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50 Years Of The Hollies
Not many bands can celebrate a silver anniversary, which is why Fresh Air music historian Ed Ward wishes more people made a bigger deal out of The Hollies.
Hear Lydia Loveless Cover Prince's 'I Would Die 4 U'
This roughed-up, rootsy take on one of Prince's most ecstatic pop songs — out on Record Store Day — makes good on an April Fools' Day prank that fans wished wasn't a joke.
Benjamin Booker Faces The Past
In a double-length video for two songs from his debut album, the punk-influenced blues singer struggles with civil rights issues that we can't seem to settle.
Got To Give $7.4 Million Up: Jury Finds Pharrell And Thicke Copied Marvin Gaye Song
A Los Angeles jury has determined that singers Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke lifted portions of Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit "Got to Give It Up" when writing their hit "Blurred Lines."
James McMurtry Is More Expressive Than Ever On 'Complicated Game'
Complicated Game demonstrates a new range of style and subject matter for McMurtry.
Mavericks' Singer Raul Malo Restlessly Explores Genres
In the band's latest album Mono, Malo demonstrates how he likes to make music that confounds the usual expectations of what a country hit-maker can do.
'Now Is The Time' For Organist Chris Foreman
Foreman is one of a few Chicago jazz heroes who should be better known outside the city limits.
Nora Jane Struthers Is Wide Awake On New Album
Given the content of the songs, the title Wake seems, in part, to refer to an awakening Struthers has had about who she is, what she wants to do, and how she wants to sound.
On 'Collective Portrait,' Eddie Henderson Is Still Taking Risks At 74
Eddie Henderson may never have quite gotten his due, but there's still time to correct that.