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A still from The War On Drugs' "Nothing To Find" video.

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Sophia Lillis And Plant-Man On The Road In The War On Drugs' 'Nothing To Find'

10:59am October 24, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Lillis, who recently starred in the It remake, and a man made of plants go on one last road trip together in a video for The War On Drugs' "Nothing To Find."

Jonny Lang performs at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia

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Jonny Lang On World Cafe

10:33am October 24, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

Before he could legally drive, my guest in this session had his first platinum record. Hear a studio session the blues prodigy, recorded live in Philadelphia.

If you're going to sing in your car in Montreal, do not pump up the volume.

Canadian Motorist Fined $118 For Singing While Driving

7:50pm October 23, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Montreal police ticketed Taoufik Moalla for screaming in public. But Moalla says he was doing nothing more than singing along to C+C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)."

Martin Eric Ain performs with Celtic Frost in 2007.

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Martin Eric Ain, Celtic Frost Bassist, Carved And Collapsed Metal

4:22pm October 23, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Ain co-founded Hellhammer and Celtic Frost with guitarist Tom Warrior, extreme metal bands that splayed shades of black across three decades.

White Heaven "transcends the genre to create a unique sense of presence and originality," read Tokyo Flashback's original liner notes.

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Songs We Love: White Heaven, 'Blind Promise'

3:53pm October 23, 2017

by Doug Mosurock

In 1991, the Tokyo Flashback comp introduced the world to Japanese psychedelic music. Experience the whammy-bar wizardry of White Heaven's "Blind Promise" from a new reissue.

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The Purple Hour: Prince And The Minneapolis Sound

3:13pm October 23, 2017

We hear stories of Prince from people who were close to him, and we explore the musical landscape he grew up in and helped shape for the next generation.

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First Listen: Lee Ann Womack, 'The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone'

11:59am October 23, 2017

by Brittney McKenna

The country singer's ninth album shows why Womack is one of American roots music's foremost auteurs.

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26 Songs With A Story To Tell

11:58am October 23, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

Before there was TV, before there were movies, before there was YouTube, people used songs to tell stories.

Anna St. Louis' First Songs comes out Nov. 3.

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Anna St. Louis' 'First Songs' Reach Back To Laid-Back '60s Folk

10:37am October 23, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

On "288," Anna St. Louis' fingerpicked patterns wander through John Fahey and Elizabeth Cotten fields, her voice soft and warm like tall grass in a long day's sun.

Justin Timberlake photographed on September 8, 2017. The pop star was chosen to headline the 52ns Super Bowl halftime show.

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Justin Timberlake Will Return To The Super Bowl Halftime Stage As A Headliner

10:01am October 23, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Timberlake will no doubt bring a cavalcade of stars to the program — and try to avoid recalling what happened on the same stage in 2004.