Reporter Natalie Bader traces the path a girl's hand-clapping game took from the playground to the pop music charts, and makes discoveries that will probabl...
Giuseppe Verdi was an Italian opera composer born in the 19th century. Kendrick Lamar is a Pulitzer-prize-winning rap artist from Compton. At first glance, these two artists have nothing in common. However, when their music is closely examined, we can find a number of similarities between these two musical geniuses. This audio piece explores the commonalities between Verdi's Rigoletto and Kendrick's DAMN....
If you've been confused by the increase of boy and girl groups dancing, singing, and speaking Korean on your social media, let us help catch you up! South Korea’s popular music industry, known worldwide as K-Pop (Korean pop), is breaking records on the Billboard charts.
American fans are listening to K-Pop even though they don't speak the language....
Global K-pop sensation BTS is currently on a World Tour that includes fifteen sold out shows in North America. With the Korean Wave in full force, Ampersand...
Natalie Bader is a musician and writer from Raleigh, North Carolina. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in Flute Performance, and has performed all kinds of music from J.S. Bach to Terry Riley. She enjoys listening to every genre, and aims to make music accessible to all audiences through both text and radio.
