The incredible story of The Escorts, a ’70s soul band formed in a N.J. prison

You’ve probably heard some of the best music ever made in a prison without knowing it. The two albums of soul and R&B ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Doom Soundtrack Inducted Into the National Recording Registry

The soundtrack of the original 1993 Doom has been inducted into the National Recording Registry. The Library of Congress is ...

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...