The singer and multi-instrumentalist relies on violins, guitars and whistling to craft a unique sound that's difficult to describe. On his latest album,Noble Beast, Bird even uses his words as instruments, creating lyrics from archaic and esoteric words that conform to the melodies in his head.

In 1959, Robert Frank'sThe Americans dramatically altered how photographers looked through viewfinders and how Americans saw themselves.

Nursing a heartache, a young man (Joaquin Phoenix) returns home to Brooklyn, where his Old World parents plot his domestic future. But the arrival of a new neighbor throws things into disarray.

The twins, both veterans of rock, improvisation and new music in Southern California, have released new albums simultaneously. And though they don't play on each others' discs, their shared aesthetics date back to the womb.

A long time ago— back in 1999, to be precise— a posse of die-hardStar Wars fans road-trip across the country to steal an advance print ofThe Phantom Menace.

Hip-hop’s first headphone album gets remastered, reissued and reimagined

Biographer Ronald C. White traces the spiritual and intellectual evolution of Abraham Lincoln.

A poignant retelling of how it felt to grow up as‘ears’ for deaf parents.

Prokofiev's passionate ballet score toRomeo and Juliet combines the lightness of the love story and the tender emotions with music of real violence— which is, after all, a lot of what Shakespeare's play is about.