First Listen: Royal Trux, 'Platinum Tips + Ice Cream'
Neil Hagerty and Jennifer Herrema are back to steer rock 'n' roll towards chaos once more with Royal Trux's first album in 17 years.
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First Listen: Palehound, 'A Place I'll Always Go'
Last year, Ellen Kempner faced the unexpected death of a friend and the passing of her grandmother. She channeled her grief into honest songs about mortality and the search for closure.
On 'Musas,' Natalia Lafourcade Celebrates Legends Of Latin Music
The Mexico City singer-songwriter talks to NPR's Kelly McEvers about her growing pride in her heritage and the importance of introducing younger listeners to Latin American musical history.
The Thistle & Shamrock: The Songs Of Robert Tannahill
This week's show pays tribute to the 17th-century poet, whose work influenced folk songs like "Wild Mountain Thyme" and "Waltzing Matilda."
Fame Is A Boomerang
The legendary diva, who died 40 years ago this year, muses on stardom and fate — both on stage and off — in a luxurious new book of pictures and words.
BJ Leiderman On World Cafe
He's composed the themes for programs like Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! and Morning Edition. Now Leiderman joins World Cafe to share his own album of original rock and roll songs.
Site Of Woodstock Added To National Registry Of Historic Places
The site of the music festival, now a sprawling compound, is added as the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love looms.
Guest DJ: Chicano Batman's Musical DNA
Hear how the members of this SoCal band developed the funky, one-of-a-kind sound that's helped propel it to national success.
Songs We Love: Bonobo, 'Bambro Koyo Ganda (Feat. Innov Gnawa) (Analog Version)'
This alternate mix of the downbeat electronic producer's collaboration with the Moroccan folk group Innov Gnawa electrifies the track's cross-cultural currents.
TLC's Bopping Throwback 'Way Back' Gets Its Own House Party
If it's not already, TLC's "Way Back" should be on your summer playlists, a playful throwback to the R&B group's bopping beginnings.