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A close listen to Adele's new album, 30, reveals a wealth of jazz connections.

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The jazz dalliance on Adele's '30' runs deeper than a sampled groove

4:58pm November 19, 2021

by Nate Chinen

From the harmonic intrigue of "My Little Love" to a track sampling the late pianist Erroll Garner, Adele's latest album is filled with subtle connections to jazz.

You might go easy on Adele — the fragile vinyl record supply chain isn't her fault

4:49pm November 19, 2021

The vinyl record supply chain has always been a little fragile. But can it withstand the economic force that is Adele? She reportedly pressed over 500,000 vinyl records for her new album, 30.

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100 gecs, 'mememe'

4:06pm November 19, 2021

by Reanna Cruz

100 gecs has always had the potential to reach their freaky arms out to stadiums, dance floors, and mosh pits alike; "mememe" recognizes the duo's transfixing power to do so.

World Cafe celebrates 30 years with a 1996 playlist.

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World Cafe 30th Anniversary Playlist: 1996

2:34pm November 19, 2021

by Bruce Warren

It turned out to be one of the best years for music of the entire decade, with releases that remain indelible and influential.

The Memphis Police Department attained surveillance video showing two armed suspects getting out of a white two-door Mercedes Benz and approaching rapper Young Dolph while he was inside Makeda's Cookies.

Memphis police release photos of 2 suspects wanted over Young Dolph's shooting death

1:55pm November 19, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

The images show two suspects getting out of a Mercedes armed with guns and wearing sweatshirts, then approaching the rapper, police said.

Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson during their performance at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2004.

New York Times doc on Janet Jackson's Super Bowl scandal leaves questions unanswered

1:47pm November 19, 2021

by Eric Deggans

A new documentary looks at the "wardrobe malfunction" during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show in a new light – but doesn't definitively answer some important questions.

The War On Drugs perform live for World Cafe

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Hear The War On Drugs perform songs from 'I Don't Live Here Anymore'

1:33pm November 19, 2021

Like magic, these live performances have the same amount of precision and craftsmanship as the album versions do. Hear The War On Drugs perform, live in, studio for the World Cafe.

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Adele, 'To Be Loved'

1:01pm November 19, 2021

by Cat Sposato

This is the song that demonstrates why the singer is your favorite vocalist's favorite vocalist.

Mama Stamberg's cranberry relish recipe.

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A U.S. Thanksgiving tradition is lost on 2 former members of The Cranberries

12:03pm November 19, 2021

by Susan Stamberg

It's time for another Thanksgiving with the zesty side that's served Pepto-Bismol pink: Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish. This year, we share the recipe with some legends of Irish rock.

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KIRARA, 'HRT'

11:58am November 19, 2021

by Reanna Cruz

KIRARA uses sounds that evoke the childlike wonder of squaring up in a boss level against an unspecified bully