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Music

What does Adam Levy think of the songs?

What does Adam Levy think of the songs?

At the end of the Songs from Scratch process, songwriter Adam Levy listened to what our three musicians created and offered up his reflections on the project.
by Larissa Anderson

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The musicians record their songs

The musicians record their songs

Our three musicians have had two weeks to create a song using Adam Levy's lyrics as a starting point, and "The Wizard of Oz" as their inspiration. We check in as they finish up their songs.
by Chris Roberts, Nikki Tundel and Sanden Totten

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The music of summer

The music of summer

Sunny days, warm breezes, and languid nights all make us think of summer, and so do certain songs. Midmorning takes a look at the great songs of summertime.
by Chris Roberts

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The musicians get the lyrics

The musicians get the lyrics

Our project looks at the creative process of writing music, through the eyes of three musicians and a lyricist. We hear from the three bands -- Best Friends Forever, Jeremy Messersmith and rapper P.O.S. -- as they get the lyrics from Adam Levy, and begin shaping their songs.
by Chris Roberts, Nikki Tundel and Sanden Totten

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Meet the lyricist

Meet the lyricist

The source of musical inspiration is a subject we're exploring in a new edition of our Songs from Scratch project. We asked songwriter Adam Levy to compose some lyrics, and asked three musicians to create a song using them. Meet Adam Levy of the Honeydogs.
by Larissa Anderson

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Cowboy Junkies revisited

Cowboy Junkies revisited

More than 20 years have passed since these siblings formed their band and recorded the critically acclaimed "Trinity Sessions" album in an abandoned church. The songs acquire a new polish in a new recording. The Cowboy Junkies perform and talk about their music in MPR's Maud Moon Weyerhauser studio.

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Film director celebrates 1994

Film director celebrates 1994

While 1994 may not stick out in many people's minds as being one of the watershed years of U.S. history, it does for film director Jonathan Levine. "Much like 1776, just with more rap music," he says. It's the year he set his new film "The Wackness."
by Euan Kerr

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Minnesota International Piano e-Competition

Minnesota International Piano e-Competition

If you have a fondness for piano music -- perhaps you play or once did, or maybe you're the parent of a budding young musician -- you might want to carve out some time this afternoon to catch the Semi-Final Round of the Minnesota International e-Piano Junior Competition. The first e-Comp took place in 2002 and has occurred every two years since, just like the Olympics. And, like this year's Olympic athletes, these musicians are from all over the world and playing at the top of their game.

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