Songs We Love: Baaba Maal, 'Fulani Rock'
The Senegalese vocal master meets The Very Best producer and causes a mighty rhythmic ruckus.
Music & Culture
New Mix: Missy Elliot, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, PWR BTTM And More
This week we have new music from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, the glorious return of Missy Elliott, a cut from PWR BTTM and more songs that will make you smile.
The Kentucky Headhunters On Mountain Stage
The influential country rock band performs some of its most beloved hits.
Laddio Bolocko, 'Nurser (Live in Jönköping, Sweden 2000)'
The late '90s NYC noise-rock band played with a white-hot intensity that turned surreal. Watch a grainy and grueling video of Laddio Bolocko live at the height of its powers.
Metropolis: 11/21/15
KCRW's Jason Bentley spins music by BORNS, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Disclosure and more in this week's two-hour EDM mix.
World Cafe Next: The Jack Moves
Hear how the Newark duo blends many influences to create its sweet soul sound.
Songs We Love: Natalia Lafourcade, 'Para Que Sufrir'
A stand-out from the Mexican singer-songwriter who was a big winner at the 2015 Latin Grammy Awards.
Youth Lagoon: Tiny Desk Concert
Trevor Powers' new songs are more expansive and self-assured than usual, a transition reflected in this performance. In person, he's poised, appearing almost joyful at times.
KEXP Presents: Ought
Watch the Montreal punk band perform "Beautiful Blue Sky" live in a Seattle studio.
The Man And The Mistakes That 'Invented Rock 'n' Roll'
In his new book, Sam Phillips, music writer Peter Guralnick profiles the founder of the Sun Records label. Guralnick says Phillips rejected perfection in favor of spontaneity and individuality.