Question of the Day: Modern Day Daredevil

June 15, 2012|Morning Show

Nick Wallenda will attempt to tightrope across Niagra Falls tonight. He would be the first person to do so since 1896. What...

Claire Lorenzo

Take Five with The Alternate Side: Metric

June 15, 2012|Kara Manning

Metric's slow ascent from well-kept Canadian secret to a band that headlines New York's Radio City Music Hall — which the...

Alejandro Escovedo photo by Todd Wolfson

Alejandro Escovedo - Words and Music - 2012

June 14, 2012|Darren DeVivo

Roots rock icon Alejandro Escovedo has long inspired us with his ability to blend genres into an Americana that everyone can...

Neko Case

Kelly Hogan - Words and Music - 2012

June 13, 2012|Claudia Marshall

Alt-country journeywoman Kelly Hogan has worked with many fantastic artists over the last 20 years, including her longtime...

Bat For Lashes Back With 'The Haunted Man' This October

June 13, 2012|Kara Manning

Bat For Lashes' Natasha Kahn will release The Haunted Man on October 15 in the UK on Parlophone/EMI and likely the day after...

Question of the Day: A Real Rollercoaster Ride

June 13, 2012|Morning Show

We're celebrating the aniversary of Coney Island's first rollercoaster, the Switchback Railway.  Maximum Speed?  6mph. But...

Watch And Listen: Fiona Apple's New Video From 'The Idler Wheel,' Album Streaming Now On NPR

June 12, 2012|Kara Manning

After an absence of seven years, Fiona Apple's The Idler Wheel (yes, the title is truncated), places the deceptively fragile...

Question of the Day: Too Cool for School?

June 12, 2012|Morning Show

Back when we were in school being 'cool' had a certain connotation.  The definition of 'cool' has changed across the years...

Willie Nelson (photo by David McClister/PR)

Willie Nelson - Words and Music - 2012

June 11, 2012|Rita Houston

Country legend Willie Nelson has been in terrific form lately, touring in support of his new album, Heroes. One stop was The...

Metric: TAS In Session

June 11, 2012|Kara Manning

Metric's slow ascent from well-kept Canadian secret to a band that headlines New York's Radio City Music Hall — which the...