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I'm a big believer in the idea that anything that gets kids interested in playing music is worth supporting. Supporters of the interactive music video-games, Guitar Hero and Rock Ban... (article)
Metallica frontman James Hetfield talks about playing the latest "Guitar Hero" game based on his band. And: our Soundcheck Smackdown takes on the virtual experience of "Guitar Hero" a... (episode)
On Friday, we finished our seven-part weekly series, Seven Sins: The Deadly Medley. The so-called Seven Deadly Sins certainly turned out to be fertile ground for music of all types..... (article)
This week’s picks take an international flavor, spanning Afropop from West Africa, spiritual music from Eastern Europe, and folk-rock from Ireland. Amadou & Mariam – Welcome to Mali (... (article)
American popular music has always dealt with the end of the world - be it natural disasters, nuclear war or the Second Coming. Today, we explore how disaster and paranoia influence ar... (episode)
There's a reason why we've done our series "Seven Sins: The Deadly Medley" in the order we did: the Church Fathers, who came up with the whole idea of the "seven deadly sins," had th... (article)
Bob Dylan, "Foot of Pride" (from Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3) MC Hammer, "U Can't Touch This" T.I., "Swagga Like Us" Michael Jackson, "I'm Bad" Miles Davis, "Jack Johnson" Okkervil River... (article)
Part I: Music to accept your AIG bonus to…. Peter Gabriel, “Big Time” Joe Walsh, “Life’s Been Good” Part II: Pride goeth before a fall (nation-state version) Jimmy Cliff, “The Harder ... (article)
Our Friday series on the seven deadly sins concludes with a look at pride. We hear how one of the darkest sins shapes the work of composers, songwriters and performers. Plus: accordio... (episode)
Fair warning: In the words of a certain hollerback girl, collegiate a cappella is about to go b-a-n-a-n-a-s. Atlantic Records signed the Indiana University group Straight No Chaser to... (article)