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Spotify's 'Music + Talk' shows capture the magic of early podcasts

1:34pm November 10, 2021

by Nick Quah

Critic Nick Quah says the streaming giant's foray into the music podcast field has been pleasantly experimental, with casual, compelling shows that sound lo-fi and intimate.

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Aimee Mann new album, Queens of the Summer Hotel, is out now

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Aimee Mann's Album, 'Queens of the Summer Hotel,' is inspired by 'Girl, Interrupted'

12:42pm November 10, 2021

NPR's A Martínez talks to songwriter Aimee Mann about her album: Queens of the Summer Hotel. It's based on the book, Girl, Interrupted, which chronicles the author's stay in a mental institution.

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Pelt, 'Diglossia'

10:41am November 10, 2021

by Lars Gotrich

A thrilling piece of drone music that stays in one place, yet brightens every corner.

Raye Zaragoza performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Raye Zaragoza: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

6:28am November 10, 2021

by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler

The Akimel Oʼotham folk singer performs four songs for her Tiny Desk (home) concert.

Despite leaving the acting business multiple times, Stockwell's career spanned 70 years.

'Blue Velvet' and 'Quantum Leap' actor Dean Stockwell has died at age 85

5:12pm November 09, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

The veteran actor was known for his wide variety of roles — from sci-fi tv shows such as Quantum Leap and Battlestar Galactica, to arthouse classics like Paris, Texas and Blue Velvet.

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Karen Dalton, 'Something on Your Mind (Alternate Take)'

4:22pm November 09, 2021

by Stephen Thompson

Alternate takes are often mere curiosities, but Karen Dalton's country-inflected version of "Something on Your Mind" feels genuinely revealing.

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Mitski, 'The Only Heartbreaker'

3:21pm November 09, 2021

by Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis

"The Only Heartbreaker" enlists an '80s sound in classic "Take On Me"-style that emphasizes the histrionics of intentionally sabotaging something or someone.

People attend a makeshift memorial on Sunday at the NRG Park grounds where eight people died in a crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival in Houston.

8 tips to follow if you're trapped in a crushing crowd

3:19pm November 09, 2021

by Bill Chappell

An expert on crowd dynamics shares his advice on how to survive a crush of people. Two tips: don't put a backpack on the ground — and protect your ribs, so you can breathe.

Led Zeppelin performing at the Empire Pool in London.

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Under the thunder that opens Led Zeppelin's 'When the Levee Breaks'

2:10pm November 09, 2021

by Phil Harrell

Throughout NPR's 50th anniversary, we're looking back at moments from that year that have (also) stood the test of time. Today, one of the most unforgettable pieces of drumming in rock history.

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Ronnie Martin, 'From the Womb of the Morning, The Dew of Your Youth Will Be Yours'

10:13am November 09, 2021

by Lars Gotrich

Martin returns to the thriving synth-pop spirit of his former project, Joy Electric, with this glittering new single.