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The Fresh Air Interview
9:55 am
Wed June 6, 2012

Neil Young: The Fresh Air Interview

Originally published on Fri June 8, 2012 10:08 am

Favorite Sessions
8:52 am
Wed June 6, 2012

KCRW Presents: Esperanza Spalding

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Esperanza Spalding performs for "Morning Becomes Eclectic."

Originally published on Wed June 6, 2012 1:00 pm

Grammy-winning singer and bass player Esperanza Spalding recently led her band, including a large horn section, through a set of jazzy jams in the KCRW studios. Watching her play funky bass lines while singing with incredible range and soul was truly a sight to behold, especially in "Smile Like That." You can watch the entire performance at KCRW.com.

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Song Of The Day
6:03 am
Wed June 6, 2012

Death Grips: 'Footage' Of The Hip-Hop Apocalypse

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MC Ride of Death Grips.

If Death Grips isn't the fourth horseman of a hip-hop apocalypse, its music at least tests the genre's threshold of extremity: The trio's abrasive, jittery style teeters on the edge of palatability, and plays toward a morbid curiosity to which many listeners won't succumb. From The Money Store, "I've Seen Footage" seems to run the beats from Tone Loc's "Wild Thing" and Salt-n-Pepa's "Push It" through a rusty meat grinder. Meanwhile, MC Ride tells a forceful story, as he catalogs the paranoia and police brutality that drove him to the insanity the song exemplifies.

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American Dreams: Then And Now
6:31 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

'My Country': tUnE-yArDs Questions The American Dream

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Merrill Garbus is the singer and songwriter behind the band tUnE-yArDs.

Originally published on Thu June 14, 2012 11:07 am

World Cafe
5:35 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

Trampled By Turtles On World Cafe

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Trampled By Turtles.

Originally published on Thu October 4, 2012 1:49 pm

The formation of Trampled by Turtles can be traced back to the untimely theft of frontman Dave Simonett's musical equipment in 2003. Left with only an acoustic guitar, Simonett formed a new band with a new style that fit his remaining instrument. The result is a folk-rock group that's known for its unbridled passion and raucous energy.

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The Record
4:31 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

Herb Reed, Singer For The Platters, Dies

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Portrait of the Platters with Herb Reed (left), 1950s. (Photo by Frank Driggs Collection/Getty Images)
Mom And Dad's Record Collection
3:44 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

Mike Huckabee's Musical Education

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Mike Huckabee sits in on bass with the Tonight Show band in 2008.

Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 6:53 pm

All Things Considered continues its "Mom and Dad's Record Collection" series with former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. The politician currently hosts a TV show on Fox News and plays bass guitar in his rock band, Capitol Offense. His musical tastes are similarly multifaceted: Huckabee says he grew up listening to big-band jazz.

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Mountain Stage
2:32 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

Blue Highway On Mountain Stage

Originally published on Tue February 5, 2013 9:23 am

Deeply rooted in traditional sounds and drawing from singer-songwriter and country influences of the late 1970s, Blue Highway has earned its place alongside legendary acts like The Seldom Scene and J.D. Crowe & The New South. Blue Highway makes its third appearance on Mountain Stage in the border town of Bristol, Tenn./Va.

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All Songs Considered Blog
2:13 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

Hear A Preview Of Grizzly Bear's New, As-Yet-Unnamed Album

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Grizzly Bear in the studio.

Originally published on Wed June 6, 2012 11:25 am

All Songs Considered
1:33 pm
Tue June 5, 2012

Remembering Mom And Dad's Record Collection

Originally published on Tue June 5, 2012 3:29 pm

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