Elvis Costello

A screenshoot of a YouTube video announcing Elvis Costello's new album "Spanish Model."

Elvis Costello’s ‘Spanish Model’ brings back rock-and-roll classics to a Spanish-speaking audience

Grammy award-winning musician Elvis Costello has a new album, but you won't hear his voice on it. This time, it’s a remix featuring voices from across the Spanish-singing world.

Elvis Costello’s ‘Spanish Model’ brings back rock-and-roll classics to a Spanish-speaking audience
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Music heard on air December 20, 2013

Music heard on air December 20, 2013
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Here's the music you should have heard in 2013

Here's the music you should have heard in 2013
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Music heard on air December 10, 2013

Music heard on air December 10, 2013
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Music heard on air November 15, 2013

Music heard on air November 15, 2013

Thatcher's legacy includes activists songwriters who challenged her tenure

Margaret Thatcher was controversial in her life. As the world contemplated her legacy, a number of musicians who composed songs opposing Thatcher's time as British prime minister recalled how they felt and the songs they wrote while she was in office.

Thatcher's legacy includes activists songwriters who challenged her tenure

Margaret Thatcher, Social Class and UK Pop Culture

Anyone who lived through Britain's Thatcher years won't forget them in a hurry. Politically, there were no fence, sitters: you were either with her or against her. She was adored and reviled, and not much in between.

Margaret Thatcher, Social Class and UK Pop Culture
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Diana Krall: Glad Rag Doll

Kurt Andersen discovers that Krall isn't just a singer: she admits to being a mega music nerd ("this is like Nerd Alert times 5000").

Diana Krall: Glad Rag Doll

Imelda May: Irish rockabilly royalty

The Irish singer talks about her musical influences, upcoming shows, and her signature curl.

Imelda May: Irish rockabilly royalty
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Musical Magician

Musical Magician