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Read Portraits Of An American Metal Festival
May 31, 2012 – Meet four people who headbanged and high-fived at Maryland's Deathfest Memorial Day weekend.
Listen Requiem For A Cabaret: The Oak Room Closes
May 31, 2012 – One of New York's most loved cabaret spaces will not return after renovations.
Watch A New Hip-Hop Recipe With A Familiar Sound
May 30, 2012 – Solo rappers might be the norm, but one Los Angeles management company is hitting with a group.
Listen Fresh Air Remembers Traditional Music Legend Doc Watson
May 30, 2012 – Fresh Air remembers the traditional folk and bluegrass guitarist with excerpts from a 1988 interview
Listen Doc Watson, Folk Music Icon, Dies At 89
May 29, 2012 – The folk musician from North Carolina revolutionized how people play guitar. He was 89 years old.
Watch A Rapper Ravaged By An Online Firestorm
May 27, 2012 – Korean rapper Tablo was a huge success — until a single rumor set websites ablaze.
Read Around The Jazz Internet: May 25, 2012
May 25, 2012 – Ralph Peterson, Neneh Cherry, the Library of Congress archives and a generous Metallica bassist.
Read Around The Classical Internet: May 25, 2012
May 25, 2012 – The Met critiques critics, Czechs conquer concerts and Zinman stays up late.
Watch Afghan Whigs: Songs Of Love Gone Wrong, Done Right
May 25, 2012 – After a decade away, the band's songs of intense, complicated desire still lay our reality bare.
Read An Uncommon 'Riddle': Joshua Redman Covers His Musical Peer
May 25, 2012 – The saxophonist performs a piece by his contemporary — a practice much rarer than you might think.
Watch Eurovision 2012: The Babushki Make It To The Final
May 25, 2012 – Six grandmothers, a half-Congolese Ukrainian singer and more are competing in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Read Metalheads Are People, Too
May 24, 2012 – Who listens to metal? Engineers and government employees who wear leather in 85-degree weather.
Read Your New 'American Idol' Is (Surprise!) A Laid-Back Dude With An Acoustic Guitar
May 24, 2012 – American Idol crowned another guy alot like the guys they've been crowning for several seasons.
Listen Glad To See You Again: Joey Ramone's Unearthed Demos
May 24, 2012 – The singer left behind a number of song fragments, now collected and cleaned up on a new album.
Read 'It Can't Be Done': The Difficulty Of Growing A Jazz Audience
May 23, 2012 – Pianist and composer Kurt Ellenberger urges musicians to "make money doing something else."
