The Goon Sax Channel Talking Heads And Scott Walker In New Video
Fans of early Talking Heads albums, listen up. This group of teenagers from Brisbane could be your favorite new band.
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The Strange Magic Of YouTube's '80s Remix Culture
Search the phrase "80s version" and you'll find dozens of present-day hits reworked with vintage synths and sax solos. Embedded in them is an emotional lesson on what's missing from the streaming era.
New Mix: Metric, Villagers, Richard Thompson, Mirah, More
This week's episode of All Songs Considered features the return of several veteran favorites: the Canadian rock band Metric, the Irish folk group Villagers, and guitarist Richard Thompson.
Richard Thompson Tears It Up On Two New Songs
One of the greatest living guitarists, Richard Thompson has shared two new brilliant songs from his just-announced album 13 Rivers.
Waxahatchee Returns To Her Folk Roots With 'Chapel Of Pines'
The Great Thunder EP, out Sept. 7, re-imagines songs written between Cerulean Salt and Ivy Tripp.
In 'Macho' Brazil, Fast-Rising Star Marília Mendonça Is Inspiring Women To Push Back
Marília Mendonça has reclaimed Brazil's traditional genre sertanejo and created "feminejo," providing women with a voice in a traditionally macho society.
Pussy Riot Members Arrested For Rushing World Cup Field In Moscow
The activist and punk-music collective has taken responsibility for the four protesters who intruded on the tournament's final game. The four were transferred to district court on Monday.
Punk Legend And Memoirist Viv Albertine On A Lifetime Of Fighting The Patriarchy
"What we conjured up ... was that we weren't going to try and be this constructed ideal of femininity," Albertine says of her band's approach. She recently released a memoir, To Throw Away Unopened.
World Cafe Nashville: Birdtalker
There's a beautiful reflectiveness within Birdtalker's song that comes from Zack Green's soul-searching and Dani Green's skill with story and metaphor.
Listen to the Latest Edition Of KCRW's 'Metropolis'
Jason Bentley captures the hypnotic pulse of modern city life in a weekly dance show on Saturday nights.