Arts, Culture & Media
Studio 360
July 20, 2012
Twenty years ago, just as indie rock started to be called indie rock, John Darnielle founded The Mountain Goats. Darnielle's biggest influence isn't Leonard Cohen or Nick Drake. He was, and is, a metalhead. Produced by Stephen Reader.
Arts, Culture & Media
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
March 11, 2008
Fair Game music producer Matthew Perpetua talks about Madonna's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night, and why it has stirred up controversy among some rock fans.
Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit
PRI's The World
March 10, 2008
The World's April Peavey reports on a British band that is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They are "The Dave Clark Five" and they were once considered London's answer to The Beatles.
Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit
PRI's The World
October 24, 2008
Anchor Marco Werman profiles the singer Elisa. She's a pop sensation in her native Italy since 2001. Now she's hoping to make it in North America. Elisa kicks off a 17-date tour of Canada and the US next week.
Arts, Culture & Media
2 chart-topping covers, 1 song, and a mystery: what is it about Hallelujah?
The Takeaway
December 19, 2008
Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' has been covered by over 50 artists, and is now poised to take the top two spots on the U.K. music charts. Who would have thought that these brooding lyrics about a bad relationship would become a planetary breakup anthem?
Arts, Culture & Media
Aha Moment: John Darnielle and Black Sabbath
Studio 360
May 13, 2011
Twenty years ago, just as indie rock started to be called indie rock, John Darnielle founded The Mountain Goats. Darnielle's biggest influence isn't Leonard Cohen or Nick Drake. He was, and is, a metalhead. Produced by Stephen Reader.
Arts, Culture & Media
Aha Moment: John Darnielle and Black Sabbath
Studio 360
July 20, 2012
Twenty years ago, just as indie rock started to be called indie rock, John Darnielle founded The Mountain Goats. Darnielle's biggest influence isn't Leonard Cohen or Nick Drake. He was, and is, a metalhead. Produced by Stephen Reader.
Arts, Culture & Media
The Top 10 Songs We Never Want to Hear Again
Studio 360
July 27, 2012
A couple weeks ago, Kurt Andersen talked with the music critic Tim Page about great music that's been overplayed to the point of inanity. Call it death by heavy rotation – and not even the Beatles are immune.
Global Hit
Songs of Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake, Baroque Style
PRI's The World
September 10, 2012
Lifestyle & Belief
Goth Service at St. Edward in Cambridge, UK, Featuring Leonard Cohen's Music
PRI's The World
December 28, 2012
Music
A classical Indian musician is transforming hit songs into pop parodies
PRI's The World
October 03, 2014
Being forced to take music lessons is something children all over the world are familiar with — and not always pleased with, either. But in India, Ashok Krish has found that these lessons can lead to Internet popularity, if you put those skills to use in the right ways.