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Linda Thompson Can't Sing Anymore. She Still Has Plenty to Say
The grand dame of the British folk scene lost her voice to spasmodic dysphonia, but a new album featuring guest singers keeps her music alive
- TURN ON THE LIGHTS
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Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore on All Those 'Goo' Memes: 'Nothing Is Sacred'
More than 30 years later, the cover of a 1990 alt-rock classic continues to inspire tributes and parodies, some of them surprisingly political and timely
- KOOL THINGS
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Kinky Friedman: His Essential Songs
From "Sold American" to "Ride 'Em Jewboy," the tracks that defined the career of the Texas satirist
- Kinky Playlist
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Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Is Being Adapted for the Stage. It’s Not As Easy As You’d Think
The 1984 film is being turned into a musical with new songs, but some scenes — from a woman being tossed into a trash can to references to a waterbed — are raising tough questions
- EXCLUSIVE 4 U
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Lake Street Dive Are Preaching 'Joyful Rebellion' in a Pivotal Election Year
The pop-Americana band have quietly become a powerhouse live act able to play Madison Square Garden — with a song about Trump back in the mix
- Good Together
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Nick Lowe on Why He Made a New Rock Album: 'People Want to Hear Short, Punchy Tunes'
The power-pop pioneer and former Rockpile member teams up with Los Straitjackets to release Indoor Safari, his first album of original songs in more than 12 years
- THE LOWE DOWN
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Why Is This Beat-Up Guitar Worth $6 Million?
The market for a piece of music history — from Kurt Cobain's Unplugged acoustic to Notorious B.I.G.'s plastic crown — has skyrocketed in the past decade, revealing a murkier side of the collectibles industry
- Collector Craze
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Shaboozey is Honoring Country Tradition and Moving It Forward
The Nigerian American artist's second album, Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going, offers a full-on barrage of post-genre possibilities
- ALBUM REVIEW
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Michael McDonald's Smooth New Memoir: What We Learned From 'What a Fool Believes'
Co-written with comedian Paul Reiser, the yacht-rock king's book is loaded up with sax, drugs, and rock & roll
- DOOBIEST BROTHER
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'Stax: Soulsville U.S.A.': 7 Things We Learned From New Music Doc
The four-hour documentary digs deep into the music, politics, and tragedy of the Southern version of Motown and its artists like Otis Redding and Sam & Dave
- LOST SOUL
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