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A Long Road To 'High Hopes': An Interview With Bruce Springsteen In a one-hour-plus interview with NPR Music's Ann Powers, The Boss talks about his latest album, says the current version of the E Street Band is "the best it's ever been" and shares lessons he learned from his musical heroes as well as playlists full of new music. Read this story

HEAVY ROTATION Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing Download new music from rap icon Talib Kweli, art-rock star St. Vincent, veteran dance-rock band Metronomy, rising folk star Hurray for the Riff Raff, the British baggy revivalists in Temples, NPR favorite Damien Jurado and more. Download the songs

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED Discoveries From globalFEST 2014 On this week's All Songs Considered we hear what happens when punk-pop collides with Ukrainian folk, with highlights from the 2014 globalFEST. Hear the sounds of Afro-Caribbean carnival music, Congolese-Belgian hip-hop, Bollywood, psychedelic cumbia and more. Hear the show

FAVORITE SESSIONS KCRW Presents: Jamestown Revival Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance are old friends who grew up together in Magnolia, Texas. They came together to form Jamestown Revival before moving to L.A., which is where they performed "California" live on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Watch the video

ALT.LATINO Tequila And The Theremin: A Day In The Life Of Alt.Latino On this week's show, our hosts drink tequila with a band from Tijuana, dance to Brazilian funk mixed with klezmer, and receive a visit from an Argentine DJ with a love of South African hip-hop. Hear the show