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Music & Culture
From The Archives: The Clash Talks 'Sandinista!'
To commemorate International Clash Day, NPR revisits a 1981 archival interview with Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon.
Watch Mt. Joy's In-Studio Performance of 'Silver Lining'
Get a look inside the World Cafe session before it airs later this month.
Anna & Elizabeth Are Excavating Folk Music's Many Mysteries
After discovering an old recording, the search began to find its origins — including the now-abandoned house where the recording was originally made.
The Thistle & Shamrock: The Long View
Join us as we revisit Frenchman and harp player Alan Stivell and Irish fiddler Kevin Burke tackling traditional folk songs.
World Cafe Nashville: Moon Taxi
Hear a live studio performance and find out how the group concocts its special musical brew.
Songs We Love: Vundabar, 'Tonight I'm Wearing Silk'
Vundabar mocks hedonism by warping the titular lyric from Mission of Burma's post-punk rallying cry "That's When I Reach For My Revolver."
Watch Sidney Gish Perform Live At WGBH
Watch Gish, one of the 2018 Slingshot artists, perform a set including songs from her albums Ed Buys Houses and No Dogs Allowed.
Take A Psychedelic, Indie-Pop Road Trip With Varsity
"Must Be Nice," the first single from the Chicago band's forthcoming album Parallel Person, mixes pop punchiness with self-conscious anxiety and has an animated video to match.
Ibeyi: Tiny Desk Concert
Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Díaz never fail to mesmerize. Watch the twin sisters perform a four-song set at the Tiny Desk.