World Cafe archive
Listen Big Star, Ardent Music And Defining American Power-Pop WXPN
January 16, 2013 – Listen to an interview with Big Star drummer Jody Stephens about Memphis' power-pop scene. WXPN
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Watch Lisa Marie Presley On Growing Up At Graceland WXPN
January 15, 2013 – Hear interviews with the spokesman of Elvis Presley Enterprises and The King's daughter, Lisa Marie. WXPN
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Watch The History Of Sun Studio WXPN
January 15, 2013 – Listen to an interview with Sun founder Sam Phillips about the legendary Memphis studio. WXPN
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Listen Next: Star & Micey WXPN
January 14, 2013 – Hear two breezily catchy songs from the Memphis folk-pop trio's I Can't Wait EP on World Cafe: Next. WXPN
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Listen Steve Cropper And Booker T. Jones On World Cafe WXPN
January 14, 2013 – Listen to interviews with the guitarist and organist of Stax Records' legendary in-house band. WXPN
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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
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Watch The History Of Stax WXPN
January 14, 2013 – Listen to interviews with Memphis author Robert Gordon and Stax Museum curator Levon Williams. WXPN
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Listen Latin Roots: Bomba Y Plena WXPN
January 10, 2013 – In an interview, Grammy-winning producer Aaron Levinson discusses two beloved traditional genres. WXPN
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Listen Graham Parker And The Rumour On World Cafe WXPN
January 10, 2013 – The British band, reunited after 30-plus years, performs new songs and discusses its film debut. WXPN
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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
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Listen Next: Kail Baxley WXPN
January 7, 2013 – Hear songs from a singer-songwriter who draws inspiration from his hometown hero, James Brown. WXPN
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Listen Lianne La Havas On World Cafe WXPN
January 7, 2013 – The up-and-coming British soul singer performs songs from her debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough? WXPN
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Listen Cody ChesnuTT On World Cafe
January 4, 2013 – The soul singer plays stripped-down versions of songs from his latest album, Landing on a Hundred.
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Watch People Get Ready On World Cafe WXPN
January 3, 2013 – The unorthodox New York band blurs the line between a rock concert and a dance performance. WXPN
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Watch World Cafe: David Dye's 10 Favorite Songs Of 2012 WXPN
January 1, 2013 – Dye gets to witness firsthand the best music of each year. Here are his picks for 2012's finest. WXPN
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