Richard Thompson Tears It Up On Two New Songs
One of the greatest living guitarists, Richard Thompson has shared two new brilliant songs from his just-announced album 13 Rivers.
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Waxahatchee Returns To Her Folk Roots With 'Chapel Of Pines'
The Great Thunder EP, out Sept. 7, re-imagines songs written between Cerulean Salt and Ivy Tripp.
In 'Macho' Brazil, Fast-Rising Star Marília Mendonça Is Inspiring Women To Push Back
Marília Mendonça has reclaimed Brazil's traditional genre sertanejo and created "feminejo," providing women with a voice in a traditionally macho society.
Pussy Riot Members Arrested For Rushing World Cup Field In Moscow
The activist and punk-music collective has taken responsibility for the four protesters who intruded on the tournament's final game. The four were transferred to district court on Monday.
Punk Legend And Memoirist Viv Albertine On A Lifetime Of Fighting The Patriarchy
"What we conjured up ... was that we weren't going to try and be this constructed ideal of femininity," Albertine says of her band's approach. She recently released a memoir, To Throw Away Unopened.
World Cafe Nashville: Birdtalker
There's a beautiful reflectiveness within Birdtalker's song that comes from Zack Green's soul-searching and Dani Green's skill with story and metaphor.
Listen to the Latest Edition Of KCRW's 'Metropolis'
Jason Bentley captures the hypnotic pulse of modern city life in a weekly dance show on Saturday nights.
Graham Nash Shares His Demos From 'Over The Years...'
One third of Crosby, Stills and Nash opens up his vaults on this two-disc anthology.
Dama Scout's 'Milky Milk' Hasn't Turned Sour, Just Surreal
In a video inspired by '80s horror movies, the sludgy London trio falls into a vat of warped faces and anthropomorphic milk cartons.
What's The Buzz? Insects Have Invaded My Music
Insects have been an inspiration in music for centuries, starring in pieces from "Flight of the Bumblebee" to Mastodon's "March of the Fire Ants."