A photo of the Ribaudo family tomb in the Staglieno Cimitero Monumentale in Genoa, Italy was used as the cover art for Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Chris Redd and Alec Baldwin perform in a spoof of Kanye West's visit to the White House on Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Live/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
"The album is a good example of fixing things that I thought could be fixed," Paul Simon says. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images hide caption
Paul Simon's In the Blue Light comes out Sept. 7. Frank Ockenfels III/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Paul Simon, 76, will release In The Blue Light on Sept. 7. Frank Ockenfels/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Author Robert Hilburn On World Cafe
Left to right: Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, David Crosby and Neil Young. 1974. Joel Bernstein hide caption
Paul Simon collaborated with Philip Glass on the album Songs from Liquid Days. New York Daily News via Getty Images hide caption
Car Seat Headrest's Teens Of Denial is Bob Boilen's album of the year. Courtesy of the artist. hide caption
Paul Simon performing at Austin City Limits. Courtesy of the artist. hide caption
During this encore week, hear sessions with — clockwise from left — Mudcrutch, Bonnie Raitt (photo: Joe Del Tufo/WXPN) and Car Seat Headrest (photo: Jeremy Zimmerman/WXPN). Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Paul Simon on World Cafe
Paul Simon's new album, Stranger to Stranger, is out now. Myrna Suarez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Paul Simon On 'Stranger To Stranger' And Why You Can Call Him Al (Again)
Paul Simon's latest album, Stranger To Stranger, is due out June 3. Myrna Suarez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Paul Simon's latest album, Stranger To Stranger, is due out June 3. Myrna Suarez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
All Songs +1: A Conversation With Paul Simon
Ari Shapiro, new host of NPR's All Things Considered. Doby Photography/NPR hide caption
Match your wits against the granddaddy of composers in this big Bach puzzler. Wikimedia Commons hide caption
All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton set out on a road trip to find the true spirit of the holiday season. Along the way they stop at the Silent Night Motel, where they meet Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips, St. Vincent (Annie Clark), Josh Ritter, and more. Michael Huey/Mastery Of Maps hide caption
