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With the aid of mostly unknown guest vocalists, the group's proven formula receives a fresh shot of youth, enthusiasm and pure pop fierceness.

For 50 years, this little-known archive of civil rights activities has gone pretty much untouched and untapped.

Now that the Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods has made more than $100 million at the box office in just three weeks, NPR's movie critic Bob Mondello has a modest musical proposal.

For the first half of the 20th century, Tin Pan Alley songwriters like Irving Berlin and the Gershwins dominated pop music. By the the 1950s, tastes had changed, and the music changed with them.

"Death metal really does come from the heart," says The Mountain Goats frontman and author of Wolf In White Van. In Durham, he plays "The Best Ever Death Metal Band Out of Denton."

A hymn favored by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. helps the Oscar-nominated film make a well-known historical story powerfully intimate. But the song has a tragic story of its own.

When your friends say it's time to stop wallowing in despair and move on, you can say that reflecting on a recent breakup can speed recovery. Oh, and maybe some Taylor Swift.

It's an age-old question: What makes a hit song? NPR's Rachel Martin turns to USC professor Joseph Nunez for the answer. He says the secret formula may not be as complicated as we think.

The couple hosts a holiday singalong including both original tunes and old favorites.

In what scenario does a $44 million slapstick comedy become a good fit for independent theaters? Only one involving geopolitical intrigue, a humiliating hack and terror threats from North Korea.