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Richard Thompson: Guitar Man, Bird Fan

Acoustic … or electric? It’s the fundamental decision that guitarists make before they compose, perform … or just noodle around while watching television. The English musician Richard Thompson has it...

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Grammy Preview; Richard Thompson Plays 'Electric'

In This Episode: New York Times pop music critic Jon Caramanica previews the 2013 Grammy Awards before this Sunday's broadcast.And, British folk singer and guitarist Richard Thompson plays selections...

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#2872: Eccentric Cover Songs

For this edition of New Sounds, we'll listen to saxophonist Tim Ries's Rolling Stones Project II, a global-centric arrangements of Stones' tunes. (Ries has been part of the Rolling Stones touring horn...

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Live in-Studio: Richard Thompson

Guitarist Richard Thompson keeps good company. His name is regularly found alongside those of Hendrix, Clapton, and Jimmy Page on various "Best Guitarists of All Time" lists. But while they all riffed...

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Nazi-Sympathizing Art & Isaac Newton's Eye

The art world is reeling at the news that Charles Krafft, a sculptor noted (and respected) for making ironic Nazi kitsch, has come out as a Holocaust denier and white supremacist. Isaac Newton sticks a...

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Songs In The Key Of Strife

Teddy Thompson was six years old when his parents, English folk rockers Richard and Linda Thompson, split up. The breakup coincided with the release of the duo's most successful album. They were on...

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Coping Strategies

View the world with wide-eyed wonder. Celebrate loss. Say "so what?" to adversity. Discard your trophies. Try not to remember. Gain wisdom with age. Shout into the abyss. Talk with friends. These and...

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