One lived through the Grateful Dead's heyday; the other was born after Jerry Garcia died. Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras and NPR producer Isabella Gomez Sarmiento trade notes on a shared obsession.
The eponymous guitarist will forever be remembered as a legend of hard rock, but his band emerged at a time when purveyors of the genre were increasingly being presented with slightly softer contours.
The move lets stand a previous ruling that the gargantuan rock band did not steal the opening instrumental of "Stairway to Heaven" from another band, Spirit.
Recorded in a few days and released just months after the band's self-titled debut, Paranoid delivered bleak but unforgettable songs about war, corruption and trauma.
The Decemberists' Colin Meloy talks about his entry to the Morning Edition Song Project, a meditation on the banality of everyday life in the midst of an international emergency.
Since its release, fans are sharing stories of personal connection to Bridgers' latest album, one that's made many feel less alone in a time of self-isolation.
NPR Music will hosted an online listening party for Bright Eyes' new album, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, featuring a live conversation with the band.