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Former 'Glee' Actor Mark Salling Found Dead Of Apparent Suicide

6:46pm January 30, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Salling faced four to seven years in prison for possession of child pornography. He played the character Noah "Puck" Puckerman on the TV show about a high school singing group.

Laura Veirs' The Lookout comes out April 13.

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Laura Veirs Announces New Album, Shares 'Everybody Needs You' Video

5:02pm January 30, 2018

by Stephen Thompson

Veirs' new song billows on a breeze, with a bright and expansive arrangement that echoes, purrs and flutters invitingly. The Lookout comes out April 13.

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Nas' 'Illmatic' Gets A New Sound When Performed With National Symphony Orchestra

4:54pm January 30, 2018

by Ted Robbins

Nas' 1994 Illmatic is considered by many critics to be one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever — offering a raw and eloquent look at life in NYC's Queensbridge Projects. Now, more than 10 years later, Nas performed the album in an entirely different setting, with the National Symphony Orchestra backing him.

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What's Your Swan Song?

4:13pm January 30, 2018

by Robin Hilton

What song do you want played at your funeral? "Yakety Sax"? "Adagio For Strings"? Tells about your pick and we may include it in an upcoming episode of All Songs Considered.

Clockwise from upper left: Many Rooms, Wye Oak, Let's Eat Grandma, José González.

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New Mix: Wye Oak, José González, Let's Eat Grandma, More

3:44pm January 30, 2018

This week's new music mix includes the gritty guitar rock of Grace Vonderkuhn, a euphoric new track from Wye Oak, the playfully sinister music of Let's Eat Grandma and more.

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Buckingham Nicks shows the early emergence of Stevie Nicks' greatest songwriting talents.

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How The Elusive 'Buckingham Nicks' Established Stevie Nicks' Songwriting Voice

1:01pm January 30, 2018

by Carrie Courogen

Before joining Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham released Buckingham Nicks, where traits that sculpt Nicks' greatest songs emerge in their most raw and prophetic form.

Slowdive inside the World Cafe Performance Studio

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Slowdive On World Cafe

12:30pm January 30, 2018

by David Dye

The 90s shoegaze band is back. But why did they split up 20 years ago in the first place?

Low Cut Connie's Dirty Pictures (Part 2) comes out May 18.

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Songs We Love: Low Cut Connie, 'Beverly'

11:39am January 30, 2018

by Alison Fensterstock

The Philly rockers return one year later with Dirty Pictures (Part 2), a collection of songs with more emotional complexity, but still plenty of boogie.

Carrie Brownstein on the set of Portlandia. Brownstein is currently adapting her 2015 memoir, Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl, for a Hulu pilot.

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Carrie Brownstein Is The 'Unabashed Protagonist' Of Her Own Story

10:48am January 30, 2018

As Portlandia draws to a close, Brownstein reflects on the show's portrayal of "aspirational liberalism" — as well as her years in the riot grrrl scene and its connection to contemporary feminism.

The Messthetics' self-titled debut comes out March 23.

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Hear The First Track From The Messthetics' Debut, Featuring Fugazi's Rhythm Section

10:14am January 30, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

Fugazi's Brendan Canty and Joe Lally have combined with D.C. guitarist Anthony Pirog for a power trio with an eye towards punk reinvention.