Beth Ditto, 'Oo La La' (Live)
The former Gossip frontwoman performs a track off her full-length solo debut, Fake Sugar, live for KCRW.
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Songs We Love: Michael McDonald, 'Find It In Your Heart'
Who would doubt that Michael McDonald could still sound groovy and relevant while ushering the musical feel of 1978 into 2017? Only a fool.
Songs We Love: Becca Mancari, 'Arizona Fire'
Suspended in an undulating soundscape of guitar effects, the emerging Nashville songwriter sings as though she's accessing once-overwhelming sensations from a great distance.
The KLF's Greatest Protégés Didn't Really Know What Was Going On
The KLF — Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty — were, and remain, unparalleled masters of both music and manipulation. The Austrians they inspired, however, are... a different story.
Pardoner's 'Uncontrollable Salvation' Is A Punk Blessing That Bludgeons
The San Francisco band's debut album is a muscle spasm of Polvo's weirdo heft and Dinosaur Jr.'s slacker fuzz set to a disaffected punk squall.
Songs We Love: The Isley Brothers & Carlos Santana, 'Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)'
As Santana turns 70, he's still spreading the message that music has the power to heal. With The Isley Brothers, he taps into the peaceful spirit of Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)."
Seratones On Mountain Stage
The psych-soul-rock hell-raisers from Shreveport, La., make their Mountain Stage debut.
First Listen: Vic Mensa, 'The Autobiography'
On his long-awaited major-label LP, the Chicago MC's personal pain becomes epiphany.
First Listen: Elvis Presley, 'A Boy From Tupelo: The Complete 1953-1955 Recordings'
Stream a collection of rare early recordings, including a never-before released version of "I Forgot To Remember To Forget."
Hip-Hop Radio DJs Stretch And Bobbito Return To The Airwaves With NPR Podcast
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to New York hip-hop radio DJs Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia about their upcoming NPR podcast called "What's Good with Stretch and Bobbito."