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WNYC’s Perfect Album for an Informed Public
Miss “Schoolhouse Rock”? WNYC’s FREE album with Dolly Parton and They Might Be Giants retells each amendment in song. (The 25th is particularly buzzy right now…)
On Every Street: The Top 10 Dire Straits Songs
From the MTV hit everyone knows, to the song used in the recent movie, “I, Tonya,” to the one we all play air-guitar to….these hits sum up the collective genius of Dire Straits.
The Best of Carly Simon, My Mom, and Me
Her lyrics, her vocal register, her catchy melodies… Those are just a few reasons Carly Simon beat out Joni Mitchell and Carole King for one fan. Find out why else she’s smitten with the singer-songwriter behind “You’re So Vain.”
You’re Never Too Young for the Beatles
A Beatles picture book? You’ve got “A, B, See the Beatles!” Fab Four reading for pre-teens? You’ve got “Mom, Dad, Who Are The Beatles.” Let the indoctrination process begin!
Your Classical Music Mentor Has Arrived
Our Q&A with Steve Robinson explores his Classical Profiles podcast which offers informative intros to Beethoven and other classical heavyweights.