The cradle still rocks - Memphis keeps writing its music story

A cradle of American music, whose famed legacy exists, sometimes uneasily but often serendipitously, alongside a ...

L.A. vs. New York vs. UK punks and so much more at a sprawling new Skirball exhibit

The Skirball exhibition, "Outsiders, Outcasts, Rebels + Weirdos: Punk Culture 1976–86," traces the rise of punk across key ...

The Rebellious Origins of Punk, Hip-Hop, and Craft Brewing

Cheers to three world-shaking art forms that were born out of rebellion and flourished in the U.S. of A.

The Rolling Stones, Very Early and Very Late

Also, today I’m introducing a new feature you’ll see in The Amplifier every so often: The Amplifier Quiz! Test your knowledge ...

EXCLUSIVE: Twenty years later, Raheem DeVaughn is still showing R&B artists how ownership works

Raheem DeVaughn opens up about artist ownership, independent music, Black women, and the lasting impact of “The Love ...
American Songwriter

5 of the All-Time Best Rock and Roll Covers of Blues Standards That Came Before Them

These rock versions of old blues tracks sound so authentic to the bands performing them that most people don't even realize ...
NPR

All Songs Considered

May 15, 2026 • Jobi Riccio. Dua Saleh. Tank and the Bangas. Plus, others not named Drake! NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Joe Kendrick of WNCW in North Carolina about their favorite albums out ...
The New Yorker

Rostam Batmanglij Wanders to the Edges of American Sound

This month, Rostam Batmanglij will release “American Stories,” his third solo record since leaving Vampire Weekend, the rock ...

Bob Seger's 'Night Moves': The Heartfelt Story Behind a 1976 Soft Rock Classic

Bob Seger released "Night Moves" after watching a George Lucas film and was inspired by his own teenage love story.
American Songwriter

57 Years Ago, a “Singing Bellhop” Was the First To Record This Kris Kristofferson Masterpiece (Later Immortalized by Janis Joplin)

Roger Miller was the first artist to record "Me and Bobby McGee" on May 16, 1969. His version reached No. 12 on the country ...