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TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe releasing solo album 'Thee Black Boltz'
His band TV on the Radio was part of the frenzy of great music coming out of Brooklyn in the early 2000s. Now, Tunde Adebimpe is releasing his first solo album, "Thee Black Boltz."
Jazz tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons would have turned 100 this week
Born on April 14, 1925, Ammons was a second-generation jazz musician from Chicago, who earned attention for his fiery work in Billy Eckstine's big band, and his staged duels with fellow saxophonists.
Francis Davis, a giant of jazz criticism, has died
His wife, Fresh Air host Terry Gross, said the longtime contributor to The Village Voice and NPR had been living with emphysema and Parkinson's disease.
Panda Bear: Tiny Desk Concert
Panda Bear's wondrous music comes to life with the help of four additional friends who provide sweet, multi-layered harmonies.
Record companies have some tricks to give older albums a boost on the charts
Albums that are 2 or 3 years old are somehow shooting up on the charts. But why?
Three wildly different artists crack the top 10 for the first time
Surprises nevertheless abound in the top 10, as a vinyl reissue lands cult singer-songwriter Ethel Cain on the Billboard 200 for the first time ever and two artists — Alex Warren and BigXthaPlug — experience their first-ever top 10 singles.
Here are the songs World Cafe's spinning this week
Stream the official World Cafe playlist.
OK Go reflects on 20 years in the churn of video virality
Damian Kulash of OK Go reflects on the band's decades of creating elaborate one-take viral music videos.
More than a decade later, OK Go is back with a new album
The new album from OK Go, called And The Adjacent Possible, is the band's first in more than a decade.