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O'Connor committed to a lifetime program of dissent, discontent and refusal against establishment evils. She carried all that swirling vehemence in her body and exorcised it through her howling music.

Giving rap the future it deserves means smashing the infrastructure as it is. But with the battle lines drawn, we can still take heart in the artists teasing just how much further the culture can go.

NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks to Nadya Tolokonnikova, founding member of Pussy Riot — a feminist protest art collective — about their debut mixtape, Matriarchy Now.

Recordings of old jazz performances at Baltimore's now-closed Famous Ballroom were released earlier in 2023.

The intrepid champion of new music turns her attention to female composers, offering a sampler of works by women across four centuries, including a favorite of Louis XIV and an Ethiopian nun.

Hrishikesh Hirway always wanted to be a musician. When his dream didn't go as planned, he navigated complex feelings of success and failure — embracing opportunities that became unexpected gifts.

In 1995, the Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia took a shoestring DIY approach to recording their debut album, Mystic Stylez. Their example led to a flourishing independent hip-hop scene.

The video is a winning combination of nostalgia, intrigue and surrealism. And its viral ascent can tell us a lot about modern meme culture.

Ranaldo's latest solo album Electric Trim is a lovely slice of indie pop. Hear the Sonic Youth guitarist in a live performance and new interview.

John Cale, a legend of avant-garde music, is out with a highly-collaborative album called Mercy at the age of 80.