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.
-
Music And Mayhem: A Diary Of Classical Albums For A Troubled 2020
The year 2020 was, in so many ways, divided. In terms of live performances, musicians were forced to reinvent, reflect and respond from a distance and in… -
The Art of an Uprising: Paint and Plywood Memorialize George Floyd
The protests that erupted after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police have largely faded — but the colorful murals they inspired still line… -
'I Want Us To Dream A Little Bigger': Noname And Mariame Kaba On Art And Abolition
In the shadow of police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and in the midst of a global pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement caught a tidal…
GBH Music
More Culture Programs
-
-
Episode 11, Season 10<br> Painter Mariano Rodriguez, Author Gregory Maguire, and more
Cuban Painter Mariano Rodriguez, and Author Gregory Maguire on "The Brides of Maracoor"| 26:46 -
Episode 10, Season 10<br> “Frida Kahlo: POSE,” “Hair Stories,” and more
“Frida Kahlo: POSE,” “Hair Stories,” and more| 26:46 -
Episode 24, Season 2<br> Why Do People Think Huck Finn Is Racist?
It is considered one of the great American novels and one of the most frequently banned.| 13:34
