Santana On World Cafe
The band's original members from 1972 are back with a new album, Santana IV.
Music Interviews
Gizzle: 'I Mean For It To Matter'
She's the one behind the curtain of the biggest and best-loved rap and R&B songs in recent memory.
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.
Musician Lera Lynn On The Joy Of Creepy
The singer and multi-instrumentalist, who also appeared in the second season of HBO's True Detective, has a new album out called Resistor.
Your Song Changed My Life: St. Vincent On 'Jeremy,' By Pearl Jam
NPR Music's Bob Boilen talks with musician St. Vincent about a song that changed her life, "Jeremy," by Pearl Jam.
With 'Be As You Are,' Mike Posner Finally Takes His Mom's Advice
The singer's latest pop hit is — ironically — about the downsides of having a pop hit. But another song on his new album, At Night, Alone, focuses on his relationship with his mother.
This Ain't Your Mama's Grindcore Band — It's His
The Grindmother is a Canadian metal band that's just released its debut album. It's also what the group's 67-year-old lead singer prefers to be called.
Deftones' Chino Moreno On Surviving, Evolving And 'Gore'
After nearly 30 years, Moreno's beloved band just put out its eighth album. "I wanna believe that we haven't changed," he says, "but that everybody else has just sort of caught up."
A Personal History Of L.A. Punk: 'It Was A Free-For-All For Outcasts'
John Doe, Exene Cervenka and Dave Alvin of X join Fresh Air to discuss punk's early days. "Anybody could belong to punk that wanted to be there," Cervenka says. "[It] didn't matter how old you were."
On 'Changes,' Charles Bradley Keeps Going Forward
On his third album, the soul singer carries the memory and wisdom of his late mother. "She showed me a lot of things," he says, "and maybe that's why I can hold up now, and try to be strong."