The Thistle & Shamrock: Alan Reid
The long-time Battlefield Band member was also host Fiona Ritchie's very first interview subject.
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Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: 50 Years Of Mondays
The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, the most influential modern big band, played on Monday nights at the Village Vanguard in New York. For its 50th anniversary, its successor performs a salute.
James Blake Drops Three New Songs, New Album Coming Tonight
The electronic artist, producer and soulful crooner James Blake will release his long-awaited album, The Colour In Anything at 7 p.m. ET tonight.
Watch Animal Collective Perform 'Golden Gal' Live In The Studio
The experimental pop band gives a colorful performance of a song from its new album, Painting With.
It's No Jive: Every Day Is International Jazz Day
Jazz may have been born in America but it has grown into a global form. We've got a playlist that ranges from a Pakistani version of "Take Five" to a love song with scatting in Mandarin.
Latin Roots: Carrie Rodriguez
The fiddle-playing songwriter performs music from her new, purposefully bilingual album, Lola.
First Listen: Corinne Bailey Rae, 'The Heart Speaks In Whispers'
On Rae's third album, the singer-songwriter's fleshed-out jams and delicate, jazz-informed ballads examine the subtle trajectories emotions can take.
Songs We Love: The Grateful Dead, 'Samson And Delilah (Live, 1978)'
The Dead brings together the blues, the Bible and a dramatic tale of passion and power in an electrifying, unreleased performance.
Beyoncé Is 'At The Height Of Her Powers' In 'Lemonade'
The pop star's latest release extols the potency of black womanhood in the roles of mother, wife, lover and artist. Rock critic Ken Tucker calls Lemonade a feat of "invention and imagination."
Throwback Thursday: When Thom Yorke Played Guest DJ
For Throwback Thursday, we revisit a 2008 conversation between Bob Boilen and Radiohead's Thom Yorke. Thom talks about In Rainbows, how he discovers new music and some of his favorite artists.