Music

Think Your Hearing's Great? You Might Want To Check It Out

6:46pm February 08, 2017

by Richard Harris

About a quarter of adults who think their hearing is fine actually have some hearing loss, according to the CDC. And many of them are in their 20s. Activities of daily living are often to blame.

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This week's episode features music from The Katie McNally Trio.

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Debuts

5:23pm February 08, 2017

These musicians from both sides of the Atlantic make their first appearances on Thistle this week.

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Guster On Mountain Stage

5:10pm February 08, 2017

The seminal pop-rock quartet returns to Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.

"I felt like I toed the line of nowhere," Michael Kiwanuka says of his upbringing as the child of Ugandan refugees in England.

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Michael Kiwanuka On World Cafe

3:34pm February 08, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

The "Black Man In A White World" singer discusses his bicultural upbringing and the ways in which his music and his identity intersect.

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For Black History Month, Celebrate Afro-Latino Music With Smithsonian Folkways

2:38pm February 08, 2017

by Felix Contreras

With Folkways curator Dan Sheehy as a guide, Alt.Latino explores how the music of West Africa has influenced Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Drake performs on February 28, 2015 in Sydney, Australia.

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Drake, David Bowie Top List Of Highest-Selling Artists

1:06pm February 08, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Justin Bieber, Adele and Beyoncé also made the list, as you might have imagined.

Michael McKean, left, Christopher Guest, right, and Harry Shearer at the re-release premiere of This Is Spinal Tap, Sept. 5, 2000.

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Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest And Michael McKean Join 'Spinal Tap' Lawsuit

12:41pm February 08, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

The three comedy legends join Harry Shearer's lawsuit, first filed last fall, against the film's owner.

Aye Nako's new album, Silver Haze, comes out April 7.

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Songs We Love: Aye Nako, 'Particle Mace'

11:06am February 08, 2017

by Paula Mejia

Aye Nako's forthcoming Silver Haze builds effervescent pop-punk melodies in squalling harmony. But here, the band makes a strong case for something unprecedented during this uneasy time: tenderness.

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Cold Beat's Dreamy Synth-Pop Song '62 Moons' Takes Off

9:36am February 08, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Cold Beat's forthcoming Chaos By Invitation leans into the band's pop sensibilities more than ever, and bring a load of synths with them.

"We want to be in a space that invites anyone who wants to come to be there," The New Respects bassist Alexis Fitzgerald says.

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World Cafe Nashville: The New Respects

3:58pm February 07, 2017

by Jewly Hight

The Tennessee-bred quartet charges forth with a bright-eyed take on throwback rock 'n' roll. Bassist Alexis Fitzgerald says its defining ideals are "freedom and fun and family."