Music Interviews

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Love, Friendship And Music: Stephen Stills And Judy Collins Collaborate On New Album

7:41pm November 11, 2017

Stephen Stills from the group Crosby, Stills & Nash and Judy Collins come together after 50 years for their first album together, Everybody Knows.

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R.E.M. On Reissuing 'Automatic For The People'

8:07am November 11, 2017

The band REM is releasing a 25th anniversary edition of their album Automatic for the People. NPR's Scott Simon talks to R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe and Mike Mills about their hit album.

Country music stars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood co-hosted the 51st annual CMA Awards.

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For Country Music Industry And Artists, Gun Politics Presents A Minefield

12:18am November 11, 2017

by Kelly McEvers

Country music long has been affiliated with the outdoors, small towns, hunting, and in turn, guns. Country music journalist Jonathan Bernstein talks about the dynamic between the two industries.

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William Patrick Corgan inside the World Cafe Performance Studio.

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William Patrick Corgan On World Cafe

6:14pm November 10, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

As we often learn when we invite famous people in for interviews, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman is not who you may think he is.

Benjamin Zander: How Does Music Transform Us?

10:12am November 10, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

Years of conducting a world-famous orchestra have shown Benjamin Zander the power of classical music. He says music speaks to our emotions — and has the ability to reach everybody.

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Chris Forsyth performing live at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, PA.

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Chris Forsyth On World Cafe

4:53pm November 09, 2017

A live performance from the formidable guitarist and his Solar Motel Band.

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Guest DJ: iLe Shares The Classic Sounds Driving Her New Solo Music

2:32pm November 09, 2017

by Felix Contreras

Puerto Rican artist iLe plays Guest DJ, joining us to spin the classics from another era, the raw material that helped her create the album iLevitable.

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Beck's latest and 11th full-length album is Colors, out now on Capitol Records.

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Beck On Healing Through Music, The Deep Art Of Pop And His New Album, 'Colors'

2:22pm November 09, 2017

by Robin Hilton

In this Guest DJ session with All Songs co-host Robin Hilton, Beck digs into his latest album, Colors, discusses its euphoric themes and shares some of the songs by other artists that informed it.

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Grandaddy performs at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, which was recorded for this World Cafe session.

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Grandaddy On World Cafe

1:01pm November 08, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

The band's first album following a 10-year hiatus features everything that made it great — the meeting of fuzzed-out indie rock and the lo-fi psychedelia of video games.

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Latin Roots: La Tribu De Abrante

1:00pm November 08, 2017

by Felix Contreras

From Puerto Rico to Philadelphia, hear a live set blending traditional bomba and plena with salsa, Latin jazz and lots of percussion.