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Owen. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Top row: The Monkees; Bottom row, left to right: Esmé Patterson, Matt The Electrician, Adia Victoria Courtesy of the artists hide caption
New Mix: The Monkees, Esmé Patterson, Adia Victoria, Matt The Electrician, More
Lucius singer, Jess Wolfe in a scene from the band's video for the song "Gone Insane." Nathan Johnson hide caption
Monday
Shimon the robot performs with a human colleague at Moogfest in Durham, N.C. on May 22. Mike Murphy/YouTube hide caption
Thursday
Left to right: The Monkees' Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith, circa 1970. Jones died in 2012. Michael Ochs Archives/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Me & Magdalena
Paul Simon's latest album, Stranger To Stranger, is due out June 3. Myrna Suarez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Paul Simon Talks Upcoming Album, Shares New Song
Tuesday
Clockwise from upper left: My Morning Jacket, Haley Bonar, The 1975, SOAK Courtesy of the artists hide caption
New Mix: The 1975, SOAK Covers Led Zeppelin, A Home Demo From My Morning Jacket, More
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Friday
NPR Music listeners picked James Blake's "I Need A Forest Fire" as their favorite song this week. Frank Hoensch/Redferns via Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Techno legend Robert Hood and his daughter Lyric make up Floorplan. Courtesy of the artist hide caption