Though their handsomely recorded albums and Jonathan Meiburg's former membership in Okkervil River put them in the context of NPR darlings and amphitheater headliners, they're still a tough sell: Often compared to Talk Talk at their most commercially...

At 63, the 30-plus year rock vet is on a roll. In January, Bruce joined Willie on stage for a Parkinson’s benefit in Jersey. Willie’s “One Guitar” from his latest CD “The Innocent Ones” was a USA Today Top Pick of The Week. Another song from the album,...

I get the feeling that some are tentative about sharing those opinions, whether it be with friends, enemies, the GC administration, local government leaders or even an R.A. In a variety of classes at Goshen College, a majority of students must write...

The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is surely one of the more bizarre pro-Israel think tanks doing business in Washington. Its sage advice pops up here and there, most recently in The Wall Street Journal, where it advocated giving Israel tanker aircraft...

Or that actress from "Parenthood," who plays Amber, in ripped t-shirts and army boots seemingly blessed with a direct line to "the truth." Or what about Condeleezza Rice? I heard her on NPR promoting her new memoir, the most striking detail of the...

The acclaimed CD comes as the follow up to Kinsmen, featuring Carnatic saxophone legend Kadri Gopalnath, which was named one of the Top Jazz CDs of 2008 by over 20 news sources including The New York Times, NPR, BBC, Boston Globe, slate.com, JazzTimes...

SANTA CRUZ — One of the most prolific poets in the county, David Swanger, wants to tap the writer in people, even if they’ve never before penned a thought. Swanger, a retired UC Santa Cruz literature and philosophy professor, was selected as poet...

I really like doing radio, particularly longer programs on NPR and CBC since the additional time really allows more sustained exploration of a topic. It's also particularly fun and weird to be on a show you've listened to extensively. I did NPR's Talk...

Music app has been updated with iPad support and introduces live concert streaming. The first show will be an in-app exclusive on March 7 with the Shins, who will perform songs from the anticipated new album Port of Morrow. If you have an Apple TV, you...

Their love for funky rhythms is evident in songs like “Heart is a Beating Drum.” You can clearly hear Hince’s bluesy guitar riffs throughout the entire melody. A rare gem in a pop-infused world, The Kills’ music is gripping and unique. NPR calls them...

“I think it’s important to bring ‘Agony and Ecstasy’ back to the nation’s capital when this thing is breaking open,” Daisey says. “One reason the story functions so well is that it is true. And the story is bigger than I am.” The show has been adapted...

If not, then allow "Bendy Bass" to get you excited about their forthcoming full length, entitled Ssss, and dropping Mar. 13 courtesy of Mute. It's no rehash of past glories, though you can hear a bit of Depeche Mode spirit in there, instead it dives...

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I think we have to be careful not to hold onto sort of this idea that it was good in the past. It must be, you know, what's going to be good in the future. Romer, former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, also laid out her views on...

In a measure that asks for less than the ideal, there are concerns, and whenever and wherever I have spoken about the agreement, I have asked to hear from advocates and get their take. Here are a few of your comments: Hurrah for the hens! —Valerie Vierk...

I see this effort as very much an election year effort on the part of the administration to reconcile this, because it's going to need teachers in supporting the president. MARTIN: We're talking education and some of the president's priorities in that...

BRUSSELS, Feb 16 — Euro zone finance officials are examining ways of delaying parts or even all of a second bailout programme for Greece while still ensuring it avoids a disorderly default, several EU sources said yesterday. Euro zone ministers want the...

NPR Music has long served as a nice little app for the iPhone, but today they've expanded on the idea, making a little bit bigger and more unique. What does it do? It's a music app so it plays, you totally guessed it, music. Beyond the live streams...

His signature on the plan was one key demand eurozone leaders made for giving Greece 130 billion euros in rescue money on top of the billions it got in the first bailout. But other important demands are not yet resolved. Promises Alone Not Enough...