World Cafe Playlist for 09/23/2026

Tom Morello joins host Stephen Kallao

Tom Morello changed the shape of rock ‘n’ roll with his guitar playing in Rage Against the Machine. He joins us to talk about his genre-bending project, The Atlas Underground. He’ll also tell you how many songs he had to learn to play to join the E-Street Band on tour, and why Rage Against The Machine is more relevant than ever.

Today’s Playlist

Jeff Beck “Freeway Jam” Blow By Blow
Django Reinhardt “Brazil” The Electric Years
St. Vincent “Masseduction” MASSEDUCTION
Wilco “Impossible Germany” Sky Blue Sky
Samantha Fish “Bulletproof” Kill Or Be Kind
Leonard Cohen “Leaving The Table” You Want It Darker
Tom Morello “Find Another Way” The Atlas Underground
Tom Morello “Where It’s At Ain’t What It Is” The Atlas Underground
Tom Morello “Every Step That I Take” The Atlas Underground
The Nightwatchman “The Garden of Gethsemane” One Man Revolution
Bruce Springsteen “The Ghost of Tom Joad” High Hopes
Tom Morello “Lucky One” The Atlas Underground
Rage Against The Machine “Bulls On Parade” Evil Empire
Billy Strings “Burn The Other End” So Much for Goodbyes

Hour Two
Tegan and Sara “Walking With a Ghost” So Jealous
The Jayhawks “She Walks In So Many Ways” Mockingbird Time
mary in the junkyard “Blood” Role Model Hermit
The Beths “Straight Line Was a Lie” Straight Line Was a Lie
Franz Ferdinand “This Fire” Franz Ferdinand
Courtney Barnett “Site Unseen (feat. Waxahatchee)” Creature of Habit
Tash Sultana “Jungle” Notion EP
The Head and the Heart “Missed Connection” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Nada Surf “Always Love” Recorded Live for World Cafe
Alabama Shakes “I Feel Hope Coming” I Must Be Dreaming
Luna “Bonnie & Clyde” Penthouse
Kurt Vile “Pretty Pimpin'” b’lieve i’m goin down…
Sharon Van Etten “Taking Chances” Are We There
Queens of the Stone Age “Easy Street (feat. Nikki Lane)” Perfecth
Little Feat “Feats Don’t Fail Me Now” Feats Don’t Fail Me Now
Fiona Apple “Fast As You Can” When The Pawn…
Leon Bridges “Light The Way” Happiness Anytime