John Morrison joins host Raina Douris

Beastie Boys released Hello Nasty at the end of the 1990s. World Cafe Correspondent John Morrison gets into why that genre-defying album was so important, and how it captured the feeling of the last couple years of the 20th century. That’s on an all-new Culture Corner, on the World Cafe.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Depeche Mode “Personal Jesus” Violator
Beastie Boys “Body Movin'” Hello Nasty
Beastie Boys “Body Movin'” Hello Nasty
Beastie Boys “Intergalactic” Hello Nasty
Beastie Boys “Three MCs and One DJ” Hello Nasty
Beastie Boys “And Me” Hello Nasty
De La Soul “Me Myself and I” 3 Feet High & Rising
Sly Stone “Crossword Puzzle” High On You
De La Soul “Say No Go” 3 Feet High & Rising
Chambers Brothers “Funky” New Generation
A Tribe Called Quest “I Left My Wallet in El Segundo” People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
Margo Price “Weekender” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Margo Price “Stranger In A Strange Land” A Song For Leon (A Tribute to Leon Russell)
Leon Russell “Tight Rope” Carney
The Black Keys “Your Touch” Magic Potion
G. Love & Special Sauce “Cold Beverage” G. Love & Special Sauce

Hour Two
Fleet Foxes “Helplessness Blues” Helplessness Blues
Allison Russell “Stay Right Here” The Returner
Toots Hibbert “Love And Happiness” Toots In Memphis
Al Green “I’m Still In Love With You” I’m Still In Love With You
Jon Batiste “Calling Your Name” World Live Radio
The War On Drugs “Pain” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
The War On Drugs “Under the Pressure” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Imogen Heap “Hide and Seek” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real “The View” Sticks and Stones
Blind Faith “Can’t Find My Way Home” Blind Faith
Lucero “I Can’t Stand To Leave You” Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Sampha “Spirit 2.0” Spirit 2.0
Cage The Elephant “Come A Little Closer” Melophobia
Jenny Lewis “Cherry Baby” Joy’all
Neil Young “Lotta Love” Comes A Time