Music

Like The Linda Lindas, this teen girl band in Benin makes you dance — and think

7:00am May 28, 2022

by Nick Roll

The 7-member band hails from a conservative part of the country. They sing about female genital cutting, child marriage and gender equality. And they rock.

Late virtuoso violinist and pioneering composer Martyn Bennett is featured on this week's episode.

Music & Culture

The Thistle & Shamrock: Folktronica

2:06pm May 27, 2022

This week's episode of The Thistle & Shamrock explores the intersection where folk meets electronic music, highlighting the compositions of Martyn Bennett, Barry Reid, and more.

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Depeche Mode founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60

10:53am May 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

Fletcher assumed a low-profile in the group, but was a uniting figure and often the tiebreaking vote in the squabbles of his more famous bandmates.

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Sky Ferreira, 'Don't Forget'

10:00am May 27, 2022

by Hazel Cills

"Don't Forget" pairs Sky Ferreira's strong, slightly-sneered vocals with slick '80s rock, fit with a programmed drum beat that sounds like it could break through walls.

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Jett Kwong, 'Jasmine'

9:15am May 27, 2022

by Jireh Deng

For the singer and guzheng player, the jasmine flower represents the passage of another year.

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The New Respects, 'Don't Worry'

8:00am May 27, 2022

by Jewly Hight

On "Don't Worry," the members of the Nashville family band are earnestly playful architects of groove-powered pop uplift.

El título principal de un periódico londinense de mayo de 1982 dice: "Entran tropas británicas".

Hace 40 años, la Guerra Malvinas-Falkland transformó el rock latino

5:00am May 27, 2022

by Fi O'Reilly

Cuando se prohibió la transmisión de música en inglés en 1982, los grupos de rock argentino encontraron una oportunidad.

Mona Fort, who died of COVID, is remembered with 'My Way' by Frank Sinatra

5:24pm May 26, 2022

Kathryn Redmond remembers Mona Fort, who died from COVID at age 67, with the song My Way by Frank Sinatra. The song accompanied the photo tribute at her funeral.

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The sunshine of guitarist Cory Wong

3:55pm May 26, 2022

by Trevor Smith

Hear a funky set from guitarist Cory Wong and the Wongnotes from the main stage of the Newport Jazz Festival, plus stories from Cory about his past, process and the evolution of the Minneapolis Sound.

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Spring Summer, 'Mountaineer'

1:52pm May 26, 2022

by Joe Kendrick

Spring Summer's new track wraps heartbreak in bravado and packs unconditional love with goodbyes.