Kimberly Junod

2 weeks ago | wshu.org | Raina Douris |Kimberly Junod

Even if you don't immediately recognize Amy Allen by name, you've definitely heard her songs. From Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" to records sung by Selena Gomez and Harry Styles, Allen is behind a lot of hits. She's also the third person to ever win the Grammy Award for songwriter of the year and the first woman to take home that prize. In this session, Allen talks about her own, self-titled album.

2 weeks ago | npr.org | John Morrison |Raina Douris |Kimberly Junod

The Culture Corner on World Cafe Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1252360719/1269329148" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> "Record Companies" "Carriage for Two" "Singing The Blues" "Broken Homes" After starting his career with Massive Attack, Tricky went solo in the mid-'90s.

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Raina Douris |Kimberly Junod

Julien Baker and Torres on World Cafe Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1251782078/1269322081" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> "Sugar in the Tank" "Bottom of a Bottle" "Tuesday" Julien Baker and Torres both grew up in the South, where country music was always around, but it took them teaming up with each other to start making their own.

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Raina Douris |Kimberly Junod

Amy Allen David O'Donohue/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption David O'Donohue/Courtesy of the artist Amy Allen David O'Donohue/Courtesy of the artist Amy Allen, "girl with a problem" Tom Petty, "The Waiting" Selena Gomez, "Back To You" Sabrina Carpenter, "Please Please Please" Amy Allen, "reason to forgive" Even if you don't immediately recognize Amy Allen by name, you've definitely heard her songs.

4 weeks ago | wshu.org | Kimberly Junod |Stephen Kallao

Adrian Younge's resume is ridiculous. From his breakout score and the cult blaxploitation film Black Dynamite to making the hip-hop meets soul album Something About April, a 21st century sampling goldmine. The composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist has scored several shows like Marvel's Luke Cage and the Colin Farrell noir Sugar. Younge's an iconoclast when it comes to making music. As he proudly attests, every piece of equipment in his studio is analog.