Otis Hart
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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From Jersey club to the U.K. underground, 2021's best electronic music looks like a complex melting pot of genre and history. -
In a Grammy ceremony filled that mixed surprisingly intimate moments with familiar staged bombast, Megan Thee Stallion won best new artist and Beyoncé became the most awarded performer of all time. -
The visionary producer and singer whose music melded house, techno, trance, pop and the avant-garde died after an accident in Athens. -
The son of singer Steve Earle, Justin Townes Earle recorded eight albums, including 2019's The Saint of Lost Causes. His death was announced on his Facebook page Sunday night. -
The master lyricist and poet leaves behind a catalog of oblique indie rock that inspired a cult following. -
The guitarist and vocalist helped pave the way for psychedelic rock in the mid-1960s.
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The former member of The Walker Brothers and singer of "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" was also one of experimental music's most beloved composers. -
Dick Dale, the surf rock pioneer who took guitar distortion to new levels and whose version of "Misirlou" became pop-culture shorthand, died on Saturday night. -
The singer, who originally joined the group as a dancer, was perhaps best known for the volatile energy he brought to The Prodigy's music videos and live performances.
