When and where did you write “Cowboys and Angels?” Anything in particular about the vibe or your frame of mind while writing it? Two years ago in April, so about two and a half years ago. We were at ...

One of my favorite movie quotes is from Jacob’s Ladder when Danny Aiello says to Tim Robbins, “So if you’re afraid of dying and you’re holding on, you’ll see devils tearing away at your life. But if ...

Next, we hear a song that brings a listener back to a moment in the past with a mixtape and a Chicano anthem in the living room of her childhood home. It's part of a new series called Songs That Move ...

Our July pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This is “The House of Broken Angels” by Luis Alberto Urrea. Become a member of the book club by joining our Facebook group, or by ...

The song is actually not about what you think. — -- Everyone knows Sarah McLachlan's iconic song "Angel," if not from her extensive catalog of classic hits, then from those really touching SPCA ...

Philadelphia power-pop songwriters Sam Cook-Parrott and Michael Cantor each helm their own bands: Cook-Parrott is the force behind Radiator Hospital, and Cantor's main project is The Goodbye Party.

The metal giants are currently pounding their way through a long-overdue visit of Australia and New Zealand, a six-date coast-to-coast swing for the "M72 World Tour." ...

The track, which was featured during the opening of the show's latest episode, hails from Martin's character's 'Brazzos' days and was produced by Paul Shaffer and co-written by Martin and 'Only ...

Alt.Latino has a new story in its series, Songs That Move You. Listener Drisana Rosales talks about an old mixtape, with a Chicano anthem, that transports her back in time. Next, we hear a song that ...