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Elizabeth Cook Says 'Exodus Of Venus' Is 'An Album Of Extremes'

5:24pm June 19, 2016

Country singer Elizabeth Cook's new album Exodus of Venus took six years to make, after deaths in the family, divorce, rehab and a whirlwind romance. All that turmoil is reflected in her new songs.

Mitski's latest album is called Puberty 2.

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Mitski On 'Puberty 2' And The Nature Of Happiness

10:20am June 19, 2016

by NPR Staff

On her latest album, one of the most talked-about young artists in rock ponders just what kind of happiness is worth chasing. She speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin.

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"Collaboration is one of the finest gifts of artistry," k.d. lang (center) says. Together, she, Neko Case (left) and Laura Veirs (right) are case/lang/veirs.

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Neko Case, k.d. lang And Laura Veirs On The Art Of Working Together

7:59am June 19, 2016

by NPR Staff

For the three singers, collaborating on the new album case/lang/veirs brought surprises, slip-ups and, finally, satisfaction.

We asked eleven writers to share the songs that helped them make the dance floor home.

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I Was Born On The Dance Floor: A Playlist For Pulse

10:57am June 18, 2016

by Ann Powers

The mourning process reminds those who love to dance together that to gather on a dance floor is to open one's arms to life. We asked 11 writers to share the club song that changed their lives.

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Luke Bell Returns To Wyoming In Debut Album

10:54am June 18, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon talks to the ranch-hand turned songwriter. He comes from a long line of Wyoming homesteaders and studied agroecology before becoming a country singer.

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As Led Zeppelin Faces Copyright Charges, The Line Between Plagiarism And Homage

8:40am June 18, 2016

Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were in court this week answering charges of copyright infringement. Forensic musicologist Joe Bennett and NPR's Scott Simon discuss.

Timothy Laughlin (Aaron Blake, left) meets Hawkins Fuller (Joseph Lattanzi) in Cincinnati Opera's world premiere production of Fellow Travelers, based on the novel by Thomas Mallon.

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A New Opera Illuminates The 'Lavender Scare,' A Little-Explored Era In Queer History

8:21am June 18, 2016

by Naomi Lewin

Fellow Travelers is based on Thomas Mallon's historical novel of the same name. It takes place during the McCarthy 1950s, when intense scrutiny fell not only on suspected communists but gays as well.

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Music Review: 'Johannesburg,' Mumford & Sons

5:59pm June 17, 2016

by Tom Moon

NPR reviews a musical collaboration between Mumford and Sons and musicians from far flung countries called Johannesburg.

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Mudcrutch On World Cafe

5:28pm June 17, 2016

Tom Petty's gotten his old band back together for a new album, Mudcrutch 2. Hear the songs performed live.

Arya Shine, proud daughter of hip-hop and the man who runs all the @NPRHipHop socials, the one and only Cedric Shine.

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Rap Dads, Daughters And Sons: The Father's Day Episode

3:15pm June 17, 2016

Our producer, David Luke, father of David Luke III, put together this podcast, in which past guests like Danny Brown, Solange Knowles and T.I spoke about fatherhood and father figures. It's OK to cry.

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