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Music Interviews
12:57 pm
Tue June 18, 2013

Samberg, Taccone And Schaffer: Three's Not A Lonely Island

Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 1:48 pm

Music Reviews
12:43 pm
Tue June 18, 2013

Cécile McLorin Salvant: Making Old Songs New Again

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Miami-born Cécile McLorin Salvant learned about improvisation and sang with her first band after moving to France in 2007.

Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 2:46 pm

Singer Cécile McLorin Salvant was born in Miami to French and Haitian parents, and started singing jazz while living in Paris. Back in the U.S., she won the Thelonious Monk vocal competition in 2010. The 23-year-old's first album, WomanChild, is now out — and few jazz debuts by singers or instrumentalists make this big a splash.

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Music Reviews
12:04 pm
Tue June 18, 2013

Kanye's 'Yeezus' Packs A Bite

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Kanye West at his album listening party at Milk Studios last week in New York City.

Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 5:18 pm

All Songs Considered
9:27 am
Tue June 18, 2013

Question Of The Week: What Veteran Band Should Have A Comeback?

Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 1:29 pm

Deceptive Cadence
8:03 am
Tue June 18, 2013

Distinctive Voices: Three Must-Hear Violin Albums

The violin, though centuries old, remains a popular yet remarkably unwieldy instrument. Just squeezing the contraption between your chin and shoulder, then raising your bow arm to the proper height, is enough to induce a pinched nerve. Yet every day countless numbers of people try to make the instrument sing.

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Wednesdays Become Eclectic
6:29 am
Tue June 18, 2013

KCRW Presents: TOKiMONSTA

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TOKiMONSTA (right) performed on KCRW with vocalists Gavin Turek and MNDR on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 7:34 am

Jennifer Lee, also known as TOKiMONSTA, has discovered her own sound within a niche genre: Her beat-making ability and spaced-out, experimental form of dance music has won her favor with L.A. production royalty Flying Lotus and the Brainfeeder camp. Recently, she and labelmate MNDR visited Morning Becomes Eclectic and played "Go With It" from her new album, Half Shadows.

Watch the entire session by TOKiMONSTA at KCRW.com.

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Parallels
2:07 am
Tue June 18, 2013

Libyan Radio Station Promotes Democracy, One Rap At A Time

Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 12:52 pm

Many of the militia fighters who rose up and ousted former dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011 have refused to lay down their arms and are still challenging the post-revolutionary government.

Yet the militias are facing a challenge of their own. They now come under verbal attack on one of Libya's newest radio stations, Radio Zone.

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All Songs Considered
3:31 pm
Mon June 17, 2013

Guest DJ: Daft Punk On The Music That Inspired 'Random Access Memories'

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Daft Punk's latest album is Random Access Memories, the duo's first record since 2005

Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 1:29 pm

  • Listen To Daft Punk Speak About Their Favorite Songs
All Tech Considered
1:41 pm
Mon June 17, 2013

Digital Scrapbook Collects Rock-Star Authors' Memories

Part of an occasional series of e-book reviews, co-produced by NPR Books and All Tech Considered, focusing on creative combinations of technology and literature.

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Tiny Desk Concerts
1:13 pm
Mon June 17, 2013

Billy Bragg: Tiny Desk Concert

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Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 7:49 pm

OK Go helped us move the Tiny Desk from our old building to NPR's new headquarters, and The National performed the first full new-building Tiny Desk Concert we posted to the site, but Billy Bragg gave us the first full Tiny Desk Concert

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