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Viking's Choice: Cracked Music From The Nurse With Wound List, Hypercolor Rave, More

1:14pm September 17, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

Nurse With Wound's influential list of 291 experimental artists finally gets the compilation treatment, plus a toxic banger from noise-rock trio Buildings and rhapsodic rave music by Octo Octa.

On his latest single, "Best Life," Danny Brown celebrates finding solace in success.

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Danny Brown Finds Peace On 'Best Life'

12:22pm September 17, 2019

by Mano Sundaresan

Now over 10 years into his career, Danny Brown is no longer the wild-haired, high-pitched rapper of old. His fifth studio album, uknowhatimsayin¿, is due out Oct. 4.

Mandy Moore in the video for "When I Wasn't Watching."

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Mandy Moore Releases First Original Song In 10 Years, 'When I Wasn't Watching'

11:21am September 17, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

"The idea of diving back into music after so much time and personal change was really intimidating to me for a while," says Moore of creating her new album, which she began working on early this year.

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy in a scene from a video for the new song "Everyone Hides."

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Wilco Shares New Song, Video For 'Everyone Hides'

11:13am September 17, 2019

by Robin Hilton

For Wilco's second single, from the upcoming album Ode to Joy, frontman Jeff Tweedy punks the rest of the band in an elaborate game of hide and seek.

Celia Cruz performs in New York in 1995. That same year, Deborah Paredez saw her at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom. "Cruz opened her mouth, the band lifted their horns and we came together on the dancefloor," she says.

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Celia Cruz: The Voice Of Experience

10:01am September 17, 2019

by Deborah Paredez

As a true diva, Cruz was of her time and capable of transcending it. Her voice carried lessons in presence and stamina, and her enduring legacy has created a space for feminist interventions in salsa.

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Jack White And Brendan Benson On The Raconteurs' Return

5:39pm September 16, 2019

Help Us Stranger marks the first Raconteurs album recorded at White's studio in Nashville.

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The World Of Celia Cruz: A Turning The Tables Playlist

4:54pm September 16, 2019

by Stefanie Fernández

Cruz remains matchless in meeting the pain of exile and immigration with as full and joyous a song as she sang. Hear a playlist of her best songs, plus music by the artists she inspired.

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Tyler, The Creator Peels Back His Layers With 'A BOY IS A GUN*' Video

3:11pm September 16, 2019

by Sidney Madden

Tyler, The Creator's alter ego spirals into a clothes-throwing, lawn-sprinting, bubble-bath-soaking mess — you know, as you do during a breakup.

KIRBY's "Kool Aid" injects just the right doses of doo-wop and soul.

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Heat Check: Future Nostalgia

2:31pm September 16, 2019

by Sidney Madden

Like most things in our century, nostalgia has caught up with us at a bewildering rate. This week's additions to the Heat Check playlist take you back while they push you forward.

Steve Perry performs with Journey at a Chicago-area concert in 1981.

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'Don't Stop Believin" Goes On And On, Because We Need It To

2:18pm September 16, 2019

by Roben Farzad

Whatever your relationship with Journey's 1981 hit, a perseverance anthem that has itself persevered, there is no escaping the longing it evokes for youth, love and a chance at greatness.

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