Music
Ray Davies and 'The Kinks Choral Collection'
Ray Davies, the formerly of the Kinks, has a new album with the Crouch End Festival Chorus, covering the hit songs Davies had with the Kinks.
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25 Years of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
After 25 years, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is taking a slightly different direction than when it first opened....
'Rapper's Delight' 30 years old
'Rapper's Delight' hit the charts 30 years ago this week, transforming hip-hop from live street performance to a mainstream moneymaker....
The secret life of a 'guitar hero'
How being a classical clarinetist helped Eran Egozy create the wildly successful video game Guitar Hero....
What's on Marianne Faithfull's iPod
Sixties icon Marianne Faithfull on her new covers album, what's on her iPod and the music she calls the soundtrack of her life....
A tale of two Russian anthems
Sergei Mikhalkov wrote the lyrics to the Soviet national anthem during World War II, but rewrote it decades later to better reflect the times....
Orthodox Jew brings faith to hip-hop, reggae
Grammy-nominated pop artist, Matisyahu talks about how he combines his music and his faith....
Bass, banjo, and the Indian tabla come together
Multiple Grammy award winning banjo player Bela Fleck, MacArthur "genius" grant double bassist Edgar Meyer, and international Indian percussion star Zakir Hussain collaborate on the new CD “The Melody of Rhythm,” a combination of Western and Indian classical and American roots music....
Making serious music interesting to kids
Jade Simmons is a classical pianist who's equally happy playing music by Samuel Barber or hip hop master DBR, and making serious music interesting to kids....
