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Music

The 88 - live from South by Southwest

The 88 has landed a number of its songs on Fox's teen drama "The O.C." But even that can't take away from the group's great hooks and dreamy vocals.

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Tim Fite - live from South by Southwest

Tim Fite - live from South by Southwest

Tim Fite claims to have been one of a small number of babies born without blood. And perhaps it's the lack of blood in his veins that makes his musical style, a hodge-podge of railcar hobo guitar chords and psychedelic rap, entirely unique.

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New Classical Tracks: Rhapsody in Blue

A young pianist from the Dominican Republic teams up with a Spanish orchestra to play a piece that's got New York written all over it. For Michel Camilo, Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" has opportunity written all over it.
by Julie Amacher

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IV Thieves - live from South by Southwest

IV Thieves - live from South by Southwest

IV Thieves (formerly Nic Armstrong & The Thieves) come from Nottingham, England. Their first album, The Greatest White Liar, garnered ecstatic reviews. The Guardian UK raved, "Melodies so instant they could arrive in a jar."

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Blackalicious - live from South by Southwest

Blackalicious - live from South by Southwest

Blackalicious has been performing their signature style of rap since 1992. Ever since the release of their debut single, they have been known for their smart, spiritual, and intense lyrics.

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Private Givens' letter

This is the complete text of Private Jesse Givens' last letter to his family, sent from Iraq in April 2003.

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Jim Derogatis and the long-lived "Lips"

Jim Derogatis and the long-lived "Lips"

Music critic Jim DeRogatis thinks that only a few people in the rock world qualify as geniuses, and that Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips is one of those people.

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Interpreting the last days of Jesus

Interpreting the last days of Jesus

A new Passion combines modern music traditions and poetry with Biblical language. The composer and librettist say their backgrounds in psychoanalysis helped them appreciate the emotions contained in the Gospels.

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