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'Mi Mami' Approves: Our Favorite Latin Songs This Week

8:21am November 08, 2018

Rosalía's sophomore album weds pop and flamenco, El Alfa teams up with Cardi B for a surprise dance track, Lindi Ortega covers Leonard Cohen and more on this week's playlist.

U2's eighth studio album, Zooropa, was released on July 5, 1993 on Island Records.

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25 Years Later: Was 1993 The Greatest Year In Music?

6:00am November 08, 2018

by Bruce Warren

We had several watershed debuts, a handful of hip-hop classics, and alt-rock was still having its moment. Hear the playlist.

Herbie Hancock, performing during the Thelonious Monk Jazz Trumpet Competition on November 9, 2014 in Los Angeles. The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, which presents these competitions, will change its name to the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz.

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The Thelonious Monk Institute Of Jazz Is Now The Herbie Hancock Institute Of Jazz

5:24pm November 07, 2018

by Nate Chinen

The name change is as fitting as it is surprising — Hancock has served as the board chairman of the Monk Institute for the last 15 years.

Tom Howie of the Canadian duo Bob Moses plays guitar.

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Watch Bob Moses Perform 'Eye For An Eye' Live In The Studio

4:34pm November 07, 2018

by Jason Bentley

The Canadian duo brought melancholy lyrics and guitar expertise to KCRW's studio.

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The Revivalists On World Cafe

3:52pm November 07, 2018

by Stephen Kallao

The New Orleans-based octet discusses the success of its song "Wish I Knew You" and shares Hurricane Katrina stories — plus, live performances recorded at Denver's Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

A member of The Residents waves to the crowd after a performance in Moscow on September 8, 2001.

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Behind The Eye Of Hardy Fox, Composer For America's Weirdest Band

3:07pm November 07, 2018

by Jason Roth

Emerging from the soup of groovy San Francisco, The Residents went on to outweird them all. Last week, one of the group's co-founders and its central composer died at 73 — but not anonymously.

Joni Mitchell strums her guitar outside The Revolution club in London in 1968.

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Joni Mitchell At 75: A Birthday Quiz

2:36pm November 07, 2018

by Tom Huizenga

The legendary singer-songwriter turns 75 today. To celebrate, we offer 75 probing questions about Mitchell's life and music. Perfect for any Joni Jedi or curious newcomer.

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'Interstate Gospel' Showcases Pistol Annies' Impressive Range Of Style

1:21pm November 07, 2018

by Ken Tucker

The trio of three country-music stars who make up Pistol Annies — Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley — mix humor with righteousness and drama on their new album.

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A hologram of the legendary soprano Maria Callas is currently touring North America and Europe.

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Raising The Dead — And A Few Questions — With Maria Callas' Hologram

2:57pm November 06, 2018

by Tom Huizenga

The legendary opera diva is on tour, as a hologram, with a live orchestra. But behind the dramatic music, truth and fiction are blurred.

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Sia Is The 21st Century's Most Resilient Songwriter

10:01am November 06, 2018

by Katherine St. Asaph

Topline writers like Sia shape the sound of pop most directly — and everyone from Rihanna to Halsey to Beyoncé has been impacted by the shape created by Sia's voice and songwriting.