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Fresh Air Remembers Beatles Photographer Astrid Kirchherr

1:55pm May 22, 2020

by Terry Gross

Kirchherr, who died May 12, who took the first publicity photos of the Beatles and is credited with giving the group their signature "mop-top" haircuts. Originally broadcast in 2008.

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Buddy and Kent Jamz play a Tiny Desk (Home) concert.

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Buddy And Kent Jamz: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

10:06am May 22, 2020

by Bobby Carter

The two rappers perform tracks from their joint mixtape Janktape Vol. 1 for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

Moby continues to release music — this month, he put out a new album, All Visible Objects -- but in recent years his philanthropic and activist work on behalf of animal rights has taken up more of his time, money and skin.

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All That Moby Needs Is To Be Good

8:03am May 22, 2020

by Grayson Haver Currin

At 54 years old, the dance music superstar has shifted more of his time and money toward animal rights activism and philanthropy. Does he have to change himself if he wants to change the world?

Bassist Linda May Han Oh and pianist Fabian Almazan perform at home.

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Fabian Almazan And Linda May Han Oh: Alone Together Duets

8:00am May 22, 2020

Fabian Almazan and Linda May Han Oh serenade us with a piano and bass duet from their Harlem, N.Y., apartment.

Damien Jurado released What's New, Tomboy? at the start of May, and says he's already written three new albums while stuck at home over the past two months.

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Stuck At Home, Damien Jurado Says He's Written 3 New Albums

6:58am May 22, 2020

by Clay Masters

A songwriter beloved by songwriters, Jurado just released a new album called What's New, Tomboy? on May 1. Holed up at home in Washington state, he's furiously writing three more.

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Rachel Portman was the first woman to win an Academy Award for best original score. Her latest album ask the river is her first not written for a film or stage production.

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Rachel Portman Steps Away From The Screen With 'Ask The River'

5:02pm May 21, 2020

by Tim Greiving

The first woman composer to win an Oscar for best original score is releasing her first album of music not written for a film or stage production.

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Vibraphonist Stefon Harris and double bassist Ben Williams.

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Stefon Harris: A Generation's Preeminent Voice Of The Vibraphone

2:04pm May 21, 2020

by Sarah Geledi

Vibraphonist Stefon Harris gives us a lesson in empathy on and off the bandstand with his band Blackout.

Margo Price performing at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. in May 2018.

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Margo Price Is 'Perfectly Imperfect At The Ryman'

10:12am May 21, 2020

by Emma Bowers

Capturing performances from Price's star-making 2018 residency at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, Perfectly Imperfect At The Ryman feels like a relic from a time gone by.

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Our Daily Breather: Kathy Valentine Says It's The Right Time To Declutter Your Home

10:00am May 21, 2020

by Kathy Valentine

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Kathy Valentine says the muses can wait; right now, it's time to clean your house.

Carly Rae Jepsen released Dedicated Side B Thursday morning.

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Carly Rae Jepsen Releases 'Dedicated Side B,' The Album We All Needed

8:10am May 21, 2020

by Jon Lewis

After hinting at a new "B-side" collection over the weekend, the Canadian pop star released the album Thursday morning.