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A member of The Residents waves to the crowd after a performance in Moscow on September 8, 2001.

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Behind The Eye Of Hardy Fox, Composer For America's Weirdest Band

3:07pm November 07, 2018

by Jason Roth

Emerging from the soup of groovy San Francisco, The Residents went on to outweird them all. Last week, one of the group's co-founders and its central composer died at 73 — but not anonymously.

Joni Mitchell strums her guitar outside The Revolution club in London in 1968.

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Joni Mitchell At 75: A Birthday Quiz

2:36pm November 07, 2018

by Tom Huizenga

The legendary singer-songwriter turns 75 today. To celebrate, we offer 75 probing questions about Mitchell's life and music. Perfect for any Joni Jedi or curious newcomer.

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'Interstate Gospel' Showcases Pistol Annies' Impressive Range Of Style

1:21pm November 07, 2018

by Ken Tucker

The trio of three country-music stars who make up Pistol Annies — Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley — mix humor with righteousness and drama on their new album.

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American Anthem: The Staying Power Of 'La Bamba'

5:46am November 07, 2018

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

For generations of Mexican-Americans, what we now know as Ritchie Valens' mega hit has long been an anthem of cultural pride and resistance. (This piece initially aired Oct. 14, 2018 on ATC).

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A hologram of the legendary soprano Maria Callas is currently touring North America and Europe.

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Raising The Dead — And A Few Questions — With Maria Callas' Hologram

2:57pm November 06, 2018

by Tom Huizenga

The legendary opera diva is on tour, as a hologram, with a live orchestra. But behind the dramatic music, truth and fiction are blurred.

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Sia Is The 21st Century's Most Resilient Songwriter

10:01am November 06, 2018

by Katherine St. Asaph

Topline writers like Sia shape the sound of pop most directly — and everyone from Rihanna to Halsey to Beyoncé has been impacted by the shape created by Sia's voice and songwriting.

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Minus Posh, Spice Girls Reunite To Go On Tour

6:21am November 06, 2018

The British pop group is going on tour for the first time in a decade. They were hoping to get the fifth member, Victoria Beckam to join, but she said her business commitments would keep her away.

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Clockwise from upper left: Deerhunter, Tomberlin, Andrew Bird, Bokanté + Metropole Orkest

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New Mix: Deerhunter, Andrew Bird, Tomberlin, Bokanté + Metropole Orkest, More

5:00am November 06, 2018

As voters head to the polls today, we hear from artists whose music speaks to our current political and cultural moment.

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Neneh Cherry's 'Broken Politics' Has Great Strength In Its Understated Music

4:48pm November 05, 2018

by Will Hermes

Neneh Cherry started her music a career in a punk rock band, then she started rapping. Her new album, Broken Politics is a philosophical meditation on staying strong in trying times.

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An image of Mac Miller, who died suddenly in September, projected on the rear of the stage at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif., before a benefit concert organized in Miller's honor.

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What Will Mac Miller's Legacy Be?

3:10pm November 05, 2018

by Frannie Kelley

The rapper, who died suddenly in September at 26, built a community of musicians around him that crossed boundaries. Many of those artists showed up to memorialize Miller in concert last week.