Tom Morello On World Cafe
The guitar legend talks Bruce Springsteen, Chris Cornell and his new sound on his latest album, The Atlas Underground.
Music Interviews
Jacob Banks Doesn't Rush His Music: 'Time Is The Only Currency That Matters To Me'
The U.K.-based artist talks about his love of cats, writing notes to his younger self through music and his debut album Village.
Anderson .Paak Comes Home: 'This Is What We Dreamed Of'
The singer-songwriter-rapper-drummer is one of music's most venerable Renaissance men. .Paak discusses his early struggles, building confidence and his latest album, Oxnard, with David Greene.
Flamenco Fusion: Rosalía Offers A Modern Take On Spanish Traditions
The Spanish singer studied traditional cante flamenco in college and now mixes it with pop music influences in a way that's led some to call her the "Spanish Beyoncé."
World Cafe: Young Fathers
The award-winning Scottish three-piece share stories during World Cafe's Sense Of Place trip to Edinburgh.
'You Can Be Your Best Friend': Hear Robyn On World Cafe
The Swedish pop star reflects on becoming friends with her body, using dance to wade through sadness and Honey, her first solo album in eight years.
Kathy Mattea And Alanna Quinn-Broadus Followed The 'Breadcrumb Trail Back To Singing'
Mattea and Quinn-Broadus inhabit two totally different musical worlds, but when each artist was stopped in her tracks by vocal difficulties, they found common ground in the journey back to the stage.
Queen Guitarist Brian May On Writing Anthems And Studying Astrophysics
Brian May spoke to Fresh Air in 2010 about writing "We Will Rock You," recording the many vocals in "Bohemian Rhapsody" and getting a Ph.D. The biopic Bohemian Rhapsody details Queen's meteoric rise.
Jeff Goldblum The Jazz Artist? Life, Uh, Finds A Way
At his weekly gigs in L.A. — and now on a new live album — you'll find the actor playing keys one moment, holding court with attendees the next and just generally being ... well, Jeff Goldblum.
The Revivalists On World Cafe
The New Orleans-based octet discusses the success of its song "Wish I Knew You" and shares Hurricane Katrina stories — plus, live performances recorded at Denver's Red Rocks Amphitheatre.