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In 1979, rock DJ Steve Dahl donned a combat helmet to blow up a crate of disco records, a stunt now known as Disco Demolition.

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July 12, 1979: 'The Night Disco Died' — Or Didn't

8:28am July 16, 2016

by Derek John

One muggy Thursday, 50,000 rowdy rock fans packed Chicago's Comiskey Park to see disc jockey Steve Dahl blow up a crate of disco records. That evening's stunt helped birth a new musical movement.

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Music Review: 'Wildflower,' The Avalanches

6:40pm July 15, 2016

by Will Hermes

Will Hermes reviews a second album by The Avalanches that was 16 years in the making called Wildflower.

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John Prine To Release New Duets Album, 'For Better, Or Worse'

4:02pm July 15, 2016

by Jewly Hight

The sequel to 1999's album of vintage country duets, In Spite Of Ourselves, will be out Sept. 30. Hear Prine sing the opening song, "Who's Gonna Take The Garbage Out," with Iris DeMent.

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Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard On Small-Town Life, Big-Time Music

3:41pm July 15, 2016

Howard was raised on her father's junkyard in the small town of Athens, Ala. "It was a really interesting way to grow up," she tells Fresh Air. Originally broadcast Jan. 28, 2016.

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Throngs of fans hold up cell phones during a Disclosure concert earlier this year.

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All Songs +1: My Cell Phone Rights At Shows Vs. Yours

3:22pm July 15, 2016

by Robin Hilton

We asked what listeners think about new technology that can disable their phone cameras during concerts. The results surprised us. Hear Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton discuss this divisive issue.

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Across the Blue Ridge #29 - Youngsters tearing up the old time and bluegrass world

3:00pm July 15, 2016

by Paul Brown

Coast to coast and around the world, there's a new crop of musicians storming the roots music world with loads of enthusiasm, great skills, and the sort of down home informality and humility that m

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Carla Bley And Steve Swallow On Piano Jazz

2:28pm July 15, 2016

Bley and Swallow join host Marian McPartland for trio renditions of Carla Bley originals.

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First Listen: Sango And Dave B, 'Tomorrow'

2:22pm July 15, 2016

by Kiana Fitzgerald

The two — one the face of a new-age quiet storm entity and the other a low-key rapper making small, but steady, waves at home — are convincing. Seattle has something to say.

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Guest Dose: Lindstrøm

1:59pm July 15, 2016

by Piotr Orlov

Hear a rare DJ mix from the producer who helped define the psychedelic space-disco sound.

And The Kids in a scene from their new video for the song "Friends Share Lovers"

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First Watch: And The Kids, 'Friends Share Lovers'

12:23pm July 15, 2016

by Sophie Kemp

In the Massachusetts band's new video, members put TV sets on their heads and bare their emotions.