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Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Melds Jazz And Hip-Hop Beats On 'Ruler Rebel'

3:05pm April 05, 2017

by Kevin Whitehead

The New-Orleans-born trumpeter salutes the earliest jazz recordings on his new album. Critic Kevin Whitehead says Ruler Rebel showcases Adjuah's "commanding personal voice and ... sense of direction."

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The Beatles celebrate the completion of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band at a press conference held at the west London home of their manager Brian Epstein on May 19, 1967.

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Fixing A Hole: 'Sgt. Pepper' Remixed And Reissued For 50th Anniversary

2:08pm April 05, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

One of the most important records in pop history is getting an appropriately comprehensive reissue.

Max Richter brings a diverse playlist with him for an NPR Music Guest DJ session.

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What's Composer Max Richter Listening To? Pretty Much Everything

1:23pm April 05, 2017

by Tom Huizenga

The genre-busting composer, who believes in classical music's "multi-dimensional space," brings a strikingly diverse playlist with him for a relaxed session of spinning tunes and talking music.

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A still from Boss Hog's "Shh Shh Shh" video.

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Boss Hog Channels Scooby Doo For 'Shh Shh Shh' Video

1:19pm April 05, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

After 17 years, the sleazy blues-punk band from Cristina Martinez and Jon Spencer is back. The group investigates a mass murder in this video directed by Aaron C. Lazar.

Melody Grove stars in The Strange Undoing Of Prudencia Hart, the focus of this week's episode.

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The Thistle & Shamrock: 'The Strange Undoing Of Prudencia Hart'

11:29am April 05, 2017

Hear music from the National Theatre of Scotland show that has won acclaim over the past five years, including during its recent run in the U.S.

Mr. Mitch's new album, Devout, comes out April 21.

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Songs We Love: Mr. Mitch, 'Lost Touch (Feat. Duval Timothy)'

10:00am April 05, 2017

by Jake Witz

The DJ and producer pushes London's grime scene to new frontiers. His latest album is a reflection of his new fatherhood.

Nashville's Daddy Issues make stormy, grungey pop.

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Daddy Issues Confronts Deep Trauma With Sharp, Languid Rock On 'I'm Not'

9:00am April 05, 2017

by Marissa Lorusso

On "I'm Not," Daddy Issues deals with a deep personal trauma through a languid take on pop, rock and punk.

To celebrate her ninth wedding anniversary, Beyoncé has released a new video for "Die With You."

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Hold Up: Beyoncé Just Released A New Thing For Us All To Obsess Over

5:27pm April 04, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

"Die With You" has been around since 2015, but it's newly packaged with a video depicting the endlessly dissected love affair between Beyoncé and Jay Z.

Aimee Mann's newest album, Mental Illness, is out now.

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'I Think It's Hard To Be A Person': Aimee Mann On Compassionate Songwriting

5:18pm April 04, 2017

The singer-songwriter's music has long been characterized as melancholy. For her album Mental Illness, she leaned into that stereotype, writing songs that empathize with other people's struggles.

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Laura Jane Grace burned her birth certificate at a concert in North Carolina in 2016 in protest of the state's "bathroom bill" requiring transgender people in government facilities to use bathrooms that match the sex on their birth certificate.

For Laura Jane Grace, Punk Was A Form Of Armor

3:43pm April 04, 2017

The founder of the band Against Me! felt so conflicted about her gender growing up that she thought she was schizophrenic. Since transitioning, she's become more in touch with herself.

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