Songs of Summer Call-in Special

Songs of Summer Call-in Special

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Ten years of "Alaska": Maggie Rogers on going viral and singing for 200,000 protestors

Ten years ago, Maggie Rogers was a senior at NYU, scrambling to finish a song for a music production class she was close to failing. The guest critic that week happened to be Pharrell Williams. She played him "Alaska," a track she'd written in about fifteen minutes. It is a bit o ...  Show more

Learning to Love Train: "Drops of Jupiter" is back in the atmosphere

Train is the kind of band that some people love to hate. Songs like "Meet Virginia" and "Hey Soul Sister" gave the band huge hits, and no small amount of snark. And then there's "Drops of Jupiter." Released in 2001, the song is almost impossible not to love, no matter how many ly ...  Show more

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