Music Interviews archive
Listen Isaac Hayes: Memphis Was 'Wonderfully Incestuous" WXPN
January 14, 2013 – Hear a 2003 interview with the late singer, part of World Cafe's "Sense of Place" series on Memphis. WXPN
Watch The History Of Stax WXPN
January 14, 2013 – Listen to interviews with Memphis author Robert Gordon and Stax Museum curator Levon Williams. WXPN
Listen Out Of A Cult, Into The World: Owens' Transformation
January 12, 2013 – After Christopher Owens fled the cult he grew up in, he used his musical talent to launch a career.
Watch A Night Out With Sam Cooke: 'Harlem Square' Turns 50
January 12, 2013 – Though now beloved, Cooke's 1963 live album was shelved by his label for more than 20 years.
Listen Latin Roots: Bomba Y Plena WXPN
January 10, 2013 – In an interview, Grammy-winning producer Aaron Levinson discusses two beloved traditional genres. WXPN
Watch Scott Walker: 'I Don't Listen Again And I Move On' WXPN
January 9, 2013 – The ambitious, venerated singer and composer says he has reached the "point of no return." WXPN
Watch You Can Never Say Goodbye To The Dancefloor
January 8, 2013 – Tom Moulton, who made the first beat-matched DJ mix, talks about his long life in dance music.
Listen Julian Fellowes On The Rules Of 'Downton'
January 7, 2013 – The series' creator, Julian Fellowes, says his relatives inspired his interest in class.
Watch The Voice Of 'Schoolhouse Rock' On The Series At 40
January 6, 2013 – Bob Dorough composed, conducted and sang much of the music in the beloved children's series.
Listen Antibalas: Cooking Up Afrobeat In A Sweltering Kitchen
January 6, 2013 – The band relies on two things to play well: tropical temperatures and a relaxed pace.
Listen Preserving The Home, And History, Of New Orleans' Piano Professor
January 5, 2013 – Any Big Easy pianist worth his fingers owes a debt to Henry Roeland Byrd, aka Professor Longhair.
Watch Emel Mathlouthi: Voice Of The Tunisian Revolution
January 5, 2013 – One of her songs became an anthem for protesters in her homeland during the December 2010 uprising.
Listen Wynton Marsalis On 'Song Travels'
January 4, 2013 – The trumpeter and composer joins host Michael Feinstein to discuss the music that affects him most.
Listen The 'Life And Liberation' Of A Black Female Metal Fan
January 4, 2013 – Laina Dawes has loved heavy metal since she was 8, but her peers haven't always loved her back.
