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David Bromberg: Q&A
August 30, 2023|Don McGee
Don McGee's "Mixed Bag" conversation with David Bromberg.
Bully: Q&A
August 30, 2023|Kara Manning
Bully's Alicia Bognanno on music and mental health.
Pom Pom Squad's Mia Berrin: Q&A
August 30, 2023|Kara Manning
Mia on Mental Health Awareness Month and the Sound Mind Music Festival.
Tania Tetlow at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest 2023: Q&A
August 30, 2023|Paul Cavalconte
Fordham President Tania Tetlow reports from Jazz Fest in New Orleans.
Ruston Kelly: Q&A
August 30, 2023|Kara Manning
Ruston Kelly on Mental Health Awareness month and his new album.
Martin Gore of Depeche Mode: 2023
August 30, 2023|Russ Borris
Listen: Martin Gore on all things 'Memento Mori.'
Say She She
November 30, 2022|Kara Manning
Say She She on #FUVCheer and their debut album, 'Prism.'
What I'm Grateful For: 2022
November 23, 2022|Kara Manning
Five artists discuss gratitude and giving.
Fantastic Negrito
June 20, 2022|Kara Manning
"I don’t know about others but I think it is exhausting begging someone to accept or validate you."
Obongjayar
June 20, 2022|Kara Manning
"Anything that brings our people together in joy is a beautiful thing."
Brandi Thompson of Brandi and the Alexanders
June 20, 2022|Kara Manning
Brandi Thompson on Juneteenth and songwriting.
Jealous of the Birds: Five Essential Cat Power Songs
December 17, 2018|Kara Manning
Naomi Hamilton is a big fan of Chan Marshall, and explains why.
Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner: Five Essential Björk Songs
November 21, 2018|Kara Manning
"Discovering the music of Björk when I was a teenager changed the course of my life."
Shannon Shaw: Five Essential John Prine Songs
November 15, 2018|Kara Manning
With a keen love for the effortless twists of his observant lyricism.
Indigo Girls: Five Essential Joni Mitchell Songs
November 07, 2018|Kara Manning
Emily Saliers: "Picking five essentials from Joni Mitchell is torture."
Miles Kane: Five Essential Paul Weller Songs
November 02, 2018|Kara Manning
A tribute to his friend and mentor
Wolf Alice: Five Essential PJ Harvey Songs
October 09, 2018|Kara Manning
Ellie Rowsell on her favorite PJ Harvey tunes
J Mascis: Five Essential Jimi Hendrix Songs
October 08, 2018|Kara Manning
One guitar god salutes another
Marlon Williams: Five Essential John Prine Songs
September 28, 2018|Kara Manning
The New Zealander's canny understanding of the legacy of his forebears gives him an eclectic range.
Villagers: Five Essential Paul Simon Songs
September 17, 2018|Kara Manning
Notes from a songwriting admirer
Graham Nash: Five Essential CSNY Songs
August 15, 2018|Kara Manning
From his 'Sunday Supper' interview
River Whyless: Five Essential CSNY Songs
August 13, 2018|Kara Manning
In a true bridging of multigenerational spirits.
Caroline Rose: Five Essential Radiohead Songs
July 10, 2018|Kara Manning
From one outsider to another.
Michael Jackson
August 28, 2017|Kara Manning
Talented, fascinating, elusive, and tragic. [Playlist]
Motown
February 20, 2017|Kara Manning
The beloved Detroit-born label was a springboard for a dazzling list of legacy artists. [Playlist]
My Morning Jacket
July 10, 2017|Kara Manning
Alt-country psych-rock inclinations, yearning melodies and ferocious reverb: Live, they are legendary. [Playlist]
Natalie Merchant
October 24, 2016|Laura Fedele
To see her perform is to witness a thing of beauty and grace. [Playlist]
Neil Young
November 06, 2017|Laura Fedele
Essential for his vision, his heart, and the sweat and tears he put into becoming a transcendent artist.
Nina Simone
February 21, 2018|Kara Manning
Nina Simone made us weep, articulated our rage, and turned a mirror to our hate and prejudice. [Playlist]
Nirvana
September 19, 2016|Kara Manning
The most important band in the States for a supernova span. [Playlist]
NYC Pride Playlist
June 27, 2019|Rita Houston
Rita Houston's Spotify playlist: LGBTQ+ stories through music.
Patti Smith
August 22, 2016|Kara Manning
Poetic pugilist and rock 'n' roll revolutionary. [Playlist]
Paul Simon
June 27, 2016|Kara Manning
The consummate archetype of a restless New Yorker. [Playlist]
Paul Weller
November 01, 2018|Kara Manning
Some songwriters never get the international due they deserve. [Playlist]
Pearl Jam
May 15, 2017|Kara Manning
Letterman: "They're true living cultural organisms." [Playlist]