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13 musical moments World Cafe loved in 2025
Thu Dec 04 7:30 am
To close out the year, World Cafe shares some of their personal favorite music-related moments.
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Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies
Wed Dec 03 8:43 pm
Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84.
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Brandi Carlile: Tiny Desk Concert
Wed Dec 03 5:00 am
Brandi Carlile has a way of making any performance feel like a tête-à-tête, a deep emotional exchange between friends that just happens to take place in a crowd.
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What song hit you hard in 2025?
Tue Dec 02 3:20 pm
Send us a voice memo about a song that hit you hard in 2025 — one you listened to on repeat, made you cry, or just got you in your feels like no other.
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Neko Case is a force of nature on her latest album
Mon Dec 01 12:26 pm
The singer-songwriter embraces the producer role on her latest album, Neon Grey Midnight Green, plus Case talks about her new memoir, The Harder I Fight the More I Love You.
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David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
Mon Dec 01 5:00 am
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime."
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Supreme Court weighs copyright fight between music industry and internet providers
Mon Dec 01 5:00 am
At issue is whether internet providers can be liable for their users' committing copyright violations using its services.
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Is Paul McCartney's 'Wonderful Christmastime' simply… horrible?
Mon Dec 01 5:00 am
In the decades since its release, "Wonderful Christmastime" has become a seasonal staple beloved by some but loathed by others.
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Opinion: My kind of holiday song
Sat Nov 29 8:00 am
NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache.
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