Feb 12th, 2010 · When The Strokes' singer released "11th Dimension," the first single from Casablancas' solo album Phrazes for the Young, the song's synth-laden dance-pop had skeptics wondering where all the angular guitars had gone. Luckily for Strokes fans, though, his forays into '80s pop and electronica are balanced with a big dose of the garage rock on which his band made its name.
Oct 27th, 2009 · On this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen shares some of his favorite discoveries from the College Media Journal Music Festival in New York. Hear live performances by Patrick Watson, The xx and Choir of Young Believers, plus new solo music from Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas, violinist Oliver Schroer, fast-rising hip-hop artist Kid Cudi and the phenomenal electro-rock duo Phantogram.
Jul 3rd, 2009 · Guitarist Julian Lage is a true jazz prodigy. Discovered by Gary Burton when he was just 12 years old, Lage has since played with Herbie Hancock, Joe Lovano and Carlos Santana. Lage shows off his amazing technique and improvisatory abilities on "My Funny Valentine" before teaming with McPartland on "You and the Night and the Music."
Sep 22nd, 2008 · How do we live with the knowledge that death comes to all? Julian Barnes mixes memoir with philosophy as he zigzags briskly through the scientific, religious and emotional significance of living finite lives.
Jul 15th, 2008 · As the NAACP celebrates its 99th annual convention, News & Notes has learned there may be a conflict in the transfer of power to NAACP president-elect Ben Jealous. Jealous, 35, has not yet signed his employment contract. For more, Farai Chideya speaks with Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP.
May 15th, 2008 · Julian is cleverly disguised as a sensitive singer-songwriter: He's a white guy with an acoustic guitar. In fact, he's a true soul singer and an astonishing storyteller in the vein of Randy Newman or Paul Simon. Hear an interview and performance from WFUV.
Feb 7th, 2006 · Though he has toured with Norah Jones as a guitarist, Richard Julian also has a distinguished solo career of his own. His previous album, Good Life, won an Independent Music Award as best album of the year. His latest release is Slow New York.
Aug 29th, 2005 · Host Fred Child wraps up his visit to La Jolla's SummerFest with composer Julian Milone, who has transformed familiar favorites and rewritten them for four violins and a double bass. After a chat with Milone, we hear a performance by violinists Cho Liang Lin, Jun Iwasaki, David Chan and Yoon Kwon, and bassist Jeremy Kurtz.