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A new album from Fleet Foxes; the state of the piano trio in jazz; and a eulogy for Poly Styrene.
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The ukelele in today's pop music and a Coachella festival postmortem.
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Jody Rosen on Brad Paisley and Jon Caramanica on new white rappers.
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NYT: Music Popcast for 06/10/2010
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The Grammy award categories controversy and Jon Pareles on Paul Simon's new album.
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A conversation with Emmylou Harris and Jon Caramanica visits with Tyler, the Creator.
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25 years of SXSW and "JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology".
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LCD Sound System and The Strokes at MSG plus Ben Ratliff on singer-songwriter Bill Callahan.
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Ben Sisario on Sale of Warner Music Group; the 'Muchness' of Lady Gaga; New CD Releases
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NYT: Music Popcast for 08/22/2007
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Larry Rohter on the new wave of Portugese Fado music; Britney Spear's "Femme Fatale"; Nate Chinen on Ambrose Akinmusire.
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NYT: Music Popcast for 07/26/2006.
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NYT: Music Popcast for 08/09/2006.
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New York’s June jazz festivals; The importance of Gil Scott-Heron; and the Song of the Week.
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Brian Eno and Rick Holland, Bjork and CD reviews
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Blake Shelton, remembering Manuel Galbán and the arrival of Spotify
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Summer Percussion Special
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Mexican pop singer Ximena Sariñana; a visit from the band we dare not name; and a Song of the Week.
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A performance by the English singer-songwriter Nick Lowe; a flood of Miles Davis live releases; and new albums from Terius Nash, George Strait and Cymbals Eat Guitars.
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The cultural impact and staying power of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” 20 years after its release; and new records by Daniela Mercury and Gilad Hekselman.
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Jon Pareles on “Metals,” the new album by Feist; a conversation with and performance by the rising French Moroccan singer Hindi Zahra; and reviews of new albums by Mindless Behavior, LeAnn Rimes, Bill Frisell and John Scofield. Ben Ratliff is the host.
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Matthew Herbert’s new album “One Pig”; the cut-and-paste pop composer Wise Blood; and new releases.
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An autumn aggro special, including an interview with Trash Talk, the California hardcore band, and a critical assessment of “Lulu,” the new album by Lou Reed and Metallica.
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New albums from Drake, Romeo Santos and The Fall
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Box set deluge: Ben Ratliff and Jon Caramanica listen to and discuss some of the season’s most notable reissues.
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The Best Albums of 2011
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This week Ben Ratliff, Jon Pareles and Nate Chinen discuss some of the most memorable songs of 2011.
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The Best Jazz of 2011
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