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Read The Week In Music: What To Read Now That We're Back In The Saddle
January 6, 2013 – This week writers came back from the holiday break ready to play.
Watch The Voice Of 'Schoolhouse Rock' On The Series At 40
January 6, 2013 – Bob Dorough composed, conducted and sang much of the music in the beloved children's series.
Listen Antibalas: Cooking Up Afrobeat In A Sweltering Kitchen
January 6, 2013 – The band relies on two things to play well: tropical temperatures and a relaxed pace.
Watch Bikini Kill Rises Again, No Less Relevant
January 5, 2013 – The 1990s punk group is giving listeners a second chance to hear the music — and its message.
Listen Preserving The Home, And History, Of New Orleans' Piano Professor
January 5, 2013 – Any Big Easy pianist worth his fingers owes a debt to Henry Roeland Byrd, aka Professor Longhair.
Watch Emel Mathlouthi: Voice Of The Tunisian Revolution
January 5, 2013 – One of her songs became an anthem for protesters in her homeland during the December 2010 uprising.
Listen The 'Life And Liberation' Of A Black Female Metal Fan
January 4, 2013 – Laina Dawes has loved heavy metal since she was 8, but her peers haven't always loved her back.
Watch Patti Page, Who Dominated The '50s Pop Charts, Dies
January 3, 2013 – Page had one of the biggest-selling singles ever with her version of "The Tennessee Waltz."
Watch Ed Sheeran: All Pluses, No Minuses
January 2, 2013 – The rising British singer-songwriter talks about his do-it-yourself beginnings and his new album.
Listen 'Looper': A World Of Musical Clicks And Pops
January 1, 2013 – Composer Nathan Johnson crafted the film's score by immersing himself in its nonmusical sounds.
Read Hearing A Mother's Song After Tragedy
January 1, 2013 – In her cover of the song, Natalie Maines takes the sting out of Pink Floyd's accusatory "Mother."
Listen Jack Black: On Music, Mayhem And Murder
January 1, 2013 – Actor Jack Black plays a funeral director who murders his live-in companion in Bernie.
Listen Was 2012 The Year That American Orchestras Hit The Wall? MPR
January 1, 2013 – Contentious negotiations and financial woes have plagued many American orchestras this year. MPR
Watch Fond Farewells: Classical Musicians We Lost In 2012
December 31, 2012 – Hear and see the artistry of fine classical musicians who passed away in 2012.
Watch Miguel: An 'Honest Introduction' To An R&B Star
December 31, 2012 – The Grammy-nominated singer says his 2012 breakout is the introduction he's waited a decade for.