Music Articles archive
Watch The Composer Who Tested Fighter Planes And Partied With Sinatra
January 26, 2013 – A cool ladies' man with a shaved head, Jimmy Van Heusen wrote dozens of hits and won four Oscars.
Watch New Opera Gets Benefit Of The 'Doubt'
January 25, 2013 – After a Pulitzer, a Tony and several Oscar nods, Doubt returns to the stage, this time as an opera.
Listen Honoring 'Our Will To Live': The Lost Music Of The Holocaust
January 25, 2013 – An Italian musicologist is resurrecting works written in World War II camps.
Listen Two Decades On, Vusi Mahlasela Still Sings 'To The People'
January 24, 2013 – The South African singer's new recording is a live concert featuring his most powerful anthems.
Watch How Music Transforms The Silver Screen
January 24, 2013 – Recent films, and a new album by Petra Haden, show how music can help bond a movie to the audience.
Listen The 'True Story' Inside Aaron Neville's Doo-Wop World
January 24, 2013 – Neville's latest album is a collection of the songs he grew up singing in the New Orleans projects.
Read Back Off The Bach To Drive Safely
January 23, 2013 – A new study says that listening to classical music makes for unsafe driving.
Read The New SFJAZZ Center, As Seen By Its Musicians
January 22, 2013 – Two artists who played the first SFJAZZ festival 30 years ago reflect on its new $64 million home.
Listen Jose James: A Broad-Minded Singer Lets The Beat Build
January 22, 2013 – Known for his proficiency in jazz, the singer employs the tools of hip-hop on his latest album.
Read Musical Google Earth: Composer Paul Moravec's Sense Of Place
January 22, 2013 – The Pulitzer Prize winner composer has written appealing pieces inspired by far flung locations.
Watch 'The Chronic' 20 Years Later: An Audio Document Of The L.A. Riots
January 22, 2013 – Our series about rap's greatest year begins with Dr. Dre's solo debut.
Listen Heavy Rotation: 5 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
January 22, 2013 – Download new music from Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, Parquet Courts, Amy Cook and more.
Listen For Sean Lennon, Music Is Not A Solo Act
January 20, 2013 – Like his father, John, Lennon prefers collaboration. That spirit comes through in his new albums.
Listen Red Baraat: A Bhangra-Powered Party Starter
January 20, 2013 – Bandleader Sunny Jain discusses the group's new album and its sweaty, explosive live shows.
Read Obama's 'Hope And Virtue' Distilled In A Song
January 19, 2013 – Words from the president's first inaugural address have been set to music on a new album.