Latitudes: Hear Great Global Music Right Now
Check out new sounds that range from pummeling post-rock to glossy pop from Brazil, Haiti (by way of Chicago), France (by way of Argentina), Albania and Korea.
Music & Culture
MTV Looks To Capitalize On Nostalgia With New 'Classic' Channel
MTV turns 35 Monday, and is marking the occasion with a channel called MTV Classic, which will air MTV programming from the 1990s and 2000s.
![Bondax's "Love Me Blind [feat. Eric Hassle]" is featured on this week's episode of Metropolis.](http://wfdd-live.s3.amazonaws.com/images/story/Metropolis-07-30-2016-488284344-1470091524.jpg)
Metropolis: 07/30/2016
Hear music from The Avalanches, Glass Animals and Kungs in this week's two-hour EDM mix from KCRW's Jason Bentley.
World Cafe Next: The Marcus King Band
The 22-year-old blues-rock guitarist is clearly an old soul. Hear two songs from his forthcoming album.
Violent Femmes On World Cafe
Hear original members Gordon Gano and Brian Ritchie play "Gone Daddy Gone" and other songs, both new and old, for a live audience.
Kevin Morby: Tiny Desk Concert
The singer, known for his work in the bands Woods and The Babies, performs carefully crafted songs with powerful lyrics. Morby released his new album, Singing Saw, earlier this year.
The 'Colorless City' And Odd Characters Behind The New German Wave Of The 70s
Rock historian Ed Ward says that musicians in Düsseldorf, Germany, including Klaus Dinger of the band Neu!, helped start a new German pop movement in the 1970s and '80s.
Songs We Love: Lubomyr Melnyk, 'sunset'
The Ukrainian pianist's torrent of notes can sweep one away, like stepping into the current of a fast-flowing river.
Doc McKinney: 'There's Enough Bad Music Out There'
The producer and manager, who's worked with The Weeknd, Drake, Young Buck, Esthero and thestand4rd, is fighting the good fight.
Musician Rob Townsend Changes Tune With Gay Advocacy
Rob Townsend went from a successful Americana band in Texas to New York City, where he came out and is now writing music for the LGBT community. NPR's Elise Hu talks to him about his journey.