Product Description

World Café(R) has been one of public radio's most entertaining and important music shows for over 15 years. Airing weekdays on 185 radio stations nationwide from its home station of WXPN-FM in Philadelphia, it is a uniquely formatted program that features live interviews and performances with the greatest established and up-and-coming performers of today. Host David Dye originated the show in 1991 to offer listeners a new eclectic mix of musical styles including blues, rock, folk, and alt-country. Every week since the show's inception, Dye has brought out the best in such celebrated musicians as Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Wilco, and Beck, as well as introducing many listeners to newcomers like Damien Rice, My Morning Jacket, and Coldplay, among thousands of others.

In The Best of World Café, Dye offers a stunning retrospective of the show, digging into its impressive vault of content to highlight the show's greatest interviews, quotes, moments, and memories. The book also includes an original 50-minute DVD (available exclusively with this edition) about World Café that features interviews with current and past staff giving insider accounts of the show's history and daily operation, behind-the-scenes footage, and select performances and interviews.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #324699 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

About the Author
David Dye created World Cafe in 1991 and still hosts it today. He has interviewed over 3,000 musicians and gladdened the hearts of countless fans with his discovered treasures of rock, folk, blues, and alternative music. World Cafe and Dye have received numerous awards, including a Gold Reel, Album Network's "Best Triple A Air Talent," and Philadelphia Magazine's "Best Local Radio Host." Dye lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two children.

Customer Reviews

Interviews by David Dye, the Terry Gross of inde music.
The Best of World Cafe: Great Conversations from NPR's Most Popular Contemporary Music ShowHow great! David Dye has published some of his best interviews of his many done at the "World Cafe" WXPNs wonderful program that now has a world wide exposure to the new music scene. For anyone wishing to know about the backgrounds of your inde music groups and singer songwriters this book is a delight. The live shows are broadcast on NPR from the Philadelphia venue. A fun read.

Great book for music lovers !!
I bought this book for my daughter for Christmas who is a huge Independant music fan and a musician in Minneapolis. She is 21 and loved it !! She was raised on WXPN in the Philadelphia area.