Entanglement : Invisibilia. Watch Austin City Limits Online. 33 Musicians On What John Cage Communicates. John Cage in The Hague, Netherlands, 1988 Paul Bergen/Courtesy of Redferns hide caption toggle caption Paul Bergen/Courtesy of Redferns John Cage in The Hague, Netherlands, 1988 100 years ago today, John Cage was born.
Ice-T Gives A Hip-Hop History Lesson In 'The Art Of Rap' Hide captionIce-T (left) with Chuck D in a still from his documentary From Something to Nothing: The Art of Rap.
Courtesy of Indomina Ice-T (left) with Chuck D in a still from his documentary From Something to Nothing: The Art of Rap. Ice-T, the rapper and actor, wants people to think about the craft of making rap music. He has directed and starred in a documentary called Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap that takes viewers from Harlem into the South Bronx, to Detroit and South Central Los Angeles. In the film, Ice-T talks to musicians like Doug E.
"This film isn't about the money, the cars, the jewelry, the girls," he tells Morning Edition host David Greene. He says he had to make the movie, because rap music saved his life. At SXSW, Bruce Springsteen On The Meaning Of Music : The Record. Hide caption"Human expression is not confined to guitars.
" In his keynote address at SXSW Bruce Springsteen spoke of his love for pop of all flavors. Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW. James Murphy: The Brains Behind LCD Soundsystem. Hide captionWhen James Murphy was 22, he was offered a writing job on the sitcom Seinfeld but turned it down to focus on his musical career.
Ruvan Wijesooriya When James Murphy was 22, he was offered a writing job on the sitcom Seinfeld but turned it down to focus on his musical career. This interview was originally broadcast on June 21, 2012. Neil Young's Fascination With 'Americana' Danny Clinch This interview was originally broadcast on June 6, 2012.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse's latest project — their first together in nine years — is an album featuring American folk songs and the tunes many of us learned as children, performed with grit, wit and a whole lot of electric guitar. YouTube. John Mayer: Restoring An Image, And An Instrument. Hide captionJohn Mayer's new album, his first since a 2010 controversy that sent him retreating from the spotlight, is called Born and Raised.
Courtesy of the artist John Mayer's new album, his first since a 2010 controversy that sent him retreating from the spotlight, is called Born and Raised. John Mayer is one of the biggest-selling artists of the last decade — and with love interests like Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Aniston, one of its most pursued by the media.
In 2010, he gave a pair of interviews to Rolling Stone and Playboy that shocked readers with sexually aggressive and racially insensitive language. Mayer seemed to be self-destructing in full view of his fans. Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros Are 'Here' Hide caption"There is no character, you know?
" Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' Alex Ebert says. "I'm trying to be the most open and powered-by-the-universe version of myself than I can summon. " Julie Ling "There is no character, you know? " The Smashing Pumpkins: Making Peace With The Immediate Past. Jack Black: On Music, Mayhem And Murder. Hide captionIn Bernie, Jack Black plays a local mortician who murders his live-in companion after she won't stop nagging him.
The movie is based on a true story. Deana Newcomb/Wind Dancer Films In Bernie, Jack Black plays a local mortician who murders his live-in companion after she won't stop nagging him. The movie is based on a true story. Actor Jack Black is best known for his comedic performances in films like Nacho Libre and School of Rock. The film is based on a true story. Tiede, currently serving life in prison, met with Black for 45 minutes at his maximum-security prison before filming began.
Music Education In Public Schools Gets A Passing Grade : The Record. iStockphoto.com Numbers — they always look so solid, so reassuring, so — dare I say — hopeful?
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Education issued a new report titled Arts Education In Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1999-2000 and 2009-10. Metric: A Rock Band Declares Independence. Hannibal Lecter's Guide To The 'Goldberg Variations' : Deceptive Cadence. (Jeremy Denk joins us all week to explore the Goldberg Variations.
Read his posts on Monday and Thursday.) On Jazz Day, Jason Moran Makes The Case For Relevance. Hide captionJazz pianist Jason Moran was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2010. Clay Patrick McBride Some of the world's most renowned musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO, the U.N.'s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music's significance and potential as a unifying voice across cultures. Deep In The Desert, Monks Make Transcendent Music. Hide captionBrother Christian Leisy (left) and Abbot Philip Lawrence at the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu, N.M. Sergio Salvador/Courtesy of the artist Brother Christian Leisy (left) and Abbot Philip Lawrence at the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu, N.M. If you drive about an hour and a half north of Santa Fe, N.M., into a place called the Chama Canyon, you might hear the clanging of church bells in the distance.
Woody Guthrie's Indelible Mark On American Culture. Copyright © 2012 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. Dad Builds A Recording Studio, Sons Make A (Lost) Classic : All Songs Considered Blog. Courtesy of the artist. James Murphy: The Brains Behind LCD Soundsystem. On Jazz Day, Jason Moran Makes The Case For Relevance. How To Break Up With Attitude, According To Norah Jones. Hide captionNorah Jones' latest album is called Little Broken Hearts. Frank Ockenfels/Courtesy of the artist More than 10 years ago, Norah Jones hit the national stage with her melancholic love song "Don't Know Why," in the process selling millions of copies of her debut album and becoming a Grammy winner.
But Jones' new album is different.