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Jocelyn Pook (left) and conductor Harvey Brough (right) during the recording sessions for Eyes Wide Shut.

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'A Tone Of Melancholy': How Jocelyn Pook's Music Captures Pain

7:33pm August 22, 2018

by Tim Greiving

Jocelyn Pook has written award-winning music for the theater, dance and the concert stage. Her work can be heard right now in cinemas on the score to 'The Wife' and in households in the Netflix series 'The Staircase.'

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David Daniels, seen here at the Opera News Awards in New York City in 2013, has been accused of drugging and raping a young opera singer.

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Opera Singer David Daniels Accused Of Rape

7:19pm August 22, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The celebrated artist and his husband, Scott Walters, are accused of drugging and raping a young singer in Houston, Texas, in May 2010.

A supporter holds a poster of musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, in a suburb of Kampala on June 29, 2017. Wine was imprisoned and allegedly tortured following a demonstration against Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni,

Femi Kuti, Brian Eno And 86 Others Sign Letter Supporting Ugandan Opposition Leader

5:53pm August 22, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

Following the arrest of Ugandan politician and musician Bobi Wine, an extensive list of artists, politicians and activists have called for his release.

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Hear Soccer Mommy's Plaintive Cover Of Bruce Springsteen's 'I'm On Fire'

5:27pm August 22, 2018

by Lyndsey McKenna

In the Nashville singer-songwriter's hands, Springsteen's portrait of pent-up tension embraces the melancholy of obsessive attraction.

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Renee Rosnes On Piano Jazz

5:18pm August 22, 2018

On this 1990 episode of Piano Jazz, Renee Rosnes plays Monk's "Four in One" then improvises with McPartland on her own tune, "Fleur De Lis."

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Spike Lee Gives Prince's 'Mary Don't You Weep' The Video Treatment

4:40pm August 22, 2018

by Sidney Madden

Spike Lee directs a video for the Prince ballad to go along with his latest feature film BlackkKlansman.

A clip from Bas' "Tribe" video featuring J. Cole.

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Bas And J. Cole Celebrate Good Fortune In 'Tribe'

12:42pm August 22, 2018

by Sidney Madden

The Dreamville rappers appear in a vibrant video for Bas' latest single off his upcoming album Milky Way.

Rayland Baxter performing at WXPN's Free At Noon Concert on July 13, 2018 - recorded live for the World Cafe.

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Rayland Baxter On World Cafe

12:25pm August 22, 2018

by Stephen Kallao

A slick mix of power pop, rock, folk and even a little glam make up Rayland Baxter's latest album 'Wide Awake.'

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Roségoth: 37 Pitch-Black Songs For Pink Covens

12:01pm August 22, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

Goth encompasses a spectrum of dark sounds, moods and fabrics. Zola Jesus, Siouxsie Sioux and Pale Waves put those leather pants to work on the dance floor.

Camp Cope performs a Tiny Desk Concert on July 18, 2018 (Eslah Attar/NPR).

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Camp Cope: Tiny Desk Concert

12:00pm August 22, 2018

by Marissa Lorusso

The Australian band uses tiny moments of introspection to illuminate life's bewildering, terrifying, isolating aspects — especially as they apply to women.