Ryan Michael Benk

2 weeks ago | kuow.org | Ryan Michael Benk

Tracy Chapman on re-releasing her self-titled 1988 debut album on vinylNPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Tracy Chapman about standing the test of time and the re-release on vinyl of her self-titled 1988 debut album.

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2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Ryan Michael Benk |Ayesha Rascoe

21 hours agoTracy Chapman is breaking her silence after a yearslong hiatus from speaking to the press. In a profile in The New York Times published Friday, the "Fast Car" hitmaker and music legend opened up to the outlet about the vinyl reissue of her self-titled debut album. The album was released 37 years ago …

3 weeks ago | wshu.org | Ryan Michael Benk

SCOTT SIMON, HOST:At the start of the new film, "A Nice Indian Boy," Naveen, while attending his sister's big Indian wedding, wonders if he'll ever have one, too. To be fair, he just hasn't met Mr. Right. That's until he sees Jay Kurundkar at his local Hindu temple. Jay is tall, lanky and white, and he loves to sing Bollywood songs. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "A NICE INDIAN BOY")JONATHAN GROFF: (As Jay Kurundkar, singing in non-English language). And then it's, (vocalizing). That was a little over the top.

3 weeks ago | wunc.org | Ryan Michael Benk

In the new romantic comedy, "A Nice Indian Boy," a son brings home his new boyfriend to meet his Indian parents. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer-director Roshan Sethi.