Jose James stopped by Newark’s WBGO while he was in NYC for shows promoting his album ‘For All We Knew’. Hear the live performance and interview on NPR Music, here.
Marc Cohn stopped by the set of WPR’s Whad’ya Know? Hear the interview and performance here.
Marc Cohn also spoke with WBUR’s syndicated show, Here & Now. Hear them discuss his new album and how he updated classic songs from 1970, right here.
The good people at WNYC’s Soundcheck had Marc Cohn in recently, of course the hot topic was his new CD, LISTENING BOOTH: 1970 of various songs from 1970. The full interview is available here.
The Sound of Young America spoke with our man Jose James. Topics of conversation included his new CDs, Blackmagic and For All We Know. The interview is available here.
You know how we love Ivan & Alyosha, you also know that we love all the attention they’ve been getting. But we still love every single compliment and review they’ve been getting. So when Reviewsic put up their glowing review of the band you can bet we were just as ecstatic as we were with the first good review. The whole interview and review is available right here.
Jewel’s new CD has received a lot of attention (debuting at #10 on Billboard’s Top 200), specifically from the good people at NPR. Here they talk to Jewel about her humble beginnings and how she wrote her first song as a traveling performer in Mexico. The full conversation of what has crafted the singer-songwriter sensation Jewel, is right here.
AP Broadcast did a quick retrospective on the beginnings of the Barenaked Ladies and what exactly has lead to their new album “All In Good Time.” The whole article is available here.
The Michael Eric Dyson show took a step back in time to chat with the only surviving member of The Temptations about what makes and breaks a record. Listen to the full show right here
Our guys Ivan & Alyosha had a show at The Axe and Fiddle recently on their tour from Seattle down to LA. Turns out the Axe and Fiddle is a pretty nice place for families and a pretty nice place for a beer too. It’s the second blog post by our guys on CityArts blog and you can read it right here.
You know us here at Missing Piece love NPR, what they do is amazing, the musicians they work with and the exposure they give them is incredible. So when the new NPR iPhone app came out, you can bet it was a hot topic at lunch. You don’t have to take our word for it, but if you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch then we firmly suggest you download it. The NYTimes does a better job of convincing anyone to download it. Read the review right here
Josh Charles speaks at Mashable. Josh goes over how Twitter has helped him work towards his goal to help donate $1 million to rebuild the damage caused by Katrina and the effectiveness of social media networking. Watch the full video right here.
Here and Now interviews Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos. They speak about what it’s like to just start out as musicians in today’s world of production and what it’s like to suddenly explode on the scene. You can listen to the whole interview here.
Art of the Song has a show with our friend Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic. Ryan talks about how his father got him into music at a young age and what drives him as a musician. You can find the interview here.
Ivan & Alyosha were featured in Lost in a Supermarket recently, where they had this to say “[Ivan and Alyosha's] first single, “Easy to Love”… is reflective of their very Beatles-esque acoustic tones. [It’s] pop folk that will put your mind at ease”
Read the Q&A here and keep an eye out for east coast tour dates for Ivan & Alyosha in the near future.
Read the Q&A here and keep an eye out for east coast tour dates for Ivan & Alyosha in the near future.
Mick Jagger revisits “Exile” before its new remastered rerelease. They start from the south of France and it all goes from there. You can listen to the full interview on Morning Edition here.
All Songs Considered returns to the vintage Stones record on this show. Listen to the full show on this weeks All Songs Considered right here.
Morning Edition, Liz Phair and Robert Randolph take a look back on their favorite songs from “Exile” with Keith Richards. Listen the full interview here, the track “Happy” off “Exile” is available for streaming.
WBUR’s show On Point recently invited Trombone Shorty to appear as a guest. Hear the full hour of his interview and taking calls from listeners around the country.
Melanie Fiona talks with Michel Martin on Tell Me More. Hear her perform two songs live in-studio and the full interview here.
Jakob Dylan has a visit with Oscar Brand, on his show Folksong Festival. This legendary host has been on the air for over 60 years. Hear their conversation here at NPR Music.
The soulful Melanie Fiona talks about her musical inspirations on NPR’s Tell Me More, hosted by Michel Martin. Listen to the entire interview here.
Passion Pit sits down in KRCL’s studio for a guest DJ spot. The band discusses the music they listen to when on the road. Click here to check out the full story.
NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts opens their stage to Jakob Dylan for an intimate performance. Check out the video of the performance here.
Check out Jakob Dylan’s interview and live in-studio performance on NPR’s Weekend Edition, hosted by Scott Simon. Click Here to listen to the entire interview and performance.