All Songs +1: The Madness Of Never Ending Format Changes
Martin Atkins has a theory about the never-ending series of format changes, from the earliest phonographs to streaming services.
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Viking's Choice: Six Bells, 'Out Of The Line'
As Brandon Butler goes on a reunion tour with the '90s emo band Boys Life, he's also got something new. Featuring members of Coliseum, Six Bells plays boogie-rock with a hardcore backbone.
Songs We Love: Clay Rendering, 'Maps On The Floor'
The grand instrumental music that Wolf Eyes founder Mike Connelly now makes with his wife Tara sounds like lost scores in search of epic films.
Music Review: 'St. Germain,' St. Germain
The DJ known as St. Germain has waited 15 years to release a following to his highly successful breakout record. Critic Tom Moon thinks it's a surprisingly creative return.
KCRW Presents: BORNS
Watch psych-pop singer-songwriter Garrett Borns perform live in the KCRW studio.
Singer-Songwriter Andy Shauf Signs To Anti-, Releases New Song
Shauf's heartbreaking new song, "Jenny Come Home," follows the release, earlier this year, of the grim, breathtaking album The Bearer Of Bad News.
Hear 6 Latin American Artists Who Rock In Indigenous Languages
This week, Alt.Latino plays songs sung in indigenous Latin American languages: Mapuche, Tzotzil, Guarani, Quechua and Tz'utujil from Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Guatemala and Mexico.
Revisiting The Soul-Stirring Sounds Of Decades-Old Gospel Music
Post-war black gospel music shaped soul sounds through the mid-1970s, but it's increasingly hard to find today. Rock historian Ed Ward discusses a few recent gospel reissues.
John Lydon On World Cafe
The former Sex Pistol shares music from PiL's second studio album since re-forming in 2009.
Songs We Love: Mizan, '7 Billion'
Watch the Ethiopian-raised singer/musician go it alone, as she contemplates the fragility of humanity, and reminds us of the magnitude of being one out of many.