Ashley McBryde On World Cafe
The songwriter has gone from playing dive bars to performing at the Grand Ole Opry. Hear Ashley McBryde's studio performance, recorded live at Nashville's Sound Stage Studios.
Music Interviews
In Tori Amos' New Album, A Return To Nature and Family
On her new album, the celebrated musician and indomitable seeker moves fluidly between the personal and political, taking stock of the present moment and exploring her familial roots.
All Songs +1: The Weird World Of 'Feature' Credits
How contributors are credited on albums can lead to fierce, behind-the-scenes battles. Reporter Peter Robinson from The Guardian helps us make sense of this funny little corner of the music business.
David Gilmour On World Cafe
The legendary guitarist and voice of Pink Floyd joins World Cafe to discuss David Gilmour Live At Pompeii, recorded in the same ancient Roman amphitheater as Pink Floyd's 1971 concert film.
Loudon Wainwright III Opens Up About The 'Exes & Excess' That Inform His Music
Wainwright has written remarkable songs about family, and how we hurt and heal each other. Now he details his life as a husband, father, son, philanderer and musician in the memoir Liner Notes.
Run The Jewels On Empowerment And Shared Humanity
El-P and Killer Mike talk to Stretch and Bobbito about how they turned slang into a slogan, homophobia in hip-hop, and the importance of cherishing shared humanity over political differences.
Gordi On World Cafe
The Australian singer-songwriter's music is what you might call "folktronica" — a sound that's miraculously analog and human.
First Listen: Hüsker Dü, 'Savage Young Dü' (Disc Two)
Through the '80s, Minneapolis three-piece Hüsker Dü helped broaden the ambitions and parameters of punk rock. Now, after years of work, its early recordings have been rebuilt from the ground up.
First Listen: Hüsker Dü, 'Savage Young Dü'
Through the '80s, Minneapolis three-piece Hüsker Dü helped broaden the ambitions and parameters of punk rock. Now, after years of work, its early recordings have been rebuilt from the ground up.
First Listen: Hüsker Dü, 'Savage Young Dü' (Disc Three)
Through the '80s, Minneapolis three-piece Hüsker Dü helped broaden the ambitions and parameters of punk rock. Now, after years of work, its early recordings have been rebuilt from the ground up.