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Deceptive Cadence
11:03 am
Fri June 29, 2012

Macaw And More

Credit Pablo Helguera

Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 3:27 pm

Got an idea for a classical cartoon, or a reaction to this one? Leave your thoughts in the comments section.

Pablo Helguera is a New York-based artist working with sculpture, drawing, photography and performance. You can see more of his work at Artworld Salon and on his own site.

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The Record
10:50 am
Fri June 29, 2012

This Old Chicago House: EDM's Family Roots

Originally published on Sat July 21, 2012 9:44 am

There's no mistaking the Year Zero quality of early Chicago house music from the mid-'80s.

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Song Travels
10:33 am
Fri June 29, 2012

Lari White On 'Song Travels'

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Lari White.

With three Grammys to her credit, Lari White has carved out a multifaceted career as an award-winning recording artist, hit songwriter, producer, independent record-label owner and versatile actress. She's widely regarded as Nashville's "Renaissance Woman."

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Monkey See
10:32 am
Fri June 29, 2012

The Perfect Listen: Fiona Apple As A Lesson In Irrational Music Rituals

Credit Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images
Recording artist Fiona Apple performs in February 2011.

Originally published on Fri June 29, 2012 11:13 am

On June 19, a week and a half ago, Fiona Apple released a brand new album, her first in seven years. The entire album had been available for streaming by NPR Music for a week and a half by then. Three days later, my copy arrived in the mail. It hasn't left my desk since.

I still haven't listened to it.

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Field Recordings
10:00 am
Fri June 29, 2012

Reignwolf: A One-Man Rock Show

Originally published on Wed August 15, 2012 4:16 pm

The way he was tearing it up during an impromptu set at the Sasquatch Music Festival, you'd barely notice that Jordan Cook, a.k.a. Reignwolf, broke a string midway through his fiery rendition of "In the Dark" — that is, until you saw the mangled remnants of his guitar, smoldering on the ground after he'd wrenched every wailing chord from its guts.

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