How A Contract Clause Led To A Fight Between Musicians And Austin's Biggest Event
A clash between SXSW and artists over legal language regarding international musicians at the festival boils down to fine print and big ideas.
Music & Culture
Across the Blue Ridge #62- Jeff Little Trio & Piano in Southern Roots Music
Southern roots music is much more than today's typical bluegrass combination of banjo, fiddle, guitar, bass and mandolin.
Laura Marling On World Cafe
Hear the English folk-rock musician preview songs from her forthcoming album, Semper Femina — including the new single "Nothing, Not Nearly" — live in the studio.
Weekend LISTening: World Cafe's New Music Playlist
We're always on the hunt for the best new music to share with World Cafe listeners. Hear some of our latest picks.
Resistance Radio: Darkly Reimagining The '60s Sound
A conversation with musician/producer Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton) about creating an album inspired by an alternative universe in which Germany and Japan win World War II.
Sharon Van Etten Asks Why The Sun Still Shines For 'The Man In The High Castle'
Sharon Van Etten's cover of the 1962 song "The End Of The World" comes from a unique and entirely imagined soundtrack to the Amazon series The Man In The High Castle.
Caroline Spence On The Stories Behind Her Beautiful New Record 'Spades & Roses'
Caroline Spence explains the stories behind each song — concern for a friend, a hotel in Amarillo — of her beautiful sophomore record.
Ninet: Tiny Desk Concert
One of Israel's very popular artists may be walking a similar path to early-career Joan Jett — she brought that same intensity to the Tiny Desk.
Songs We Love: Joshua James, 'Pretty Feather'
The second single from My Spirit Sister is dark, stark Americana, featuring James' knockout voice as he meditates on what happens when love's lightness becomes heavy.
Lou Reed's Demos, Papers And Record Collection Soon To Be Public
Reed's widow, Laurie Anderson, is donating his personal archive to the New York Public Library on the occasion of what would have been his 75th birthday.