Scott talks with NPR's Vice President of Cultural Programming Murray Horwitz about one of the most beloved Christmas tunes, "The Christmas Song," (a.k.a. "Chesnuts roasting on an open fire....") which ...

Mel Tormé was unquestionably one of the great jazz singers of all time, by any definition, and yet he himself was never entirely comfortable with that label. Well, let me clarify that: He didn’t mind ...

Hello, wonderful readers! To continue and hopefully conclude this melancholic March, let’s look at “It’s a Blue World” by Mel Tormé, an album by a semi-popular and underrated vocalist from the ...

Did you manage to see the Cold Harbour project through to its completion in the Severance Season Two finale last Thursday (Mar. 20)? If so, you probably heard a number of pop standards in the episode, ...

For more on Severance, sign up for Severance Club, our subscriber-exclusive newsletter obsessing over, dissecting, and debating everything about season two. Severance never states what year it’s ...

There’s a lot to unpack even just in the full title and billing for this Friday performance at 54 Below. Nicolas King is a marvelous young jazz singer who has made no secret that his hero and role ...