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Summer Music Preview: Kanye, Neko Case, No Age, More |
On this week's All Songs Considered, we hear a preview of some of the albums we're most excited about this summer. A rotating cast of NPR Music team folks join hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton to talk about new music from Kanye West, Neko Case, No Age and more.
Distinctive Voices: Three Must-Hear Violin Albums |
From the sweet melodies by Bach to the quiet sound world of Morton Feldman, sample three fascinating new albums by today's top fiddlers.
Samberg, Taccone And Schaffer: Three's Not A Lonely Island |
As the brains behind the hip-hop parody group responsible for digital shorts like "D--- in a Box," Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer have produced some of the funniest Saturday Night Live material in recent memory. Here, they talk about comedy, Yo! MTV Raps and adolescence.
First Listen: Bosnian Rainbows, 'Bosnian Rainbows' |
Though both are powerful and iconoclastic performers, The Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez Lopez and Le Butcherettes' Teri Gender Bender find a way to join together without crowding each other out.
Don't Kill Your Idols: J. Cole Looks For His Place In Hip-Hop |
On Born Sinner Cole appealingly frames the unwieldy subject of inheritance as a musical reckoning with the '90s, the era of his childhood and hip-hop's current favorite source of nostalgia.
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Viking's Choice: True Widow Wants To Make Your Summer A Bummer |
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Kanye's 'Yeezus' Packs A Bite |
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Question Of The Week: What Veteran Band Should Have A Comeback? |
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Guest DJ: Daft Punk On The Music That Inspired 'Random Access Memories' |
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This One Page Could End The Copyright War Over 'Happy Birthday' |
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Terence Blanchard Turns A Tragic Champion Into An Opera Hero |
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The Beatles' Defining Moment (Hint: It's Not 'Sgt. Pepper') |
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Playing Mozart — On Mozart's Violin |
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Heartbreak Takes John Vanderslice To 'Dagger Beach' |
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Pandora Buys A Radio Station, Songwriters' Group Calls It A 'Stunt' |
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