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Producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) took vocals from rapper Jay-Z's The Black Album, mixed them with instrumentals from The Beatles — known as "The White Album" — and came up with The Grey Album.
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All Songs Considered's list of the 50 most important recordings of the decade continues with Kelly Clarkson to Jay-Z.
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It's hard to believe, but the first decade of the new millennium is rapidly drawing to a close — and it's been a remarkable one for music. In this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen looks back at some of the defining trends, sounds and historic moments that made the '00s stand out, in a roundtable discussion with Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson.
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Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, two of the most inspired and original artists making music today, collaborated with director David Lynch on one of the year's most anticipated and mysterious new albums. Dark Night of the Soul has been closely guarded and may not have an official release. But you can hear the entire album on NPR Music as an Exclusive First Listen.
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Are there bands and albums that you know you should love, but for whatever reason just don't? For host Bob Boilen, Green Day is one of those acts. Also on this week's program: the sparkling textures of Sunset Rubdown; a mysterious and dark collaboration from Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse and David Lynch; Allen Toussaint playing jazz and blues; and two samples from our Exclusive First Listen series. Hear songs from West African guitar hero Vieux Farka Toure and an album of demos from the legendary supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash.
()The hit song "Crazy" by the duo Gnarls Barkley — a collaboration between singer Cee-Lo and producer Danger Mouse — has topped the British pop charts, based exclusively on download sales. Madeleine Brand speaks to DJ G-Money about the historic hit.
()Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, two of the most inspired and original artists making music today, collaborated with director David Lynch on one of the year's most anticipated and mysterious new albums. Dark Night of the Soul has been closely guarded and may not have an official release. But you can hear the entire album on NPR Music as an Exclusive First Listen.
()Are there bands and albums that you know you should love, but for whatever reason just don't? For host Bob Boilen, Green Day is one of those acts. Also on this week's program: the sparkling textures of Sunset Rubdown; a mysterious and dark collaboration from Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse and David Lynch; Allen Toussaint playing jazz and blues; and two samples from our Exclusive First Listen series. Hear songs from West African guitar hero Vieux Farka Toure and an album of demos from the legendary supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash.
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Though it's already made its way to the Internet, one of the year's most talked-about albums may never be officially released. The questions keeping Dark Night of the Soul from coming out are as mysterious as the music. The Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse project with David Lynch is the perfect marriage of joy and sorrow.
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Blender magazine's Elizabeth Goodman discusses albums released this week by R.E.M., The Black Keys, Kylie Minogue, and an Afropop tribute to U2.
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