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Music & Culture

Songs We Love: KAMAU, 'Jusfayu (Feat. No Wyld)'

4:19pm June 08, 2016

by Erika Ramirez

With every song or visual, you see another corner of KAMAU's mind light up. The soul jazz-inspired "Jusfayu" is about a one-way romance, with an aggressive and heavily symbolic video.

Beyonce inked a $50 million endorsement deal with Pepsi in 2012.

This Is How Much Celebrities Get Paid To Endorse Soda And Unhealthy Food

3:49pm June 08, 2016

by Allison Aubrey

Beyonce got $50 million to push Pepsi. Justin Timberlake: $6 million in a deal with McDonald's. A study describes the lucrative deals celebs popular with teens and young adults inked to sell food.

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Animal Collective On World Cafe

3:10pm June 08, 2016

Panda Bear, Avey Tare and Geologist adopted a new approach to recording their new album, Painting With. Hear an interview and performance.

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Watch Lost Lander Perform 'Trailer Tracks' Live At Cottonwood Canyon

2:46pm June 08, 2016

by Dave Christensen

Watch the Portland pop band perform live at a new state park in central Oregon.

Lisa Hannigan's new album, At Swim, comes out August 19.

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Song Premiere, Lisa Hannigan, 'Prayer For The Dying'

10:00am June 08, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

This first taste of Hannigan's new album, At Swim, showcases her gift for slow-burning melancholy.

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Jason Martin Explains Starflyer 59's 'Slow,' Track By Track

9:40am June 08, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

Slow is the first time Martin has allowed himself to look back on a long career. Martin shares his characteristically dry wit on album No. 14: "I'm like a minor-league ball player, man."

A toddler plays a guitar in an old home movie clip featured in a new video for the Maybird song, "Looking Back."

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First Watch: Maybird, 'Looking Back'

8:00am June 08, 2016

by Robin Hilton

A montage of old home movie clips show members of the band as they age from dancing toddlers to skateboarding teens on the brink of adulthood.

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Eric Bachmann On World Cafe

4:15pm June 07, 2016

The Archers of Loaf and Crooked Fingers leader performs songs from his first solo album in a decade.

Clockwise from upper left: River Whyless, Hannah Georgas, Angel Olsen, Ages And Ages

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New Mix: Songs On Letting Go And Believing In Yourself

1:14pm June 07, 2016

On this week's show: Songs about facing fears, being true to yourself and not worrying what everyone else thinks, plus an interview with singer Angel Olsen about her surprising new single.

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Judy Collins and Ari Hest perform on Mountain Stage.

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Judy Collins And Ari Hest On Mountain Stage

12:19pm June 07, 2016

The veteran folksinger is joined by one of her favorite songwriters, live on stage in West Virginia.