Advisory: This mix contains some explicit language and subject matter not suitable for all ages. In preparation for the 2010 South by Southwest music festival (March 17-20), NPR Music's staff has ...

I'll be the first to admit that I don't usually listen to music all day. Sometimes it's hours before I'll put a record on, fire up the radio or open my iTunes and make a selection. Often, it's not ...

Any excuse for a list is a suitable excuse as far as I’m concerned, and the year’s half way point mixed considerable time spent in transit in the past week or two (with an excess of iPod-attachment as ...