Search results for

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Christina Ricci about the second season of Yellowjackets on Showtime.

2004 was a year when a handful of artists with their best days long behind them surprised us with their strongest music; Loretta Lynn and Brian Wilson come to mind.

No, no — the headline's not referring to you. Heaven forbid. But people like you listen to a lot of cool and/or unusual music, and refuse to sample the good stuff right under their noses because it's "mainstream." It's best not to think these hipsters omniscient — after all, there's lots of great music they're too cool to notice. Here are 10 examples from 2009.

NPR celebrates its 50th anniversary by looking back on moments of 1971. When Don Cornelius created Soul Train 50 years ago, it soon became a cultural institution — showcasing Black music and culture.

The memoir of the Motown group's co-founder, Otis Williams, plays out in Ain't Too Proud. Although the successes of the fractious group came at a cost, Williams says the power of their music lives on.

Angeline Murimirwa, whose parents couldn't afford school fees, is on Time magazine's "most influential" list — recognizing her work as CEO of Camfed, a charity giving girls a chance for an education.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Stephen Grey, the host of Who Killed Daphne. The podcast investigates the 2017 death of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed in a car bomb in Malta.

If you have an unforgettable live TV moment, chances are Dick Ebersol was involved. The TV executive looks back on an incredible 40-year broadcasting career.

Michael Stipe and Mike Mills share some of the stories behind the band's landmark album and how it became an unlikely hit.

As has become customary in the past few years, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich's near-OCD list-making habit revealed a certain strain of outer sound that pervaded his headphones in 2009.