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.
-
Wu kicks off Black History Month events celebrating ‘African Americans and the Arts’
“Black Boston’s past is so much more than Crispus Attucks and the one-time homes of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X,” said Taneshia Nash Laird, a keynote speaker. -
Remembering Chita Rivera, a musical theater icon
Today on "The Culture Show," it's our arts and culture round-up, including remembering Chita Rivera and Mona Lisa's run-in with pumpkin soup and climate activists. -
At local music production spaces, teens find confidence, community and college acceptances
Music production studios are building community and technical skills for teens amid a decline in third spaces.
GBH Music
More Culture Programs
-
90's Hip Hop Reflected Realities on the Street
Many fans and musicians saw 90's Hip Hop as a reflection of reality. -
Episode 3, Season 1<br> Culture Wars
Experience the 1990s and the unstoppable rise in the popularity of Hip Hop. -
Episode 4812, Season 48<br> Maren Morris
Country superstar Maren Morris showcases her Grammy-nominated album Humble Quest.| 53:26 -
Episode 20, Season 11<br> Motorcycles as moveable art, Arghavan Khosravi and more
On Open Studio Jared Bowen visits Madhouse Motors and marks Black history month| 26:46
