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Tom Rapp, left, is the singer and songwriter of Pearls Before Swine.

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Pearls Before Swine's 'Underground' Classic Reissued 50 Years Later

1:09pm October 31, 2017

by Bob Boilen

A seminal but relatively underheard album from 1967, One Nation Underground has just been properly reissued. I talk with the group's singer and songwriter Tom Rapp.

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Jazz Community Unites To Support Puerto Rico Relief Efforts

12:40pm October 31, 2017

by Nate Chinen

Puerto Rican saxophonist Miguel Zenón has brought together several jazz greats to raise money for the island.

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Prince Heirs Request Administrator's Removal After It Trucks Away Vault Recordings

12:17pm October 31, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Comerica Bank & Trust, which began overseeing the estate's business interests this year, is being accused of mismanagement by three of six heirs to Prince's substantial estate.

A still from Tera Melos' "Warpless Run" video.

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Inspired By A Super Mario Speed Whiz, 'Warpless Run' Has Tera Melos Playing Catch Up

11:00am October 31, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Brad "Darbian" Myers, who set the world record last week in a 4:56 speedrun of "Super Mario Bros.," plays a slug-starring video game soundtracked by Tera Melos' frenetic prog-punk wallop.

Frans Francken's Death Playing the Violin. In music theory, the tritone came to be known as the devil's interval.

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The Unsettling Sound Of Tritones, The Devil's Interval

10:52am October 31, 2017

by Judith Kogan

In music theory, the tritone is an interval of three whole steps that can sound unresolved and creepy. Over time, the sound has wound up in jazz, rock and even Broadway musicals.

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Godflesh, The Mutants Of Industrial Metal, Return With 'Post Self'

10:13am October 31, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

The duo today announces Post Self, out Nov. 17, with the bruising title track.

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World Cafe Nashville: Becca Mancari

5:04pm October 30, 2017

by Ann Powers

Mancari offers stories of wandering and homecoming, colored by a determination to live, artistically, beyond the gender boundaries usually imposed on female artists.

Bootsy Collins' new album, World Wide Funk, is available Oct. 27.

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The 'World Wide Funk' Of Bootsy Collins

4:58pm October 30, 2017

The funk master is back with his first album in six years: World Wide Funk. He talks King Records and his relationship with the late Bernie Wollner in an interview with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

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As Ever, The Go! Team Is All About Sensory Overload

11:31am October 30, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

The video for "Semicircle Song" is a kaleidoscopic wash of bright colors and marching bands, with vocals from the Detroit Youth Choir.

Gingerlys' self-titled album is out Nov. 17.

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Songs We Love: Gingerlys, 'Let Down'

11:00am October 30, 2017

by Marissa Lorusso

The Brooklyn dream-pop band's new song is about "a relationship growing apart from itself."