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.
-
Hayley Williams Sings Herself Back To Life
On 'Flowers for Vases / descanos,' she builds a new language from grief -
Why A Musician Breathed New Life Into a 17,000-Year-Old Conch Shell Horn
A horn made from a conch shell over 17,000 years ago has blasted out musical notes for the first time in millennia.Archaeologists originally found the… -
Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Tina Turner Among 16 Nominees For Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the nominees for its newest class of inductees on Wednesday morning: 16 artists and groups ranging from the…
GBH Music
More Culture Programs
-
Andra Day & Lee Daniels on Billie Holiday
Andra Day and Lee Daniels discuss "The United States vs. Billie Holiday."| 2:35 -
Episode 32, Season 9<br> Museum of Russian Icons, The Conjurers’ Club, and more
Museum of Russian Icons, The Conjurers’ Club, Artists at Work, and Creative Masks| 26:46 -
Episode 1301, Season 13<br> Mama Gloria
Exploring the life and love story of Gloria Allen, a 73-year-old Black transgender woman. -
