Mar 19th, 2010 · Alex Chilton died March 17 from a heart attack. Chilton was the lead singer of the 60s teenage band The Box Tops and the 70s power pop group Big Star. He joined Fresh Air for two interviews, first in 1991 and then again in 2000. Today, we remember the cult musician.
Mar 17th, 2010 · Sweet Lord, I love Chicago's HoZac Records. I am a relatively new convert to the label, introduced to it in late 2009 by Matador Records' Gerard Cosloy. But, trust me, it was love at first speaker blow-out. Since then, I find myself talking about HoZ...
Mar 16th, 2010 · What happens you blend the sounds of The Shins' frontman James Mercer and producer Danger Mouse? After meeting at a Danish music festival six years ago, the two are now collaborating under the name Broken Bells. Melissa Block tries to uncover the source of the duo's tweaked sounds in an interview.
Mar 12th, 2010 · News and notes from around the Jazz Internet, including Miles Davis biopic info, best big band records, jazz Manouche, Steve Wilson and Pete Malinverni recorded, a Norwegian bassist in Texas, something about Mary Halvorson and a must-read Christian Scott interview.
Mar 5th, 2010 · The idea behind the isn't a new one. But it might be more relevant than ever. Read an interview with founding members Alexis Cuadrado and Anne Mette Iversen.
Mar 5th, 2010 · All five of the directors nominated for an Academy Award appeared on Fresh Air to discuss their latest films. Before the Oscars on Sunday, listen to James Cameron, Kathryn Bigelow, Quentin Tarantino, Lee Daniels and Jason Reitman discuss what it takes to create an Academy Award nominated film.
Mar 2nd, 2010 · All day today, the staff at NPR Music has been consumed with finding new ways to rework composer Frederic Chopin's name. It all started because this year marks the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth. NPR Music is celebrating the occasion with a series of live performances, interviews and essays, and someone mentioned that we were in a state of Chopin-demonium from all of our exhaustive coverage, followed by the appropriate groans.
Feb 21st, 2010 · A book by the chairman of HSBC proposes a "new capitalism" that brings good business and good ethics together. In an NPR interview, Green, who is also an ordained priest in the Church of England, says moral and spiritual values should take precedence over immediate profit for the world's major banks.