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The Seratones Rock The Tiny Desk With A Jungle Beat

1:08pm March 08, 2015

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to AJ Haynes and Adam Davis of the Louisiana rock band Seratones. The group had a entry to the recent NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest, though they didn't win the final prize.

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21-year-old Estonian-American composer Jonas Tarm.

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Young Composer's Work Dropped For Nazi Melody

8:28am March 08, 2015

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The New York Youth Symphony canceled its Carnegie Hall performance of a piece that it recently premiered by Estonian-American composer Jonas Tarm. At issue is his use of a Nazi theme.

Owner Heidi Rogers Tuesday at her famous Manhattan shop, Frank Music Company, before the store's final closing Friday. Judging silently from on high is composer Igor Stravinsky.

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Saying Goodbye To A Manhattan Classical Music Mecca

7:04pm March 06, 2015

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The last store in Manhattan devoted exclusively to classical sheet music is closing its doors — having been lapped by online retailers and free file sharing.

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A drawing of two clinking martini glasses.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Focus,' Con Men And Rock And Roll

10:02am March 06, 2015

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, the state of rock and the art of the con — or at least the con-artist film.

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Planet Of Sound: The Long, Unmistakable Orbit Of Aphex Twin

11:28am March 05, 2015

by Michaelangelo Matos

A flood of music — official and semi-secret, after years of silence — puts the career of the electronic musician Richard D. James, best known as Aphex Twin, into new and revealing perspective.

In LA, Clearing A Backlog Of Aging Instruments

8:29pm March 04, 2015

by Mary Plummer

The district has made progress, but many students are stuck with broken strings, squeaky horns and out-of-tune pianos.

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A 'Girl In A Band': Kim Gordon On Life After Sonic Youth

2:20pm March 04, 2015

Gordon co-founded Sonic Youth with Thurston Moore. When their marriage broke up in 2011, so did the band. Gordon talks about rebuilding her life, writing her memoir and her new band Body/Head.

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Jin poses for a photograph during an interview with the AP in Hong Kong in 2008.

Rapper Jin Tries To Stretch His '15 Minutes' Of Fame

9:50am March 04, 2015

by Kat Chow

In 2004, Jin was one of the first Asian-Americans to drop a major label rap album. One controversial song, "Learn Chinese," raised eyebrows. A decade later, he's trying to rephrase the message.

Debate About French Muslim Identity Plays Out In Hip-Hop

6:25pm March 03, 2015

As part of our stories about Muslims in Western Europe, commentator Hisham Aidi, author of the book Rebel Music, talks about how music factors into the cultural differences between French Muslims.

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Fresh Air Remembers 'Jazz Master' Orrin Keepnews

2:19pm March 03, 2015

Keepnews co-founded two of the most important independent record labels of the 1950s and '60s. The Grammy-winning producer passed away Sunday. He spoke to Terry Gross in 1988.

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