The year 1972 saw the beginning of a five-year span in which Stevie Wonder released five groundbreaking, critically acclaimed albums, garnering him more than half a dozen Grammys and more than 10 million albums sold, securing his place as one of the most important American musicians and songwriters in history. For the first time, uncover the untold story of an extraordinary artistic journey that shaped the greatest creative era in popular music history.

In the spring of 2020, as the world grappled with the deepening coronavirus pandemic, acclaimed British screenwriter and playwright David Hare was struck down by the virus himself. With brutal honesty, sharp humor, and his trademark insight, the renowned writer of modern classics like Skylight and Plenty brings us into his own experience battling the bizarre and terrifying symptoms of Covid-19.

Fresh off the success of her groundbreaking first play, A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window tells the tragicomic story of a young bohemian couple in New York's Greenwich Village, struggling to do what's right in a world that rewards everything that's wrong. Sidney is a dreamer who wants his own Walden Pond; Iris is a budding actress whose own backstory is a performance. They're caught in a moment where, "the world is about to crack right down the middle," as the play tackles racism, sexism, antisemitism, homophobia, liberal complacency, and more.

With exclusive insights from the legendary cast, including Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Robert De Niro, and Talia Shire, and commentary from a diverse array of film experts and ardent aficionados, we dissect the film’s magnetic allure and its pervasive influence across our culture. Journey alongside Rebecca Keegan, acclaimed senior film editor at The Hollywood Reporter, as she explores the heart of this cinematic masterpiece through a new lens.

It’s time to unplug with the Grammy-winning Punch Brothers, fronted by singer-mandolinist Chris Thile, as they bring you a multi-episode musical variety show with dazzling musical guests, like Kacey Musgraves, Jason Isbell, Jon Batiste, Norah Jones, James Taylor, and many more.

The very strange but nevertheless true story of the dark underbelly of a 1960s hippie utopia. Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and early 1970s was a magical place where a dizzying array of musical artists congregated to create much of the music that provided the soundtrack to those turbulent times. But there was a dark side to that scene as well. Many didn't make it out alive, and many of those deaths remain shrouded in mystery to this day.

In this brave and moving memoir, Corey Feldman is revealing the truth about what his life was like behind the scenes: His is a past that included physical, drug, and sexual abuse, a dysfunctional family from which he was emancipated at age fifteen, three high-profile arrests for drug possession, a nine-month stint in rehab, and a long, slow crawl back to the top of the box office.

No one other than Warren Zanes, rocker and writer and friend, could author a book about Tom Petty that is as honest and evocative of Petty's music and the remarkable rock and roll history he and his band helped to write. Born in Gainesville, Florida, with more than a little hillbilly in his blood, Tom Petty was a Southern shit kicker, a kid without a whole lot of promise. Rock and roll made it otherwise.

After a betrayal at work costs Song Kuan her job, she retreats to her friend Lucy’s idyllic family cabin on a lake in Minnesota to lick her wounds. She devotes herself to recording Ice Cold Cases, a true-crime podcast that she and Lucy cohost with the gleeful energy of obsessed fans—until an anonymous tip about a missing-person case disrupts their equilibrium. Then Lucy disappears, leaving Song alone in an unfriendly and unfamiliar town where locals don’t take kindly to strangers asking questions.

A sidesplitting, heartrending look at life—and death. This powerfully personal production, recorded live from the Minetta Lane Theatre, cuts through the platitudes, directly reaching out to anyone who has ever experienced loss—or will. So...everyone.

This late '60s Dione Warwick hit makes a great piano solo and you can learn this one completely “by ear!” This lesson starts with a full demonstration of the early intermediate arrangement followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson broken down into two- to four-measure sections. At the end of the lesson backing tracks are provided to perform the piano solo with!

In this eclectic Piano by Ear box set, you will get a great education in the key composers for the piano at varying levels of difficulty. All of these titles were hand-selected by Bill Brown in order to give the student all the basic skills needed to play more complex classical pieces while at the same time giving them an enjoyable and recognizable list of songs to play. These songs are all taught “by ear” using no print, music, or video.

Learn the guitar part to this Beatle’s classic without using music, tab, or video. The lesson includes a full demonstration of the guitar part followed by a detailed “note-by-note” and “phase-by-phase” lesson describing frets and fingering completely “by ear”!

This heart-warming piece is fast and easy to learn and memorize “by ear.” The late intermediate arrangement is demonstrated and then taught in two- to four-measure sections using no music or print.

This is a level one arrangement of an old bluegrass standard. There are just enough hammer-ons and pull-offs to keep it interesting without making it too difficult. In this lesson you are given a full demonstration of the song at two different speeds followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson over every lick of the arrangement. At the end of the lesson there are backing tracks at two different speeds for you to practice and perform with.

This box set contains lessons on modern guitar solos in both flat-pick and fingerstyle. This package contains over 25 hours of high-quality instruction of the songs and styles of artist like Duane Allman, Tommy Emmanuel, Albert King, and George Benson. There are also several fingerstyle solos that were specially arranged by Bill Brown for his private students. All of these are taught completely “by ear” so you can learn them just about anywhere and any time.

You will learn double C tuning in this lesson, which allows you to play in the key of C with a nice, rich low-C on the fourth string. In this lesson you will have a full demonstration at two speeds of the arrangement with drums, bass, and guitar accompaniment. Then, after you are taught the lesson in small phases, you are given the backing tracks without the banjo on it for you to use for your own live performance!

You will be up around frets seven, eight, and nine with this arrangement! This will be a good piece for you to learn if you are ready to venture out from the first few frets but aren’t quite ready for a level two piece. In this lesson you are given a full demonstration of the song at two different speeds followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson over every lick of the arrangement. At the end of the lesson there are backing tracks at two different speeds for you to practice and perform with.

In this Piano by Ear lesson, you will learn a late beginner piano solo of “Coventry Carol” completely “by ear”. The song is fully demonstrated and then taught in small sections without the use of print or music. Remember to check out some of the other Piano by Ear Christmas carols at this same level.

In this Piano by Ear lesson, you will learn an early intermediate level arrangement of the hymn “Beyond the Sunset”. This faith-filled inspirational song has been a standard for decades and now you can learn it completely “by ear”. The lesson begins with a full demonstration of the song and then teaches it in two to four measure sections completely “by ear”, using no print, music, or video.

In this Banjo by Ear lesson, you will learn a banjo solo version of “The Star Spangled Banner” completely “by ear”. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the solo followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson of every note and phase.

From Roy Acuff to Johnny Cash, and everyone in between, this song has become a standard “train song” in country and bluegrass. This first year piece is a good choice for those who have mastered the basics of banjo playing. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song at two different speeds followed by a step-by-step “by ear” lesson in two- to four-measure sections. Finally, you are given the back-up tracks at two different speeds for you to practice and perform with.

While there is officially no banjo on any well-known version of “Red Rubber Ball”, the song actually lends itself quite nicely to a bluegrass groove. This lesson starts off with a full demonstration of the song with the banjo part and then proceeds with a “by ear” lesson of the entire banjo part. At the end of the lesson you are given backing tracks to practice with and perform what you have learned.

Each lesson begins with a full demonstration of each song, followed by a complete backing track to play along with as soon as you’ve learned your part! Every song in the By Ear Library is taught using audio-only lessons: No printed music, tab, or videos will ever be needed for you to master your instrument, guaranteed!

In this Banjo by Ear lesson, you will learn a banjo solo version of “Ashokan Farewell” from the PBS series The Civil War. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the solo followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson of every note and phrase. A guitar accompaniment track is included for you to perform with.