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Igor Stravinsky made an original piano version of his ballet "Petrushka," so why would someone else make one?"Well, I played it as a student, and I…

The Canadian musician played keyboard, organ and saxophone on some of group's most memorable songs.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Phil Manzanera, the lead guitarist of Roxy Music, about the influential band's 50th anniversary and upcoming world tour.

An auction house in Britain announced this week it has authenticated a violin they believe belonged to Wallace Hartley, the band leader aboard the Titanic, who famously continued playing, even as the ship went down. Host Rachel Martin talks about the find and the seven-year process it took to authenticate it.

The Vagrants, one of New York City's most popular bands in the 1960s, recorded only 30 minutes' worth of music. Rock historian Ed Ward explains what happened to the band and why its music is worth hearing today.

More and more fans document concerts on their cellphones. Should musicians say something about it?

The Beatles may have opened the gates for British acts to find success on the American charts — but Lenny Kaye, guitarist of the Patti Smith Group and curator of the legendary '60s rock compilation Nuggets, says plenty of worthy groups simply never made the trip.

Jazz bassist and composer Ben Allison looks back on an era when sci-fi sounds began infiltrating popular music, and discusses his new album, The Stars Look Very Different Today.

Simon Tam, the founder and bassist of The Slants, has spent six years trying to register his group's name. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office says the name disparages Asians.

Record producer and former guitarist for the band Chic, NILE RODGERS. In the late 1970s Chic was one of the most successful disco groups. Its hits included "Dance, Dance, Dance," "Everybody Dance," and "Le Freak." RODGERS is featured in "VH1 Presents the 70's" a new five part documentary series by the cable channel VH1 on the music of the 1970s. (Premiering August 19th). As a record producer RODGERS has worked with Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Madonna (for which he produced "Like a Virgin.") (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE