The album's big idea
What a contentious issue the “concept album” is. Before we can even argue Good or Bad, artists, critics, and fans argue over even the most basic questions: what IS a concept album? And which albums...
View ArticleThe Man Behind the Stardust
From Davy Jones to Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie has undergone many transformations during his career. Biographer Paul Trynka joins us to chart the man behind the chameleon, a story chronicled in his new...
View Article#3299: Chamber Folk Pop
For this New Sounds program, hear music that falls in the space between classical and pop, as well as in the small hollow between chamber music and folk. There’s electronic chamber pop music by...
View Article#3329: Extended Covers
For this New Sounds, hear new works based on existing ones. There’s a work by the 2012 Pultzer Prize winner, Kevin Puts - his Symphony No. 3, “Vespertine,” inspired by Icelandic singer Bjork’s album...
View ArticleIs There Such A Thing As 'Too Old To Rock?'
According to Billboard editor Joe Levy, one of the weirdest things going on in rock and roll right now is that so many musicians in their 60s and 70s are having banner years. In the last 12 months,...
View ArticleBeck Transforms Bowie's 'Sound And Vision' With 170-Piece Orchestra
Beck Hansen certainly is no stranger to ambitious musical concepts -- from his genre-defying albums and shapeshifting production work to his Record Club video series, video game music, and his recent...
View ArticleTony Visconti on Bowie; Blocking Out Noise; Talib Kweli Live
In this episode: Veteran producer Tony Visconti recently teamed up with David Bowie to ambush the pop world with the from-out-of-nowhere album “The Next Day.” Visconti talks about the secrecy that...
View ArticleTony Visconti: David Bowie's Producer And Partner In Secrecy
On January 8th of this year, the music world awoke to find a new song by David Bowie - a completely unexpected stealth release by an artist many thought had retired. Even better, that song, "Where Are...
View Article#3299: Chamber Folk Pop
For this New Sounds program, hear music that falls in the space between classical and pop, as well as in the small hollow between chamber music and folk. There’s electronic chamber pop music by...
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David Bowie's Hidden Agenda In 'Valentine's Day'
Throughout his career, David Bowie has been known for groundbreaking and inventive music videos. So yesterday, when he released a new video for "Valentine's Day" -- a great track from his comeback...
View Article#3329: Extended Covers
For this New Sounds, hear new works based on existing ones. There’s a work by the 2012 Pultzer Prize winner, Kevin Puts - his Symphony No. 3, “Vespertine,” inspired by Icelandic singer Bjork’s album...
View ArticleChris Hadfield: How to Brush Your Teeth in Space
Chris Hadfield’s recent cover of David Bowie’s classic song “Space Oddity” has more than 20 million views on YouTube. And not because of Hadfield’s voice (which isn’t bad, for an astronaut). Commander...
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Sad Batman, Saving 'Space Oddity,' and More
This week in "Thanks, Internet!": saving "Space Oddity," an implausible violin, blue skies at the 9/11 Museum, Sharon Van Etten's killer crush, and Sad Batman. 1. Ground Control to Commander ChrisWhen...
View Article#3299: Chamber Folk Pop
For this New Sounds program, hear music that falls in the space between classical and pop, as well as in the small hollow between chamber music and folk. There’s electronic chamber pop music by...
View ArticleChris Hadfield: How to Brush Your Teeth in Space
Chris Hadfield’s recent cover of David Bowie’s classic song “Space Oddity” received more than 20 million views on YouTube. And not because of Hadfield’s voice (which isn’t bad, for an astronaut)....
View ArticleSideshow Podcast: How Animation Helps Us Appreciate Good Audio
The greatest interview ever recorded won’t get as many hits on YouTube as a cat giving a high five. The people behind Blank on Blank want to make audio go viral. They take audio gems that fell on the...
View Article#3329: Extended Covers
For this New Sounds, hear new works based on existing ones. There’s a work by the 2012 Pultzer Prize winner, Kevin Puts - his Symphony No. 3, “Vespertine,” inspired by Icelandic singer Bjork’s album...
View Article'David Bowie Is' Is An Odd Title And An Even Odder Film
The exhibit with the ungainly title, David Bowie Is got rave reviews when it opened at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London last year. Today, it opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art in...
View ArticleBeyond 'Fame': Ten Deep Cuts That Reveal The True Genius Of David Bowie
David Bowie passed away on Monday, January 11. The following was posted in 2014 on the occasion of a new museum exhibit about the rock icon. Read and listen to more of our David Bowie coverage here.The...
View ArticleFive Things You Had to See Online This Week
This week in “Thanks, Internet” — David Bowie gets jazzy, Trent Reznor gets quizzed, an Australian conquers the Uncanny Valley, a stick figure conquers his creator, and Jimmy Fallon has a little too...
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