Bob Boilen Talks 'Your Song Changed My Life' On World Cafe
The All Songs Considered host asked 35 artists about the music that shaped them. But what song changed his life?
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How The Band Eggs Over Easy Kicked Off London's Pub-Rock Movement
In the mid-1970s, a hard-luck band from California was in the right place at the right time and changed London's rock-and-roll scene. Their album Good 'N' Cheap has just been reissued.
New Mix: Bellows, Cornelius, Keaton Henson, A-WA, The Wild Reeds, More
On this week's All Songs Considered: psychedelic rock from the '90s, new songs from Tiny Desk veterans and electro-folk from the Israeli sisters in A-WA.
Songs We Love: Gensu Dean & Denmark Vessey, 'Black Love'
Love is complicated, but love songs these days tend not to be. Still, rapper Denmark Vessey and producer Gensu Dean have stormy weather in mind on their bluesy love song.
Fans, Family And The Freakin' Weekend: What's Next In Nashville
Ann Powers and Jewly Hight, NPR Music's team in Nashville, dive deep into the country music industry's biggest annual party and report back on what's in store for the genre in the coming year.
Brett Dennen On Mountain Stage
Hear the singer-songwriter perform six heartfelt songs, recorded live on stage in West Virginia.
Watch Wolf People Perform 'One By One From Dorney Reach' Live at Pickathon
Prepare for Pickathon 2016 with a set from last year's show, featuring the London psych-rock band.
Songs We Love: Drive-By Truckers, 'Surrender Under Protest'
The band fully enters the present political moment with a mighty song inspired by civil rights activists' campaign to remove the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Statehouse.
Toronto Benefits From Being Drake's Hometown
Drake often gives Toronto props — mentioning streets and neighborhoods in songs. The Toronto Star estimates that the rapper has given the city $3 billion worth of free advertising.
Music Review: 'Woman At The End Of The World,' Elza Soares
Michelle Mercer reviews a new album about the darker side of Brazilian life by a samba legend — Woman at the End of the World by Elza Soares.