Music & Culture

Music & Culture

Chord Change Shifts 'Morning Edition' Theme To Passionate Tango Music

6:11am June 17, 2016

Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne share a version of the Morning Edition theme with a tango flavor, arranged by a classical composer and local public radio host.

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Karl Blau On World Cafe

4:31pm June 16, 2016

Producer Tucker Martine joins the Washington singer-songwriter in the studio to play a few country covers from Introducing Karl Blau.

Hozier, performing his new song "Better Love" written for "The Legend of Tarzan"

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All Songs +1: Hozier Meets Tarzan

3:59pm June 16, 2016

by Bob Boilen

Hozier's first new song since his incredible 2014 debut album is a love song written for The Legend of Tarzan. He says he tried to convey the film's mix of love and brutality.

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Deerhoof's new album, The Magic, comes out June 24.

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First Listen: Deerhoof, 'The Magic'

3:12pm June 16, 2016

by Mike Katzif

The band's tense, visceral, unpredictable sound doesn't let listeners get comfortable for very long. These 15 songs were inspired by the music each Deerhoof member grew up loving.

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Margaret Glaspy Draws On 'Emotions And Math' For Her Debut Album

1:46pm June 16, 2016

by Ken Tucker

Singer-songwriter Glaspy plays a variety of instruments, but concentrates mainly on guitar on her new album. Critic Ken Tucker says Emotions and Math blends complexity with "deceptive directness."

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Songs We Love: P.S. Eliot, 'Bear Named Otis (Demo Version)'

1:26pm June 16, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

#TBT to Katie and Allison Crutchfield's beloved pop-punk band P.S. Eliot, whose blasted chords and simple couplets are disarmed by a home recording's rawness.

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The Honduran-Canadian Singer And The Swedish Band: An Alt.Latino Love Story

12:31pm June 16, 2016

by Jasmine Garsd

Good music is good music, and it eventually breaks down all barriers. This week we've got Mexican bluegrass, Venezuelan retro and a Honduran crooner who makes beautiful music in Canada.

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