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Freddie Gibbs + The Alchemist - The Formula S2E3

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Smoke and Fire: How Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist cooked up a no-compromise classic

7:27am November 06, 2021

After years working separately, Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist had all the ingredients they needed for a front-to-back classic when they finally linked up to make 2020's Alfredo.

Remembering beloved D.C. jazz drummer Howard 'Kingfish' Franklin, lost to COVID

5:16pm November 05, 2021

Howard "Kingfish" Franklin was a beloved figure in the Washington, D.C., jazz scene. He died this year from COVID-19.

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Emma Ruth Rundle, 'Body'

4:45pm November 05, 2021

by Lars Gotrich

The piano's ornamental blip in Emma Ruth Rundle's "Body" draws your attention to how the music moves the narrative of the funereal ballad forward.

David Bowie, performing in Glasgow, Scotland on July 22, 1997.

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Hear David Bowie's World Cafe session, live from Sigma Sound Studios in 1997

3:32pm November 05, 2021

The not-so-thin Duke chatted about Berlin, glam rock and how a boring suburban childhood pushed him to seek out new ideas.

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Anna Netrebko, 'Akh! istomilas ya gorem'

1:44pm November 05, 2021

by Tom Huizenga

From her first solo album in five years, soprano Anna Netrebko discovers all the bittersweet beauty in an aria by Tchaikovsky.

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FPA, 'Untitled'

1:15pm November 05, 2021

by LaTesha Harris

FPA struggles in love's limbo, torn between moving on and standing still.

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Dave Easley, 'Jesus Maria'

12:21pm November 05, 2021

by Lars Gotrich

"Jesus Maria" simmers the regal, brass-forward Christmas carol composed by Carla Bley into a sunset.

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Nathaniel Rateliff on 'The Future' and how it all came together

11:18am November 05, 2021

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nightsweats perform songs from their first full-length studio album in four years.

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Aminé, 'NEO'

10:20am November 05, 2021

by LaTesha Harris

Aminé produces infectious sonic synergy perfectly suited for his effervescent legacy.

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Mariah Carey (feat. Khalid & Kirk Franklin), 'Fall in Love at Christmas'

9:44am November 05, 2021

by Lars Gotrich

The kind of sumptuous torch song that Carey hasn't sung in a minute, "Fall in Love at Christmas" is a carol for grown folks several seasons into their love.