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How Robyn Found Herself In The Space Between The Notes

5:20pm November 01, 2018

After eight years away, Robyn's new album Honey has fans asking where she's been. The answer, as the Swedish singer tells NPR's Ari Shapiro: dancing her way to emotional clarity.

Mary Lattimore (left) and Meg Baird's first collaborative LP is titled Ghost Forests.

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Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore's 'Between Two Worlds' Conjures A Spectral Sunset

4:13pm November 01, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

Guitarist and singer Meg Baird and harpist Mary Lattimore operate at the frayed edges of psychedelic music, sounding at once elegant and fuzzed-out.

Stella Donnelly inside the World Cafe Performance Studio

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Stella Donnelly On World Cafe

3:17pm November 01, 2018

by Talia Schlanger

In her songs and in-person, Donnelly is charming, generous and funny. She's also unafraid to speak up about serious topics.

No Time For Losers: Brian May (Gwilym Lee), Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek) and John Deacon (Joe Mazzello) sing the praises of callipygian females in Bohemian Rhapsody.

No Bed Of Roses, No Pleasure Cruise: 'Bohemian Rhapsody'

2:36pm November 01, 2018

by Glen Weldon

A fearless performance from Rami Malek and rock-solid rock anthems can't lift this listless musical biopic out of the sea of clichés in which it treads water.

Dia de los Muertos commemorates those who have passed.

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Alt.Latino Lays Out A Sonic Altar For Dia De Los Muertos

12:00pm November 01, 2018

by Felix Contreras

Hear a diverse and heartfelt collection of musical ofrendas that highlight our annual celebration of family and friendship.

'Punks Not Dead,' And Neither Is This Intrepid Granny

11:48am November 01, 2018

by Etelka Lehoczky

David Barnett and Martin Simmonds' comic about a troubled teen haunted by the ghost of Sid Vicious really gets going when it introduces centenarian (but immortal) ghost-buster Dorothy Culpepper.

A still from mewithoutYou's "Julia" video.

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mewithoutYou's 'Julia' Video Turns 'Back To The Future' Into An Orwellian Dystopia

10:41am November 01, 2018

by Kristy Guilbault

The Philly punk band mashes up Back to the Future's Enchantment Under the Sea dance with 1984 in a video for this heavy track.

The Glands' Double Coda is out Nov. 9 on New West Records.

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First Listen: The Glands, 'Double Coda'

10:34am November 01, 2018

by Grayson Haver Currin

Ross Shapiro built hooks that betrayed both sardonic armor and a soft heart. The posthumous Double Coda collects two decades worth of Glands demos and recordings.

Carly Rae Jepsen's "Party For One" was co-produced and arranged by Captain Cuts and HIGHTOWER.

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Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Party For One' Is A Tribute To Self-Love

9:10am November 01, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

Like a neon light that never goes out, '80s synth-pop is still at the core of Carly Rae Jepsen's being. "Party for One" will appear on her 2019 album.

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr

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Hear The Beatles In Rehearsal, Looking Through A 'Glass Onion'

9:00am November 01, 2018

by Bob Boilen

Hear an early, behind-the-scenes recording of The Beatles working on "Glass Onion," the third track from what would become the band's 1968, self-titled "White Album."