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Listen Women Of Grunge Reclaim Rock History In 'These Streets'
February 26, 2013 – A new play celebrates the unsung stories of women in the Seattle music scene.
Watch Remembering A Conductor Who Blossomed In Philadelphia
February 25, 2013 – A conductor formed in postwar Germany had a surprising late-life renaissance in the U.S.
Watch Music, The Food Of 'Amour'
February 23, 2013 – The Best Picture nominee about love at the end of life uses music sparingly but crushingly.
Watch Music's New 'Real Ambassadors'
February 22, 2013 – A State Department program brings international musicians to Main Street America.
Watch Magic Slim, Chicago Bluesman, Dies At 75
February 21, 2013 – The singer and guitarist who led the Teardrops was known for his raw vocals and biting guitar.
Watch Where Does The Harlem Shake Actually Come From?
February 21, 2013 – It all started with mummies and a basketball tournament, depending on whom you ask.
Watch Long Before The Harlem Shake, We Did The Shimmy
February 21, 2013 – A century ago, a different dance craze swept from African-American clubs to the world.
Watch Mindy McCready, Whose Life Was A Country Song, Has Died
February 18, 2013 – The country singer with the wide-open sob in her voice and a high-drama life was 37.
Listen 'China's Leonard Cohen' Calls Out Political Corruption
February 18, 2013 – The eccentric singer's lyrics address food scandals, forced housing demolitions and abuses of power.
Watch Haitian Musicians Get By With A Little Help From Their Friends
February 17, 2013 – Natural disasters have wracked the tiny nation, inspiring a few survivors to speak out in song.
Read Can You Learn To Like Music You Hate?
February 15, 2013 – A new study says that when you don't understand music, you don't even really hear it.
Read A Brief History Of The Grammy Sales Bump
February 15, 2013 – The Grammy Award for Album of the Year promises a huge increase in sales, but results may vary.
Listen Saving The Sounds Of America
February 13, 2013 – The Library of Congress has released a plan for preserving the country's archive of recorded audio.
Watch Remembering Donald Byrd, Jazz Trumpeter Who Spanned Generations
February 11, 2013 – Byrd helped to develop hard bop jazz, and his funkier recordings shaped black pop music for years.
Listen Mumford & Sons Take Home Album Of The Year Grammy
February 11, 2013 – No single act dominated, but rock bands — including The Black Keys and fun. — fared well.
