L.A. Salami: Tiny Desk Concert
The story songs and poetry of Lookman Adekunle Salami, who writes and records as L.A. Salami, recall the brilliant and epic ramblings of Bob Dylan.
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Watch Depeche Mode's Moody And Celestial Elegy To Dying Love
In the band's latest video, for the song "Cover Me," enduring a broken heart is like a rudderless drift through the icy, airless emptiness of outer space.
New Mix: Billy Corgan, Mavis Staples And Jeff Tweedy, Wolf Alice, More
This week's essential new music includes a piano ballad from Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, a powerful look at race relations in America from soul singer Mavis Staples and more.
Ride On World Cafe
One of the definitive bands in 1990s shoegaze, Ride is back with a new album called Weather Diaries. Hear a World Cafe performance and interview.
China's Two Largest Tech Companies Sign A Deal Over The West's Biggest Music
A deal between China's dominant tech companies reveals a lot about the country's approach to policing culture.
Songs We Love: Brent Cobb, 'Ain't A Road Too Long'
The fast-rising young Nashville songwriter finds transcendence in soul's leavening and the grease of rock 'n' roll. Brent Cobb's sophomore record is out early 2018.
Betsayda Machado's Afro-Venezuelan Rhythms Take on the Land's Crisis
Venezuelan folk artist Betsayda Machado keeps it real both musically and politically on her new sngle.
Radiohead Made A Video For 'Lift' In A Lift
Leave it to Radiohead to take a straightforward joke — Thom Yorke rides a lift for the song "Lift" — and make it surreal.
Bleachers: Tiny Desk Concert
Jack Antonoff re-arranged three songs from his band's latest album, Gone Now, for the Tiny Desk.
Federal Judge Rules First Verse Of 'We Shall Overcome' Public Domain
The decision follows a year-long lawsuit filed by a documentarian against music publishers and folk singers, including the late Pete Seeger, who copyrighted the civil rights anthem in the 1960s.