Stolen Stradivarius Found By Milwaukee Police
The instrument, known as “Lipinski” was stolen from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s concert master last week.
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Eightball, MJG And Rap From Memphis 20 Years On
From the birthplace of Stax and Sun Records, and the site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, the pair of rapper-producers snatched soul music and put it to work for a new generation.
Duke Ellington’s Lost Opera, Forever A Work In Progress
When the prolific composer died in 1974, he left one of his most ambitious projects unfinished. Forty years later, admirers are still trying to fill in the blanks.
A Holocaust Tale Unfolds On Two Levels
The Houston Grand Opera is presenting the American premiere of The Passenger, an opera written nearly 50 years ago about an Auschwitz survivor who meets a former Nazi officer on a cruise ship. The opera premiered to acclaim in Europe in 2010 — but its Polish-born composer never heard it performed.
Pete Seeger, Folk Music Icon And Activist, Dies At 94
Seeger had been a mentor and an influence on younger musicians for decades. He will be remembered for his music and his social activism.
Folk Activist Pete Seeger, Icon Of Passion And Ideals, Dies At 94
A tireless campaigner for his own vision of a utopia marked by peace and togetherness, Pete Seeger’s tools were his songs, his voice, his enthusiasm and his musical instruments.
Collaborations And Congratulations: Navigating The Grammy Crossover
On the Grammy stage, winners and performers had to deal with the sometimes-uncomfortable will of the show’s mainstream tastes. Questions of appropriation and access dogged the show, but a few times, meaningful alliance shone through.
New Music Shines at Classical Grammy Awards
In this year’s Grammy Awards, the classical music was as new as the pop. A jazz composer and a soprano captured multiple prizes, while the Academy recognized a performances by an adventurous American orchestra and a compelling young vocal group. See the full list of classical winners.
Daft Punk, Lorde And Macklemore Win Major Grammy Awards
Daft Punk picked up trophies for album and record of the year, Lorde won two awards for “Royals,” and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis took home four, including Best New Artist.
5 Things To Know About The Grammy Awards Show
Among other things, Daft Punk is up for Album of the Year, the Beatles will get a Lifetime Achievement award and Madonna and Beyoncé might perform together.
The Woman Behind The Curtain, Making Good Songs Sound Great
Emily Lazar is a rarity in the music industry: a female mastering engineer with a slow, collaborative approach. She’s had a hand in more than 2,000 songs and albums, working with everyone from Lou Reed to Vampire Weekend.
Reinventing The Music Video, One Street Corner At A Time
The French website La Blogothéque is famous for what it calls “Take Away Shows”: original, informal videos of musicians from across the U.S. and Europe playing live in unlikely places.
How The Organization Behind The Grammys Spends The Other 364 Days
What exactly does The Recording Academy do besides stage the annual Grammys telecast? The non-profit has been criticized for how it spends its money — and for how it hands out awards.
Inspiration Or Embarrassment? Lang Lang And Metallica Teaming Up At Grammys
Both the band and the piano superstar know a thing or two about shredding. Perhaps these odd bedfellows have more in common than meets the ear.
Gem Club’s Ghosts And ‘Roses’
All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share the sadness and beauty of Gem Club’s new album.
600 Suggestions — And Counting — For Our Cabin Fever Playlist
Melissa Block and Robert Siegel update listeners on some of what the open flood gates of social media brought us when we asked for suggestions for our Cabin Fever playlist. Hint: It was a deluge of great, funky, upbeat, sunny songs prescribed to cure the winter blahs.
D.C. Area Fanzine Collection Focuses on DIY Publishing
Fanzines have long been a staple of passionate music fans with a typewriter, camera and opinions to burn. Rolling Stone…
Guess Who’s Singing The National Anthem At The Super Bowl?
We won’t guess what her odds were, but it’s superstar soprano Renee Fleming.
From D.C. To DMZ: Aspiring Rappers Travel To North Korea To Film Video
Neither had Pacman nor Peso had ever been far from D.C., but in December the young rappers — born Anthony…
Quiet As Kept, Women Dominated Country Music In 2013
As the year comes to a close, NPR’s Neda Ulaby takes a look at a particular category of artists that has had an outstanding year in music. While female country musicians have had a banner year, their work also went against prevailing radio and industry trends — for better or worse.