Music Review: 'A Moon Shaped Pool,' Radiohead
NPR's Tom Moon reviews the ninth album from Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool.
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World Cafe Next: Kwesi Foraes
The young California songwriter makes a splash with his debut EP, 27.
Lara St. John: Tiny Desk Concert
With intrepid pianist Matt Herskowitz in tow, the violinist performs a set of rambunctious tunes from Hungary and Romania that will leave you breathless.
Metropolis: 5/7/16
KCRW's Jason Bentley spins a two-hour EDM mix featuring a guest DJ set from Justin Martin.
Notorious FDA? Feds Turn To Hip-Hop To Tamp Down Teen Smoking
For its latest anti-tobacco campaign, the Food and Drug Administration wants to harness hip-hop swagger to reach minority teens — who disproportionately suffer the consequences of smoking.
Songs We Love: Pantha Du Prince, 'Frau Im Mond, Sterne Laufen'
Hendrik Weber veers away from electronic music's abstraction, using analog synths and his own voice to close the distance between audience and author.
Santana On 'Black Magic Woman,' A Pioneering Cultural Mashup
The band's leader and original drummer explain how a group house in 1960s San Francisco produced a groundbreaking union of Afro-Carribean rhythms, rock and jazz.
For Founders Of Tropicalia, Raucous Music Made A Political Statement
Two legends of Brazilian music, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, have teamed up for a new album. They've been close friends since the 1960s, when they helped launch the Tropicalia movement in Brazil.
Refresh Your Exercise Playlist With New Music From Alt.Latino
It's hard to get exercise when you don't have great tunes to pump you up. Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras of NPR's Alt.Latino podcast share their new workout playlist with NPR's Melissa Block.
How One Man Made The Eiffel Tower Sing
Some see the Eiffel Tower as a feat of architecture, or the symbol of a great world capital. Composer Joseph Bertolozzi sees one big percussion instrument.