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Prophets of Rage's self-titled debut album comes out September 15.

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The Urgent 'Sonic Blast' Of Prophets Of Rage

5:06am September 15, 2017

Members of Public Enemy, Rage Against The Machine and Cypress Hill channel the anger of today as Prophets of Rage. Chuck D talks to David Greene ahead of the release of the group's debut album.

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Watch North Mississippi Allstars, Lindi Ortega, Tyler Childers And More, Live

5:00am September 15, 2017

WMOT — in collaboration with World Cafe, VuHaus and NPR Music — brings you a full day of performances streaming live from the Americana Music Festival & Conference in Nashville, Tenn.

The member of Ibeyi with Mala Rodriguez (center).

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New Video From Ibeyi From Upcoming Album

6:41pm September 14, 2017

by Felix Contreras

The Parisian-Cuban duo Ibeyi team with Spain's Mala Rodriguez for new single and video from upcoming album.

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After Labels Object, White Nationalist Stormfront Radio Stops Using Johnny Cash

5:34pm September 14, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Show producers received a cease-and-desist notice from Universal Music Group and American Recordings telling them to stop using Cash's cover of the Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne song "I Won't Back Down."

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Bruce Cockburn On World Cafe

4:55pm September 14, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

The Canadian troubadour may have just released his 33rd record, but his lyrics have the urgent feel of a passionate artist just starting out. He stops by World Cafe for an interview and performance.

Grant Hart (center) with Greg Norton (left) and Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü in 1987, one year before the band's dissolution.

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Grant Hart, Hüsker Dü Drummer And Songwriter, Is Dead At 56

4:49pm September 14, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Hart, who wrote songs like "Turn on the News" for the influential Minneapolis band and went on to become a fixture of the city after the band's dissolution, battled cancer publicly for many years.

Drummer Grant Hart, Co-Founder Of Punk Band Hüsker Dü, Dies At 56

4:38pm September 14, 2017

by Andrew Limbong

Drummer Grant Hart co-founded one of the most influential punk bands of all time: Hüsker Dü. Hart played drums and wrote many of the trio's songs. He died of complications from liver cancer and hepatitis C Thursday night at the age of 56.

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Songs We Love: Chela, 'Bad Habit'

4:35pm September 14, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

You never stop being a punk, even when you start making pop music. Chela's new single is a complex and desperate dance inward, and keeps us wanting more.

Musician Fred Hersch Recounts A Life 'In And Out Of Jazz' In His New Memoir

2:50pm September 14, 2017

Nearly 30 years ago, Hersch was among the first jazz musicians to come out as both gay and HIV positive. His memoir looks back on that time, as well as the time he spent in a medically induced coma.

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Godspeed You! Black Emperor's Luciferian Towers is out Sept. 22.

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First Listen: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, 'Luciferian Towers'

2:35pm September 14, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Stream the iconic Canadian collective's new album in its entirety.