I didn't know I needed the new Billy Joel documentary
NPR critic Linda Holmes has been a Billy Joel fan since the '80s. HBO's new two-part documentary still taught her something new about his life — and provided a chance to consider the role of his music in her own.
Sign up for GBH newsletters
GBH offers several newsletters focused on the topics that matter to you.
Culture in the News
'Dear Summer: Volume 3' returns to highlight more emerging artists and DJs
The citywide mixtape features six DJs and 17 up-and-coming and established artists from the Greater Boston area.
-
Company One Theatre leads the accessible arts charge with pay-what-you-can model
The local group has instated a new policy for its latest season, a move that could set a standard for the local scene. Two of its cofounders join The Culture Show to discuss. -
A new dictionary aims to boost the language and pride of Cabo Verdeans
A Roxbury author plans to publish an English to Cape Verdean Creole dictionary this summer. -
Boston-area bookstores make the silver screen in Oscar-nominees 'The Holdovers' and 'American Fiction'
Boston-area bookstores are getting their moment in the spotlight, with Brattle Book Shop and Brookline Booksmith making the big screen in some of this year’s Oscar-nominated films.
GBH Music
More Culture Programs
-
Watch Rachmaninoff Play Piano
Using an Ampico piano scroll, Scott Yoo watches Rachmaninoff play the piano.| 3:10 -
Episode 13, Season 52<br> Now Hear This "Rachmaninoff Reborn"
Discover Rachmaninoff's reinvention as an American artist after losing everything in Russia.| 54:23 -
Episode 22, Season 2025<br> Indie Lens: A Conversation on Free for All: The Public Library
Enlightening conversation exploring the transformative power of public llibraries in America| 31:27 -
Boccherini's Experimental Cello Compositions
Boccherini played around with the cello's range with these experimental compositions.| 4:56
