Sam Coomes

Guards continued Friday to keep inmates at San Quentin State Prison on lockdown since after prison authorities were notified Saturday of contraband in one of the prison's facilities, a correctional lieutenant said. Read More

For two years of high visibility the Washington rapper Wale has been one of hip-hop's hardest workers and greatest hopes. Read More

Last week, the NPR Music team, including myself, sent out a series of questions to people in the music, arts and entertainment communities. Read More

The most surprising part of "Black Gives Way to Blue," the latest Alice in Chains record, is that it was released last week — not in 1996. Read More

Pacific Northwest indie legends Built To Spill have announced that their sixth album, There Is No Enemy, will be out on Oct. 6 via Warner Brothers. Read More

While he wrote all the songs on his own, he says the rest of Built to Spill helped the tracks evolve over the recording sessions. Read More