Music & Culture

Sleater-Kinney on the cover of The Center Won't Hold.

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Sleater-Kinney Shares Title Cut To New Album, 'The Center Won't Hold'

1:54pm July 17, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

The industrial-driven title track reveals the sleeker, darker direction on Sleater-Kinney's The Center Won't Hold, as Carrie Brownstein responds to drummer Janet Weiss leaving the band.

Cimafunk's Erik Iglesias Rodriguez continues his goal of world domination by way of funk and clave on this week's playlist.

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Alt.Latino Playlist: Cuban Funk, Mexican Blues, Brazilian Reggaeton

1:51pm July 17, 2019

Cimafunk sees the future of Cuban funk, Chilean vocalist Mon Laferte sings a "Chilango Blues" to her adoptive hometown of Mexico City and Anitta drops a verse on Ozuna's new track.

Gloria Gaynor in side the World Cafe Performance Studio

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Gloria Gaynor: Disco Queen Goes Gospel

1:37pm July 17, 2019

Gaynor explains why "I Will Survive" is still her favorite song to perform.

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Songs Of Tannahill

12:15pm July 17, 2019

On this week's show, hear from Emily Smith, Rod Patterson and other artists who celebrate the poet Robert Tannahill.

Charly Bliss performs at Rockwood Music Hall.

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Slingshot City Scenes: 5 Unique New York Venues

11:18am July 17, 2019

Headed to New York City in search for some live music? In this week's City Scenes, WFUV picks some of the best venues for independent live performances.

Chiwetel Ejiofor and his onscreen counterpart in 2019's The Lion King, the power-hungry villain Scar.

'The Lion King' Had The Perfect Villain Song. This Time, 'Be Prepared' For Less

11:09am July 17, 2019

by Glen Weldon

We know it sounds sordid, but there's something missing in the 2019 version of Scar's bad-guy anthem — and it's the very thing that made the mustache-twirling original so iconic.