Star architect Frank Gehry's groundbreaking Santa Monica home serves as the inspiration for the new musical composition, "Frank's House." In advance of the work's premiere, we speak with Mr. Gehry about the interplay between music and architecture... and the middle finger he gave to his critics.
Singer-songwriter Natalie Prass crafts the confessional 1970s-style songs that one might expect from a woman who was until recently a member of Jenny Lewis' band, and will soon be hitting the road touring with Ryan Adams. Vogue recently praised the "sense of intimacy, reflection, and immediacy" that fills her debut LP, which comes next week.
Mark Ronson is best-known for his work with Amy Winehouse and others as a music producer extraordinaire, but for his newest solo album, he took on a particularly high-profile collaborator, the Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Michael Chabon.
Singer Joseph Calleja hails from Malta, where he started singing tenor at age sixteen. Today he's one of opera's emerging stars. This weekend, he wraps up a month-long residency at London's Royal Opera House. Off-stage he's a bit of a film fan, so he composed this list of his favorite opera moments in movies.
All the music from episode 287
Next week, Animal Collective member Noah Lennox, aka Panda Bear, releases his fifth solo album, "Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper." We take a listen to the second single off the years-in-the-making record, "Boys Latin."
Melbourne, Australia-based band Twerps have been making warm, retro-inspired power pop since 2008. Their new album, "Range Anxiety," is currently available for pre-order ahead of its January 27th release, and they will be touring the US starting in March.
The annual Coachella music festival announced a lineup and, then, sold out tickets in record time this week. We like to think that is at least in part because several of this year's performers picked up the essential buzz that comes from being featured on DPD. So, if you're going, live-streaming, or sitting the whole thing out, we invite you to take a listen to our segments featuring 2015 Coachella musicians - flower crown optional.
For a decade and a half, rumors and anticipation built about a long-awaited new record from neo-soul genre-definer D'Angelo. The crooner finally returns to the scene with "Black Messiah."
Christmas comes early for Brendan when "Dukes of Hazzard" stars Tom Wopat and John Schneider swing by the studio and play holiday DJ for us.