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Unlike most super producers, Salaam Remi doesn't have an identifiable sound he loans out to various acts. He's better known for mining a sound from each act he works with that, in turn, becomes their signature sound.

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Salaam Remi On Sampling For Nas and Amy Winehouse

8:41am May 02, 2020

Unlike most super producers, Salaam Remi doesn't have an identifiable sound of his own. He's better known for mining a sound from each act he works with that, in turn, becomes their signature sound.

John Boutte's famous performance at the 2006 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is just one of the beloved performances included in WWOZ's Jazz Festing in Place series.

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From Ella Fitzgerald To John Boutté: Jazz Festing In Place Presents Archival Audio

8:04am May 02, 2020

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation and WWOZ will stream of some of the greatest performances in Jazz Fest history this weekend.

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A Music-Selling Platform Waives Some Fees To Support Artists During The Pandemic

6:07pm May 01, 2020

by Andrew Limbong

The music-selling platform Bandcamp is waiving its fees for one day a month for the next three months to support artists during the pandemic.

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Beastie Boys' Michael Diamond, Adam Yauch and Adam Horovitz in 1993. Diamond and Horovitz lead a live history session on the group in Spike Jonze's new Apple TV+ documentary, Beastie Boys Story.

20 Streaming TV Shows For Music Lovers On Lockdown

5:18pm May 01, 2020

by Jon Lewis

With Beastie Boys Story now streaming and Damien Chazelle's The Eddy on the way, here are 20 television series or specials to pass the time at home — or inspire your next playlist.

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'Fresh Air' Remembers Jazz Archivist And Historian Michael Cogswell

1:51pm May 01, 2020

by Terry Gross

Cogswell, who died April 20, was executive director of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, which houses journals, trumpets, tapes, photographs and other artifacts. Originally broadcast in 2001.

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Drake released a new mixtape Dark Lane Demo Tapes at midnight Friday and teased a new album to come in an Instagram post.

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Drake, The King Of Summer Songs, Drops New Mixtape And Promises A New Album

12:50pm May 01, 2020

by Jon Lewis

The Toronto rapper and reigning TikTok champion released Dark Lane Demo Tapes at midnight, alongside an Instagram post teasing a full album over the summer

Steve Earle and the Dukes, Electric Lady Studios.

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Steve Earle Tells The Story Of A West Virginian Mining Disaster Through Song

12:00pm May 01, 2020

Earle knows the value of storytelling as a way to find our shared humanity. He used that talent to write the music for a play called Coal Country and make his latest album, Ghosts of West Virginia.

Dixie Chicks has delayed its new album, Gaslighter, to sometime this summer.

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Dixie Chicks Delays New Album, Offers 'Julianna Calm Down'

11:08am May 01, 2020

by Lars Gotrich

Named for Emily Strayer's daughter, "Julianna Calm Down" is a inspirational letter to young women in toxic relationships.

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Buck Curran: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

10:36am May 01, 2020

by Lars Gotrich

The American guitarist met Adele Pappalardo years ago while touring Italy. They perform droning psych-folk songs together from their Bergamo home.

Michael Trotter of The War and Treaty has been watching old TV shows to stay calm.

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The War and Treaty's Michael Trotter Is Embracing Childhood Nostalgia

10:16am May 01, 2020

by Michael Trotter

In Our Daily Breather, we ask artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Michael Trotter has been revisiting the television shows of his childhood.