John Grant On World Cafe
Grant tackles his midlife crisis on an adventurous new album, Grey Tickles, Black Pressure. Download his World Cafe performance of "Geraldine."
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'Beatlebone' Is A Fictional Lennon's Magical Mystery Tour
Kevin Barry's hallucinatory new novel imagines John Lennon in 1978, at his lowest, wandering around Ireland (with a very mysterious tour guide) in search of a private island he bought but can't find.
Songs We Love: Rex The Dog, 'Musik Hypnotises'
Another winning dance-floor monster, from the finest cartoon canine in the world of electro-house.
First Watch: Spires, 'In Between'
Alongside dreamy vocals and psychedelic guitar, Spires taps into the unsettling side of '70s public information films in the new video for "In Between."
KEXP Presents: Mammút
Watch the cathartic, energetic Icelandic rock band perform "Salt" live in the studio.
Viking's Choice: Black Tusk, 'God's On Vacation'
One year after the death of Jonathan Athon, the bassist's last recordings with the metal band Black Tusk are set for release. "God's On Vacation" sounds just as burly, unrelenting and trashy as ever.
Bob Boilen Wrote A Book
Your Song Changed My Life will explore the moment that musical obsession became a call to action, featuring interviews with musicians from Smokey Robinson to St. Vincent.
Once A Hard Sell, Wal-Mart's Patti LaBelle Pies Fly Off Shelves
The sweet potato pie, sold in boxes bearing LaBelle's face, was a ho-hum seller until a video singing its praises went viral last week. Why pie fever? Partly, it's about celebrating black culture.
Michael Mwenso And The Late Night All-Stars
After the headliners and their crowds have left, a community of up-and-coming artists — brought together by a vocalist and natural ringleader — assembles in a corner of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Music For Healing
After the attack at a concert hall in Paris, this week's All Songs offers a space for reflection and solitude, and a celebration of the healing power, joy and community that live music can bring.