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Lana Del Rey Loves Kendrick Lamar, And Other Highlights From Coachella Weekend One

12:06pm April 17, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

High-wire acrobatics, major guest performances, a new Lorde song and dozens of stolen cell phones highlight the final night of the festival's first weekend.

Living In The Shadows, Part Two: On The Edge Of A Dream, which collects Bert Jansch's post-2000s output, comes out April 28.

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Hear An Unreleased Bert Jansch And Johnny Marr Song, 'It Don't Bother Me'

11:18am April 17, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

The Scottish guitarist met The Smiths guitarist in the late '90s, resulting in the album Crimson Moon. Here the duo revisits a Bert Jansch tune from 1965.

Two cockatoos have very different reactions while listening to music.

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Which Cockatoo Are You?

11:17am April 17, 2017

by Robin Hilton

You need this video of two very different birds listening to an Elvis Presley song in your life.

A still from Morning Teleportation's "Re-wiring Easily" video.

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Songs We Love: Morning Teleportation, 'Re-wiring Easily'

10:00am April 17, 2017

by Jerad Walker

Take a bicycle ride and float through water in a dreamlike, interactive video for the twinkly, banjo-driven singalong.

"My music only feels exciting for me if its in the moment, and thats what this album is," Shamir writes of Hope.

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Blessings Be! Download Shamir's Surprise Album, 'Hope'

9:39am April 17, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

No label, no care — Shamir just gifted us with a new album and it's already making Monday a whole lot brighter.

"Home is my music," says Jeanne Galice, a.k.a. Jain. "I can bring it everywhere and I will feel safe."

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For Globetrotting Singer Jain, Every Place Has Meaning

8:12am April 16, 2017

The French musician, born Jeanne Galice, has lived in Dubai, Congo-Brazzaville and Abu Dhabi. She says each of those places influences her rhythmic, worldly pop.

Michael Nesmith (center, foreground) with the other members of The Monkees — Davy Jones (left), Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork (right) — in the late 1960s.

Michael Nesmith On 'Infinite Tuesday' And Touring With Hendrix

8:12am April 16, 2017

In his new memoir, the one-time member of The Monkees recalls befriending John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix, who opened for the band on a 1967 tour. (That didn't last long.)

'(Be)longing' Explores Gun Violence, 10 Years After Virginia Tech Shooting

8:12am April 16, 2017

by Robbie Harris

(Be)longing is the name of a new oratorio commissioned to mark the 10th anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings. The creators wanted to create a piece about gun violence and how to prevent it.

Hilltop waitress Kayla Young serves up one of the Zagat-rated restaurant's dishes, chicken-fried steak.

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Both The Food And The Music Are Made From Scratch At This Texas Joint

1:45pm April 15, 2017

by John Burnett

For more than 35 years, the Hilltop Cafe has been serving up both seafood and the blues on a lonesome highway in Texas Hill Country. Patrons flock to hear owner Johnny Nicholas perform his tunes.

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Workers prepare for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest at the International Exhibition Center in Kiev on April 11, 2017.

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Eurovision Again Struck By Controversy As Russia Says It Won't Broadcast

10:26am April 15, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

After a year of tumult, Russia has doubled down, saying it won't broadcast this year's contest after its competitor, Yuliya Samoylova, was denied entry into Ukraine.