NPR Topics: Pop Music

The Celtic Journeys of Loreena McKennitt
Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:00:00 -0500
McKennitt fell in love with Celtic music many years ago, but a late-'90s visit to Venice gave her a new appreciation for the wide reach of Celtic culture. Her new album is a concert recording from an unlikely Celtic outpost: Spain. She visits NPR for an interview and in-studio performance.
Nickel Creek Farewell (For Now) Concert
Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:30:00 -0500
When Nickel Creek began as a bluegrass trio in 1989, its pre-teen members stunned audiences with their remarkable musical gifts. Since then, their sound has evolved into progressive acoustic music, but they're calling it quits. Hear Nickel Creek recorded live in concert in one of the band's final performances.
Over the Rhine in Concert
Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:01:00 -0500
Over the Rhine has taken on a variety of forms since 1989, but it's now just the husband-and-wife duo of Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist. Hear the bittersweet folk-pop band perform a concert from WXPN and the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg, Pa.
Dreamy Vocals and Jarring Chords Collide
Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:20:00 -0500
In "Signing Off," the L.A. band Oliver Future performs an anthem of collective hope and universal despair. But, as with so much successful commentary about large-scale conflict, it allows the wide-angle shot of the battlefield to zoom in at eye level.
Instrumental Hard Rock, Teasing as It Pummels
Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:45:00 -0500
Drawing from sources as disparate as Black Sabbath, the indie-instrumentalists in Tortoise and the self-flagellating noise-masters in Swans, the instrumental hard rock of Pelican's "Winds with Hands" whispers as much as it shouts.
Orba Squara: Diving into Emotion
Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:41:00 -0500
Orba Squara burst onto the national music scene when its song "Perfect Timing" was featured in an iPhone TV commercial. Thrown into a whirlpool of popularity, the band has quickly leaped from anonymity to instant fame. Hear an interview and performance.

VH1 News

Jay-Z Says He'd Be Open To Working With Noel Gallagher And Oasis: 'I Don't Bear Any Grudge' For Glastonbury Dis
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:02:00 -0400
Jay-Z said he'd be willing to work with Noel Gallagher and Oasis, and that he doesn't "bear any grudge" for Gallagher's dis of his Glastonbury appearance.
50 Cent Says 'I Don't View Young Buck As My Enemy,' Claims He's Not Going To War With Former G-Unit Member
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:43:00 -0400
50 Cent said he's not going to war with estranged former G-Unit member Young Buck. The two have exchanged harsh words in the media in recent days.
Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy Arrested After Reacting To Racial Slur From Crowd Member
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:29:00 -0400
Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy was arrested in Missouri after allegedly striking an audience member who reportedly taunted him with a racial slur.
Britney Houston Recruits 'Britney Cat Dolls' For Pussycat Dolls Parody
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0400
Britney Houston's video parodies are pitch-perfect love letters to the artists she admires, from Lil Mama to the Pussycat Dolls, whose "When I Grow Up" she just tackled.
'Gonzo': Hunter Thompson's Savage Journey, By Kurt Loder
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:30:00 -0400
Kurt Loder reviews "Gonzo," a moving documentary about the great writer Hunter S. Thompson.
'Hancock': Stuporman, By Kurt Loder
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:41:00 -0400
Will Smith and Charlize Theron light up the almost-classic action fantasy "Hancock," says Kurt Loder in his review.

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