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Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has helped push the boundaries of rock music by integrating electronics and decidedly un-rock sounds. From the Wordless Music Series recorded by WNYC, Greenwood offers the U.S. premiere of his orchestral work, Popcorn Superhet Receiver.

Palacio, who died Jan. 19, was known as much for his music as for his impact on Belize and the promotion of its rich traditions and cultures. With Watina, he stripped down his music to connect more with the true sound of his home country. Hear an interview and performance.

In 2000, Sergei Tretyakov became one of the highest-ranking Russian spies ever to defect to the United States. Pete Earley, author of a new book about Tretyakov called Comrade J, and the former Russian spy discuss his case and his motivation.

In the 1960s, Cathy Wilkerson was a member of the radical group Weatherman. She went underground for 10 years after an accidental explosion blew up a New York townhouse. The author of a new memoir is apologetic for her group's tactics, but not her politics.

The Sturgeon Moon became visible Thursday night, appearing bigger and brighter than usual because of its proximity to Earth.

Flashing both the raw talent of a recruit and the acumen of a much older musician, the singer-guitarist's self-titled debut shows off both his youth and his grasp of past musical forms.

The Australian singer and guitarist talks about the music she heard growing up in Sydney, her love of the bands Talking Heads, Wilco and more in this interview, originally recorded in 2015.

Wynton Marsalis, Raymond Scott, Roger Eno joins Kate St. John and more.

One of music's greatest strengths is its capacity to stir the emotions. For Valentine's Day, WGUC's Mark Perzel offers this list of five Classical works inspired by the power of love.

With African traditions, R&B experimentation and pithy lyrics, Sudan Archives expands her musical menagerie on her second EP.

Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd join Weekend Edition Saturday's Scott Simon to discuss modern interpretations of traditional Latin holiday music.

Raul Campos joins Alt.Latino from Santa Monica to highlight upcoming bands from the LAMC.

One of pop's greatest crossover artists, Lionel Richie's latest album is a collection of his biggest hits sung as duets with some of Nashville's biggest stars. It's the biggest-selling new album of 2012, but a quick look at the charts shows there are plenty of other country songs made in his image.

With uncommon delicacy and grace, the singer-songwriter spends her 10th album assessing her place in an increasingly unsteady world.

The chorus-less, frenetic power-pop song narrates a string of feelings — the laundromat, the grocery store, the angry dad, the White Castle — that regulate our existence.

In an audibly collaborative, thoughtfully layered track, Hannah Mohan and company zero in on what happens when a tight-knit group gets a little too close.

With psychedelic, mind-searing leads against a background of mechanized filth, this track positions the Chicago band as the prime movers of robo-boogie for the central United States.

In one of his final performances, Armstrong used "Hello Dolly" to convey the joy of being alive.

The French drummer, who provided the driving beats on Peter Gabriel's 1986 hit album So, is a sideman to the stars — and a composer in his own right.

A band with a taste for reinvention takes on the blippy moodiness of '80s acts like Depeche Mode, Erasure and Yaz.