Celebrating All Songs Considered's 16th Birthday With Bob Boilen
Hear Boilen discuss his favorite songs from each of the 16 years he's been hosting the show.
Music & Culture
This Week On Alt.Latino: New Music, And Remembering A Legend
Hear new music from around the world, as well as a batch of songs that pay homage to David Bowie.
Nels Cline And Julian Lage On Mountain Stage
The genre-straddling star guitarists perform together with fluidity, precision and grace.
Stuart A. Staples On Tindersticks' 'The Waiting Room,' Track By Track
Even those used to 25 years of Tindersticks' sonic restlessness will be surprised by The Waiting Room. The bandleader offers commentary on each song, which you can also watch as an album-long video.
Songs We Love: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, 'The Cross'
Will Oldham covering Prince's gospel-soul classic for John Peel's BBC Show in 1994 — it rarely gets better than that.
Music Review: 'Love Is A Hurtin' Thing,' Gloria Ann Taylor
Gloria Ann Taylor was a singer from Toledo, Ohio, when a record producer discovered her and took her to Los Angeles. They eventually married, and through much of the 1970s, created a series of unusual soul and proto disco songs that have become collectors' items. Now some of them are available to everyone on a new CD reissue called Love is a Hurtin' Thing. Oliver Wang has a review.
Why David Bowie Was Right About The Spiders On Mars
David Bowie sang it right; there are spiders on Mars. "Spiders" are the name for a geological formation on the planet's surface.
ODESZA On World Cafe
Hear Seattle DJs Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight as they perform live in the studio.
Share Your Favorite Memory About A David Bowie Song
"Letter to Hermione" sung as a lullaby, "Five Years" yelled in a tiny space — tell us a story about a moment you associate with one of the icon's many songs. It could be featured on NPR this week.
Saxophonist Scott Hamilton Harmonizes With The Jeff Hamilton Trio On 'Live In Bern'
For years, Scott Hamilton toured as a soloist. Recently he recorded a new album with drummer Jeff Hamilton's band. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the record showcases Scott Hamilton's ageless style.