Has there ever been a better delivery system for pure joy than the music of The Beatles? When they focused their songwriting, vocal, and instrumental powers on an upbeat, positive message, they could ...

For this week's all-tearjerker episode of All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton took the conversation offline and set up shop in Bob's apartment, armed with some home recording gear, a box ...

During a 2015 interview with Nylon, Martinez discussed why childhood has been a major influence on her music. “I’ve been really drawn to vintage children’s items like toys from the ’50s and Russian ...

Baltimore, 1954. Everyone likes Ike, nobody likes communism, and Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker is the coolest boy in town. He's a bad boy with a good cause – truth, justice, and the pursuit of rock 'n roll – ...