute to pop music’s favorite saxophone-wielding androgynous alien with an all-day broadcast that runs through David Bowie’s storied career. Continue reading
Jan 01 'Unforgettable' singer Natalie Cole dies at 65 By Joshua Barajas Singer Natalie Cole, the daughter of jazz great Nat "King" Cole, died Thursday night, her family confirmed. Cole's family said in a statement that the singer died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications from long-standing health… Continue reading