Diane Birch

In this episode: Hip-hop lyrics almost always describe life on the streets -- or what it feels like to get away from it. But some rappers in New York are describing life in a little too much detail, which is catching the attention of the NYPD. We hear about how detectives are decoding lyrics to solve crimes – or prevent them from occurring in the first place. 

Then: Diane Birch performs songs from her second album, Speak A Little Louder -- a record full of songs she could “dance around the house to and sing into a hairbrush” -- in the Soundcheck studio.

And: In case you hadn’t heard, Disney’s latest animated musical, Frozen, is killing it at the box office and on the pop charts. Its soundtrack has been at the top of the Billboard 200 for two weeks and is now set to be adapted for the stage.

Rocker Warren Zevon, jazz saxophonist Stan Getz and hip-hop producer J. Dilla each made a final masterpiece just before the final curtain. Today: a look at musicians who created their best work while staring death in the face. Plus: Diane Birch's songs recall soul and pop of the 1960s and ...

September 28, 2009
Rocker Warren Zevon, jazz saxophonist Stan Getz and hip-hop producer J. Dilla each made a final masterpiece just before the final curtain. Today: a look at musicians who created their best work while staring death in the face. Plus: the songs of Diane Birch recall soul and ...