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New Mix: Childish Gambino, Mike Lindsay And Laura Marling As LUMP, More

6:49pm May 08, 2018

This week's essential new music from All Songs Considered includes pure joy from Ages And Ages, Australian looper and beat maker Alice Ivy, and a look at Childish Gambino's "This Is America."

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Alex Winter (left) and Keanu Reeves in a promotional photo for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure in 1989.

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Strange Things Are Afoot: Bill And Ted Set To Return As Dad Rockers

5:39pm May 08, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

The most-excellent pair of Californian almost-rockers return after more than 25 years in order to — well, save the universe.

Sigur Rós' new mixtape "will live on digital services as an 'endless' playlist," cites the Liminal project's site.

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Slip Into Sigur Rós' Beautiful 'Liminal' Mixtape

1:28pm May 08, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

When you just need to drift into nothingness from the aches of daily life, Sigur Rós is here for you.

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The Dreebs Crawl Out Of The Sewer To Release 'Reese'

11:11am May 08, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

The mesmerizing noise-rock trio forages through a dark and dreamy landscape.

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Daniel Bachman Ushers In His Next Phase At A 'New Moon'

11:00am May 08, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

Accompanied by cicadas and organ drone, Bachman's guitar responds to the tide of emotion. Hear the 13-minute track from The Morning Star.

Thomas Mapfumo, holding a copy of a July 1984 edition of a magazine featuring his cover story. After 18 years in self-imposed exile, one of Zimbabwe's most popular and outspoken musicians, has returned home.

Thomas Mapfumo, 'Lion Of Zimbabwe,' Returns From Exile With Triumphant Homecoming

10:00pm May 07, 2018

by Banning Eyre

Mapfumo performed a homecoming show in the country last month, after spending over a decade-and-a-half in self-imposed exile.

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A still from Donald Glover's "This Is America" video.

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Donald Glover's 'This Is America' Holds Ugly Truths To Be Self-Evident

7:38pm May 07, 2018

NPR Music's hip-hop journalist Rodney Carmichael breaks down the political and racial nuances of Donald Glover's new video.

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Cuban musician La Dame Blanche artfully blends genres

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La Dame Blanche: Flute And Flow From Cuba To Paris

6:22pm May 07, 2018

by Catalina Maria Johnson

The bandleader skillfully mixes classical, jazz and hip-hop in a powerfully creative statement about Cuban music.

Azerbaijani singer Aisel during the red carpet ceremony of the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon, on May 6, 2018.

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Hungarian Metal, Israeli Pop, Dancing Robots: It Must Be Time For Eurovision

2:13pm May 07, 2018

by Andrew Jones

The 63rd edition of the world's largest, most bombastic and unabashedly campy pop music competition is taking place in Portugal this week. Here are some early favorites to win.

Kate Bush at her family's home in London in 1978.

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40 Years Later: Was 1978 The Greatest Year In Music?

1:14pm May 07, 2018

by Bruce Warren

With a list of debut albums from Kate Bush, The Cars, Devo, Dire Straits, The B-52's, The Police, Buzzcocks, Van Halen and more, '78 has huge ground to stand on.