How Fred Again.. transforms the sounds of social media into rave-worthy beauty
The British electronic producer talks about sampling mundane sounds in his music and the pressures of manipulating the voices of others.
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When the creek does rise, can music survive?
How does a scene survive when disaster strikes its venues, music schools, rare instruments and priceless archives all at once? The musicians of flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky have a few answers.
Live performances from the '80s rock underground resurface in KCRW archive
In the 1980s and early 1990s, a Los Angeles DJ named Deirdre O'Donoghue ran a late-night KCRW show that championed underground musicians, often in live performance. That archive will soon be released.
Multicultural Thanksgiving returns after being put on hold during pandemic
FaithAction International House is hosting their yearly multicultural Thanksgiving Monday, November 14.
Boldy James, 'Jam Master J'
Boldy James' songs bear the wariness that comes with experience and the poise that comes from a hard-scrabble life navigating obstacles.
At 95, Angela Alvarez has been nominated for a Latin Grammy for best new artist
Alvarez dreamed of being a singer, but she fled Cuba for the U.S. in 1962 and put her dreams aside to make a living. She told The Washington Post she hopes her story teaches people to always try.
After a career in consulting, a veteran looks back on what could have been
Decio "Dez" Rubano, 92, talks to his daughter Gina Livingston in Decatur, Ga., about his early dreams of becoming a musician, which were put aside when he joined the military.
The Lion King: Tiny Desk Concert
The cast and musicians of The Lion King on Broadway spent their day off behind the Tiny Desk to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary.
Heat Check Roundup: Masego, Fousheé, Boldy James and more
In this week's Heat Check selects, dueling sounds of the new New York, roiling raps from a middle-aged street rapper, sugary, off-kilter pop birthed on TikTok and more
Swamp pop artist Tommy McLain on his new album, "I Ran Down Every Dream"
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with swamp pop artist Tommy McLain about releasing a new album for the first time in 40 years and what the genre means to him.