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Watch Dropkick Murphys: A 'Rose Tattoo' Tells A Life Story
January 1, 2013 – The new single from the Irish punk band serves as a memorial to singer Ken Casey's grandfather.
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 Alabama Shakes On World Cafe WXPN
December 31, 2012 – Hear the rock 'n' roll quartet perform its enthusiastic, soulful songs live in the studio. WXPN
Read First Listen: Broadcast, 'Berberian Sound Studio'
December 30, 2012 – Broadcast's Trish Keenan died two years ago, but she left behind this gorgeous tapestry of sound.
Watch It's Never Early To Think About 2013's Best Music
December 30, 2012 – Hear about anticipated albums for 2013 by Atoms for Peace, Aaron Neville, Rhye and more.
Listen Beck Explains 'Song Reader,' An Album Fans Perform Themselves
December 29, 2012 – The shape-shifting musician's latest release is less an album than a blueprint.
Listen Johnny Cash's Boyhood Home Tells The Story Of A Town
December 29, 2012 – With guidance from Cash's siblings, the tiny, dilapidated house is being painstakingly restored.
Listen Lord Huron On World Cafe WXPN
December 28, 2012 – Singer Ben Schneider is the creative force behind the rhythmically inventive folk-pop band. WXPN
Watch The Killers Return, Guitar-Rock Holdouts In A Pop World
December 26, 2012 – One of few stadium-rock acts left on the radio, the band emerged from a five-year hiatus this fall.
Listen 2013 Winter Music Preview
December 26, 2012 – Hear some of the music we're looking forward to in 2013, including records from Low and Josh Ritter.
Watch Perfume Genius: A 'Creepy, Beautiful Mix'
December 26, 2012 – The songwriter covers unsettling topics, like suicide and his mother's experience with sexual abuse.
Watch Andrew Bird: The Folksy Side Of An Inventive Star KCMP
December 22, 2012 – Watch the singer, songwriter and violinist play "Three White Horses" live at The Current's studios. KCMP
Watch Minus The Bear On World Cafe WXPN
December 20, 2012 – The Seattle band plays an acoustic set of intricate, melodic rock songs from its latest album. WXPN
Watch Loving Rush, With All My Heart And Brain
December 20, 2012 – For one nerd, mean, mean pride in the band and its election to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Watch Joe Strummer's Life After Death
December 20, 2012 – The singer, co-founder and potent political voice of The Clash died 10 years ago this week.