Noah Caldwell

Gasping For Air: Autopsies Reveal Troubling Effects Of Lethal Injection

Noah Caldwell

For decades, states have claimed that lethal injection is quick, peaceful and painless. An NPR investigation — and legal battles across the country — tell a different story.

<em>Silver Landings </em>is Mandy Moore's first new album in over a decade. "I feel like this fully realized version of myself making music again" she tells NPR's Ari Shapiro.

Mandy Moore On Self-Forgiveness And Her Musical Reawakening On 'Silver Landings'

Ari Shapiro

After a decade-long gap between albums, the singer and This Is Us star talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about returning to music, conquering self doubt and revisiting old songs.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique are performing all nine of Beethoven's symphonies in a series of concerts celebrating the composer's 250th birthday.

Revisiting Beethoven's Beloved, Radical Symphonies For His 250th Birthday

Mary Louise Kelly

Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts all nine symphonies this year. He spoke about the surprisingly political side of Beethoven's music with All Things Considered.

One of the pioneers of London's acid house scene, Andrew Weatherall had an influential career as an electronic music artist, DJ and producer.

Andrew Weatherall, Champion Of Underground Music, Dies At 56

Noah Caldwell

DJ and artist Andrew Weatherall died Monday at 56. He was widely heralded in the electronic music world and was a hero of underground dance music.

"It's almost a dying art form in that people cherry-pick songs and put them on playlists and so, I don't know that the listening audience really ever gets the sense of the full artistic statement," Sheryl Crow says.

Sheryl Crow Says 'Threads' Is Her Last Album. And She's OK With That

Mary Louise Kelly

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sheryl Crow about her latest album, Threads, and why this will probably be her last.

"All throughout this 17 weeks, it's been a breadcrumb trail of new information," pop critic Chris Molanphy says.

'Road' To Record-Breaking: How Lil Nas X Is Making History

Kat Lonsdorf

Pop critic Chris Molanphy breaks down the social science behind "Old Town Road" breaking the record for longest-running No. 1 on the Billboard's Hot 100.

Betty Who's latest album, <em>Betty</em>, is out now.

Betty Who Creates 'A Space That People Feel Joy In' With Independent Debut

Ari Shapiro

Australian pop singer Betty Who reflects on her latest album, Betty, and the paths she's been able to explore as an independent artist.

Nearly eight months after last year's Category 5 Hurricane Michael, communities like Lynn Haven along the Florida Panhandle are still rife with downed trees, blue roofs and piles of debris.

Nearly 8 Months After Hurricane Michael, Florida Panhandle Feels Left Behind

Becky Sullivan

Floridians are still reeling from the Category 5 storm's effects. They've been waiting more than 230 days for Congress to pass a disaster relief bill. And the new hurricane season is about to begin.

Tamino's latest album, <em>Amir,</em> is out now.

Tamino Channels Voices From His Arabic Heritage Into His Own Eccentric Sound

Noah Caldwell

Belgian-Egyptian singer Tamino comes from a long line of musicians and is creating an impressive career of his own by melding together his vocal style with Arab musical theory.

Protesters attempt to cover a statue of Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest at Health Sciences Park in Memphis, Tenn., in August 2017. The statue was removed in December.

Where Do Confederate Monuments Go After They Come Down?

Noah Caldwell

As the first anniversary of the Charlottesville protest nears, cities like Memphis are wrestling with what to do with the controversial statues once they've been taken down.