Rock archive
Listen Dr. Dog On World Cafe WXPN
June 25, 2012 – Hear the Philly rock band perform psychedelic, '60s-inspired songs from its recent Be the Void. WXPN
Read The Mix: 100 Essential Noise Pop Songs KQED
June 25, 2012 – An introduction to the subgenre that embodies the yin and yang of melody and dissonance. KQED
Listen The Smashing Pumpkins: Making Peace With The Immediate Past
June 24, 2012 – Billy Corgan says he's outgrown the need to make each album a total departure from the previous one.
Listen A Summer With Fun.
June 23, 2012 – For the summer season, we'll follow the band — and its backstage crew — as it hits the road.
Read Locrian And Mamiffer: Affirmation Through Controlled Chaos
June 22, 2012 – Composer Jon Mueller asks the heavy electro-acoustic collaborators, "Why music?"
Watch First Watch: Family Band, 'Night Song'
June 22, 2012 – For the duo's beautiful, unsettling video, singer Kim Krans bathed her image in remarkable visuals.
Read Results: Listener Picks For The Year's Best Albums (So Far)
June 20, 2012 – See how listeners voted in our mid-year poll for the year's best albums (so far).
Watch Metric In A Non-Synthetic Situation KEXP
June 20, 2012 – Metric performs a version of "Synthetica" pretty enough to challenge the setting sun behind it. KEXP
Watch First Watch: JBM, 'On Fire On A Tightrope'
June 20, 2012 – Watch the singer perform a new song in the studio, in an effort to capture his music's intimacy.
Read A Perpetual Debate: Owning Music In The Digital Age
June 19, 2012 – An NPR Music intern enters the discussion about the ethics of taking music without paying for it.
Listen Hear 'Follow,' A Warmly Chiming Mood-Setter From Diiv
June 19, 2012 – The poppy guitar band's new album, Oshin, feels like a soothing bath at the end of a long day.
Listen Guest DJ Patti Smith
June 19, 2012 – The singer describes the many influences and inspirations behind her latest album, Banga.
Listen Nils Lofgren On World Cafe WXPN
June 19, 2012 – Hear the rocker perform gritty and nostalgic songs from his new album, Old School, on today's show. WXPN
Watch Absent For Years, Cat Power Takes A Long Road To 'Ruin'
June 18, 2012 – Chan Marshall's new song has a breezy feel, consistent with her prolific use of the word "bitchin'."
Read Heavy Rotation: 5 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
June 18, 2012 – Download new music from Metric, Lianne La Havas, John Fullbright, Brownout and alt-J.