Jul 20 The NewsHour has a new theme song, and we assume you'll want to talk about it By Corinne Segal NewsHour has a new look and a new sound. Check out the process behind our new theme music, which debuts tonight. Continue reading
Jul 16 Here's why human screams make your skin crawl By Nsikan Akpan Neuroscientists unlock what happens to our brains and behavior when we hear a scream. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 6:18 New documentary 'Amy' reveals an artist greater than her downfall By PBS News Hour Amy Winehouse was a mega-pop star, a singer with a multi-platinum album. But she's just as well-known for her struggles with drug and alcohol addiction and her troubled relationships, which played out in front of the paparazzi before her death… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 8:05 In final concert, Grateful Dead bids farewell to faithful followers By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 06 'Do I look like a 'shroom salesman?' and other things overheard at a Dead show By Jeffrey Brown One man walked directly up to me and asked if I had any mushrooms to sell him. I thought, "Really? Do I look like that guy?" The Grateful Dead's Fare Thee Well concert in Chicago was a scene -- a… Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 5:39 'Amazing Grace,' a song of suffering to pull us together By PBS NewsHour, Jason Kane At the funeral for Rev. Clementa Pinckney, a South Carolina state senator who was killed in the church shooting in Charleston, President Obama broke from his eulogy to sing ‘Amazing Grace,’ a song that exemplifies human vulnerability and redemption. Special… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 8:26 From the big bang to cosmic vibrations, Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart plays the rhythm of the universe By PBS News Hour Mickey Hart, a well-known drummer for the Grateful Dead, has collaborated with astrophysicists on music that reflects the origins of the universe, and with neuroscientists to figure out how music stimulates different parts of damaged brains. Special correspondent Mike Cerre… Continue watching
Jul 01 One old, one new: James Taylor sings two songs for the NewsHour By Anne Azzi Davenport James Taylor sings his classic “Shower the People” for the Newshour at his recording studio in New York City. And he rehearsed his new song, “Angels of Fenway,” with his band, an ode to his beloved Boston Red Sox. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 7:39 Why James Taylor is still 'endlessly interested' in making music By PBS News Hour "Before This World," James Taylor's first album of all new material in 13 years, is the veteran songwriter's first-ever chart-topping record. Jeffrey Brown talks to Taylor, now 67, about wearing his heart on his sleeve in his songs and finding… Continue watching
Jun 25 How Marvin Gaye and Nikki Giovanni help my students discuss racial violence By Colin Pierce When I planned the lesson out the day before, I didn't intend it to end with everyone crying in the basement of a church. And yet there we were. Continue reading