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English songwriter Billy Bragg discusses how songs by Smokey Robinson, Little Feat, and The Who have played significant roles in his life.

Baltimore rapper and singer Beth Banger discusses her most recent project, It Girl.

Composer Kali Malone discusses how My Bloody Valentine, Hindustani classical music, and Josquin des Prez shaped her art.

Composer/performer Carl Stone discusses how music by Thomas Tallis, Captain Beefheart, and Sheik Chinna Moulana influenced his work.

The story behind the hit!

The late great Black soprano — the original "Bess" in the 1935 Broadway premiere of George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" — is being saluted by Opera Baltimore with a festival and concert this Saturday.

Listen as Mylez talks about growing up in Harford County, how he came to music as a kid, pursuing projects with childhood friends, and what the local venue “The Crown” means to him.

Ashley Capps, founder of the Big Ears Festival, discusses how encounters with the music of Steve Reich, Julius Hemphill, and the Ramones shaped his course.

Interpol guitarist Daniel Kessler explains how songs by Fugazi, Tappa Zukie, and Aphex Twin helped put him on his creative path.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning Irish poet and editor discusses his work with Paul McCartney compiling his lyrics - and memories - from 60 years of songwriting.