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Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, is the country’s artistic heart, especially for classical music. Despite weeks of Russian strikes on the city, an orchestra refused to cancel its festival.

Donald Malarkey fought through Europe during World War II as a member of the famed U.S. Army Easy Company. He spent 172 days on the front lines, more than any other member of E-Company.

The Amen break is a drum riff created some 50 years ago by a funk and soul band called The Winstons, and they've finally started getting some recognition.

Bars like Whitlow's on Wilson near Washington, D.C., are drawing crowds with an increasingly popular video game called Rock Band. Players can take the stage as rock stars — singing or playing guitar, drums or bass to their favorite hits.

The New York trio Battles and the Chicago-based experimental rock band Cheer-Accident come from very different directions. But critic Milo Miles says that both groups have recently put out their most appealing records, without losing their cerebral side.

We hear from musicians Grady Allen and Dante Melucci from the band Anxious about their second album Bambi. The young hardcore act says it's their most authentic outing yet.

Singer Rivers Cuomo announced it in an alliterative tweet. "If you like Wordle and Weezer, you'll probably like Weezle!" Like Wordle, Weezle gives players six tries to guess a five letter word.

One year after lockdown first began, NPR shares listener stories of the moment they realized COVID-19 would change their world. Steve Cross' band's possible big break was canceled during sound check.

Fifteen years after her hard-hitting hip-hop debut, All Hail the Queen, Queen Latifah has a new CD of jazz, soul and pop standards covering artists as diverse as Dinah Washington and Al Green.

Ke$ha's debut album has sold more than 150,000 copies in its first week. Here, the pop star talks about her success and tells the stories behind her songs.