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Amateur K-pop dancers perform at a presidential campaign rally for Moon Jae-in, the candidate for Korea's Democratic Party, in Seoul on Saturday.

Parade Floats And Altered K-Pop Songs Mark South Korea's Coming Election

12:22pm May 04, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

With tensions rising over North Korea's nuclear program, you might expect a kind of panic in South Korea. But there's an altogether different scene happening in Seoul ahead of the election.

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Former President Obama and Bruce Springsteen, campaigning together in Madison, Wisc. in November 2012, a day before the presidential election.

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On Deck For The Obama Presidential Library: A Recording Studio

12:08pm May 04, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The former president is planning a space in which artists like Bruce Springsteen and Chance the Rapper can create music that has "social commentary and meaning."

PWR BTTM inside the World Cafe performance studio.

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PWR BTTM On World Cafe

11:34am May 04, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

Leaving a trail of microphones covered in makeup and glitter behind them, the queer power-punk band makes music for everyone. Hear an interview and live performance.

The travails of the Fyre Festival inspired a comedy script mocking it and its attendees.

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Fyre Festival Hit With Third Lawsuit (And A Madcap Comedy Spoof)

11:22am May 04, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Fyre Festival's ongoing problems prompted one comedy writer to pen a buddy comedy spoof featuring Donald Trump, United Airlines and Tobey Maguire.

LCD Soundsystem's new songs will be released at midnight on digital services.

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Prepare Your Bodies, LCD Soundsystem Will Release Two New Songs At Midnight

10:53am May 04, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

"And I mean, literally, midnight," James Murphy writes on Facebook, with promise of a new album down the line.

Lola Marsh's new album, Remember Roses, comes out June 9.

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Lola Marsh Unleashes A Uke-Fueled Charm Offensive

10:00am May 04, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

The ingredients of "Wishing Girl" are simple but potent: a whistled hook, Gil Landau's briskly strummed ukulele, and the sweetly plainspoken voice of Yael Shoshana Cohen.

A still from Japanese Breakfast's "Machinist" video.

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Japanese Breakfast's 'Machinist' Is A Melancholy Story Of Sci-Fi Love

9:57am May 04, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Michelle Zauner builds a body for her robot lover in the first single from Japanese Breakfast's second album, Soft Sounds From Another Planet.

La Santa Cecelia's new album, Amar Y Vivir is out May 12.

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First Listen, La Santa Cecelia, 'Amar Y Vivir'

7:15am May 04, 2017

by Felix Contreras

Stream the Los Angeles-based band's live album of traditional Mexican boleros and rancheras. Each track was recorded live to tape at historic spaces in Mexico City.

Someone on Streamable mashed up soundbites of James Comey and Hillary Clinton talking about Clinton's emails ... and it's surprisingly catchy.

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WATCH: James Comey And Hillary Clinton Get Remixed In Email Mashup Video

10:20pm May 03, 2017

by Otis Hart

Someone with serious Auto-Tune skills collected soundbites about the Clinton email controversy and wrote a surprisingly catchy song.

Hear music from Battlefield Band in this week's episode.

Music & Culture

The Thistle & Shamrock: Singer-Songwriters

4:43pm May 03, 2017

The talented songwriters featured in this week's show take us on a tour around the landscapes that inspire their music.