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New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 6
Ratboys. Beverly Glenn-Copeland. Caribou's club alter-ego. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music chats with Erin Wolf from Radio Milwaukee about their favo…
2 months ago
Alt.Latino: Bad Bunny makes history at the Grammys. Up next, the Super BBowl
Last Sunday, Bad Bunny's DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS became the first exclusively Spanish language album to win album of the year at the Grammys. This comin…
2 months ago
Beck, Asher White, Friko and more of the week’s best new songs
The Beck rarity “Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime” has officially hit streaming services and we can’t get enough of it. We’ve also got new (not-yet-a…
2 months, 1 week ago
Recapping a historic Grammys night
Enjoy Pop Culture Happy Hour's late-night recap of the 2026 Grammy Awards, featuring NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Hazel Cills, as well as pop cul…
2 months, 1 week ago
New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 30
Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon. Emily Scott Robinson. Blood harmonies from Irish brothers Ye Vagabonds. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music chats with Dre Castillo…
2 months, 1 week ago
Alt.Latino: Venezuelan producer Ella Bric spins songs with a 'teardrop of optimism'
This month Alt.Latino's been looking at the music of Venezuela from a lot of different angles. For this episode, we’ve invited trumpet player and pro…
2 months, 1 week ago
Best new songs: Mitski, Father John Misty, Kim Gordon, more
This week we're obsessing over the hilarious and harrowing “Where’s My Phone?” from Mitski, a slightly softer solo cut from Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon,…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 23
Lucinda Williams. Julian Lage. The debut from rising Americana star Kashus Culpepper. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music chats with Jessie Scott from WM…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Alt.Latino: Rawayana on their new album and a changing Venezuela
Sometimes life imitates art - or at least the two can seem eerily connected. On Jan. 1, the Venezuelan band Rawayana released a new album, '¿Dónde Es…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
What are the greatest videos of MTV’s golden era?
Reports from late last year about the demise of MTV were overstated; but it got us thinking about the network’s legacy and most memorable moments. So…
2 months, 3 weeks ago