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Viking’s Choice: True Widow Wants To Make Your Summer A Bummer
June 19, 2013 | NPR · True Widow’s stoner-rock and shoegaze mix trudges with back-breaking heft. Turn it up on a good pair of speakers or headphones, and “Four Teeth” rattles like a heavier bummer jam from Neil Young’s Zuma, complete with one-string guitar solos.
 

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Billy Bragg: Tiny Desk Concert
June 17, 2013 | NPR · One of the world’s finest folksingers channels the spirit of Woody Guthrie at the NPR Music offices. As he has throughout his long career, Bragg finds a way to blend politics and music with grace, charm and a rough edge.
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First Listen: Smith Westerns, ‘Soft Will’
June 16, 2013 | NPR · The Chicago band’s third album unleashes a sparkly charm offensive that practically rolls down your car windows for you. Sweet and dreamy, slick and sunny, Soft Will is the sound of weaponized agreeability.
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The Beatles’ Defining Moment (Hint: It’s Not ‘Sgt. Pepper’)
June 16, 2013 | NPR · In 1963, the Fab Four recorded a series of sessions at the BBC, which author Colin Fleming argues are emblematic of the band they would become.
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Heartbreak Takes John Vanderslice To ‘Dagger Beach’
June 14, 2013 | NPR · The avant-indie rock veteran confronted his biggest fear — being alone in the middle of nowhere — and ended up with his first album outside the label system.
 

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The National: ‘We’ve Earned Our Stripes’
June 12, 2013 | NPR · Singer Matt Berninger and NPR’s Audie Cornish discuss the band’s new album (Trouble Will Find Me), being in a band of brothers, how his own brother inspired “I Should Live in Salt,” and his own sheepish attitude toward the band’s recent success.
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KCRW Presents: The Olms
June 11, 2013 | KCRW · Los Angeles musicians Pete Yorn and J.D. King recently launched a new band called The Olms. Watch them perform “Wanna Feel It” at a private show for friends, family and KCRW listeners.
 

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The National: Tiny Desk Concert
June 10, 2013 | NPR · Watch the band perform acoustic arrangements of four songs from its new album, Trouble Will Find Me. Though singer Matt Berninger had barely rested his voice from a show in the area the night before, the septet dutifully gives a lush, gorgeous performance.
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First Listen: Austra, ‘Olympia’
June 9, 2013 | NPR · The Canadian band’s second album showcases Katie Stelmanis’ massive voice and increasingly personal lyrics in style, keeping one foot in the conservatory even as both are occupied on the dance floor.
 

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First Listen: Lemuria, ‘The Distance Is So Big’
June 9, 2013 | NPR · The band’s third album continues a tradition of songs that unfold like mini-suites, hopscotching from one melodic figure or time signature to the next with a playwright’s sense of structure.
 

 

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James Gandolfini Dies; ‘Sopranos’ Actor Was 51
June 19, 2013 | NPR · Actor James Gandolfini, 51, has reportedly died. Variety magazine reports that he suffered a “sudden stroke.” The cause of death is not yet known with certainty, but HBO says the actor may have suffered a heart attack.
 

Microsoft Responds To Fan Outcry, Changes Xbox One Policies
June 19, 2013 | NPR · Microsoft has changed policies regarding Internet connection and used game capabilities for its upcoming Xbox One gaming console. The company says it is responding to feedback from consumers.
 

Federal Agents Accuse Two Of Plotting Deadly X-Ray Weapon
June 19, 2013 | NPR · Officials say the suspects did not acquire a radiation source for a weapon, but they finished building a remote control that was meant to operate it.
 

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James Gandolfini Dies; ‘Sopranos’ Actor Was 51
June 19, 2013 | NPR · Actor James Gandolfini, 51, has reportedly died. Variety magazine reports that he suffered a “sudden stroke.” The cause of death is not yet known with certainty, but HBO says the actor may have suffered a heart attack.
 

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From Classic Toys To New Twists, Kids Go Back To Blocks
June 19, 2013 | NPR · NPR’s Neda Ulaby investigates a trend in toys that sounds awfully familiar: Manufacturers are finding new ways to get kids interested in playing with blocks, both real and virtual.
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The Martini: This American Cocktail May Have An International Twist
June 19, 2013 | NPR · The martini has been called “the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet.” But is this cocktail perfectly American? Maybe not entirely. In honor of National Martini Day, we decided to dig into the drink’s muddled past.
 

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The-Dream On Why We All Need R&B
June 19, 2013 | NPR · Terius Nash, better known as The-Dream, has written some of the most memorable recent pop hits, from Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” to Rihanna’s “Umbrella.” But when he writes songs for himself, he makes R&B.
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Emmylou Harris And Rodney Crowell Get The Old Band Together Again
June 19, 2013 | WXPN · The country legends discuss how Nashville has changed over the years and play songs from their latest collaborative album, Old Yellow Moon.
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Viking’s Choice: True Widow Wants To Make Your Summer A Bummer
June 19, 2013 | NPR · True Widow’s stoner-rock and shoegaze mix trudges with back-breaking heft. Turn it up on a good pair of speakers or headphones, and “Four Teeth” rattles like a heavier bummer jam from Neil Young’s Zuma, complete with one-string guitar solos.
 

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