A survey by TalentLMS and BambooHR found that 82% of employed Gen Z workers desire mental health days, with half wanting ...

John Lennon thought Bob Dylan's most "basic" songs were part of a "cultural exchange" between the British Isles and the ...

“I think you’re scared of being basic,” Joe Keery says on the lead single “Basic Being Basic” from “The Crux,” the latest album from Keery’s musical project Djo. In a highly anticipated release and ...

Mein Grundeinkommen (My Basic Income), the Berlin-based non-profit that ran the German study, followed 122 people for three years.From June 2021 to May 2024, this group received an unconditional ...

Lead single “Basic Being Basic” is the most glaring example of Keery and co-songwriter Adam Thein’s tendency to mistake mere observation for insight.

And in the song, "Basic Being Basic" there's even a riff on Gen Z slang like cheugy-phobe. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "BASIC BEING BASIC") KEERY: (Singing) You're so funny.

KEERY: (Singing) Being basic. Somebody who is a cheugy-phobe is somebody who's, you know, afraid of somebody who's not cool is actually sort of the least cool thing you can be. Better to be really ...

And in the song, "Basic Being Basic" there's even a riff on Gen Z slang like cheugy-phobe. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "BASIC BEING BASIC") KEERY: (Singing) You're so funny.

And in the song, "Basic Being Basic" there's even a riff on Gen Z slang like cheugy-phobe. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "BASIC BEING BASIC") KEERY: (Singing) You're so funny.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Joe Keery. Famous for playing Steve Harrington on "Stranger Things," Keery is also a musician and now out with his new album.