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How Hodor Became the Heart of “Game of Thrones”

Arts, Culture & Media

Kristian Nairn has one of the hardest jobs on “Game of Thrones.” He has to make an entire character come to life with only one word: Hodor. So why has it made him so famous?

Frankie Knuckles performs during his DJ set at the Sonar festival in Barcelona June 21, 2008. Knuckles passed away Monday at the age of 59.

DJ remembers the ‘Godfather of House’ music

Arts, Culture & Media
Frankie Knuckles performs during his DJ set at the Sonar festival in Barcelona June 21, 2008. Knuckles passed away Monday at the age of 59.

DJ remembers the ‘Godfather of House’ music

Arts, Culture & Media

RIP Frankie Knuckles

RIP Frankie Knuckles

The World

Music heard on the air for April 1, 2014

Music Heard on Air

These are the tunes played between segments on The World for April 1, 2014.

The World

Music heard on the air for April 1, 2014

Music Heard on Air

These are the tunes played between segments on The World for April 1, 2014.

A Desi Party Grows in Brooklyn

Global Hit

Desilicious started about ten years ago with the purpose of integrating Bollywood music, pop music, and house music […]

GI Disco From Berlin

Arts, Culture & Media

A dance club in Berlin celebrates the music brought to Germany by American G.I.s in the Cold War era.

Indian Origins of the American “Acid House”

Arts, Culture & Media

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with freelance writer Stuart Aitken about a nearly 30-year-old song out of India, “Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat,” that seems to be the precursor to the very American sound “Acid House.”