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Soprano Marni Nixon, shown above in June 1988, was dubbed "The Ghostess with the Mostest" in Time magazine. "Bad rhyme, but that sort of stuck," she said.

'Ghost' Soprano Marni Nixon, Who Voiced Blockbuster Musicals, Dies At 86

6:01pm July 25, 2016

by Jeff Lunden

You might not know Marni Nixon's name, but you've probably heard her. Nixon dubbed the voices for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, Natalie Wood in West Side Story and Deborah Kerr in The King and I.

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Peter Bjorn And John On World Cafe

4:47pm July 25, 2016

The Swedish pop-rock trio performs songs from its new album, Breakin' Point.

Tokimonsta's song "Drive" is featured in this week's episode of Metropolis.

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Metropolis: 07/23/2016

4:07pm July 25, 2016

by Jason Bentley

KCRW's Jason Bentley spins music by The Avalanches, A Tribe Called Quest, Paradis and more in this week's two-hour EDM mix.

A still from Glass Animals' "Youth" video.

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Songs We Love: Glass Animals, 'Youth'

3:17pm July 25, 2016

by Megan Buerger

Even with Glass Animals' perky, high-pitched synths and rich R&B drums, you can't help but sense tragedy in the air — especially when the song is paired with a video about a lost boy.

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R&B Singer Maxwell Is Majestic — And Vulnerable — On 'blackSUMMERS'night'

3:10pm July 25, 2016

by Ken Tucker

Maxwell creates an atmosphere of free-floating sensuality on his new album. Critic Ken Tucker says the record is "dreamy and roomy enough to accommodate a wide array of emotions."

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A special police officer examines the scene after an explosion in a public place in Ansbach, Germany, Monday. Bavaria's top security official says a man who blew himself up near an open-air music festival in the southern German city was a 27-year-old Syri

Syrian Suicide Bomber Injures 12 In Southern Germany

2:21pm July 25, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The man's request for asylum had been rejected; he was supposed to be deported to Bulgaria, according to German media reports.

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The only known photo from Pylon's farewell show in 1983 at the Mad Hatter — a performance which makes up the recordings heard on Live.

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Viking's Choice: Pylon, 'Beep (Live, 1983)'

2:17pm July 25, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

With Live, recorded at Pylon's final show in 1983, we hear a document that breathes and heaves, as these post-punk-disco mutants perform at the height of their evolution.

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Xenia Rubinos: Tiny Desk Concert

2:14pm July 25, 2016

by Felix Contreras

On Black Terry Cat and in the NPR Music offices, Rubinos' music uses her Afro-Caribbean roots as a jumping-off point for inventive, provocative songs.

On August 4, Lucinda Williams, Thao And The Get Down Stay Down and iLe will perform at Lincoln Center Out Of Doors for a night with NPR Music.

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NPR Music Announces Lincoln Center Out Of Doors Lineup

1:29pm July 25, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

Join us for a free concert with Lucinda Williams, Thao And The Get Down Stay Down and iLe on August 4 at New York City's Damrosch Park.

Johnnyswim is otherwise known as Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano Ramirez. Their new album is Georgica Pond, due out Sept. 30 on Big Picnic Records.

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Hear Johnnyswim's 'Summertime Romance'

8:00am July 25, 2016

by Robin Hilton

After teasing the song in the spring, the duo is now sharing the full studio version of the song from their upcoming album Georgica Pond.