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Suzanne Vega Proudly Embraces Her Role as 'The Mother of the MP3'

Suzanne Vega discusses her play 'Carson McCullers Talks About Love' and her upcoming album 'Close-Up Vol. 3: States of Being,' the third installment in her series of re-recorded songs. ... Read More »

Bob Dylan Is 70, and Forever Young

When Ben Lee was 18, he heard Bob Dylan's song 'Isis' playing on a turntable. It was Christmas Day, and the onetime boy rocker was in California, far from his home in Australia. ... Read More »

Suzanne Vega Stars in Musical 'Carson McCullers Talks About Love'

Vega is currently gearing up for what may be her greatest artistic challenge to date. Her new musical 'Carson McCullers Talks About Love' opens tonight (May 5th) at New York City’s Rattestick Theater. ... Read More »

Hip-Hop's Indie Rock Connections

After exhausting the James Brown, Curtis Mayfield and Isaac Hayes archives, rap ... Read More »

Hits Revisited: 20 Artists Who Remade Their Own Songs

If at first you don't succeed ... well, you know the rest. But if one of your songs works the first ... Read More »

Hotel Songs: Spinner's Rock Travel Guide

Hotels -- and what goes on inside -- have an indelible place in music history. If classic tunes ... Read More »

Suzanne Vega Performs Her Entire Debut Album

Suzanne VegaTwenty-five years ago, a New York-based singer-songwriter named Suzanne Vega released ... Read More »

New Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse Release Dedicated to Vic Chesnutt

James Mercer must not be the jealous type. His partner in Broken Bells, Danger Mouse, is releasing ... Read More »

Suzanne Vega Interview: SXSW 2010

Suzanne Vega needs little in the way of introduction. The 50-year-old singer-songwriter is an icon, ... Read More »

Suzanne Vega Talks 'Close-Up' About Being a Two-Hit Wonder -- Exclusive Video

Suzanne Vega recently visited our New York studio for an interview in which she shared news about ... Read More »

Reflections in Zazou's 'Mirrors': Your Brain on Music or Your Music on Brain?

How do you hear music? And don't be a wiseass and say, "With my ears." Seriously: What happens with ... Read More »

Two-Hit Wonders: Suzanne Vega

'Luka' (No. 3, 1987) 'Tom's Diner' (No. 5, 1990) This New Yorker's poignant tale of an abused child ... Read More »

Count Five: Suzanne Vega's Top New York Films

As depicted by movie directors from Billy Wilder to Woody Allen to Martin Scorsese, the city of New ... Read More »

Suzanne Vega Finds 'Beauty' in NYC and Herself

Suzanne Vega's first new album in six years, 'Beauty and Crime,' finds the singer-songwriter drawing ... Read More »