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BOSTON - AUGUST 26: Wilson Pickett and Sly and the Family Stone were the two star attractions at Harvard Stadium to help Miss Elma Lewis fund raise for her National Center for Afro-American Artists. Sly led one one of the group's favorite hits, "Dance to the Music." (Photo by Ellis Herwig/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Ellis Herwig/Boston Globe/Getty Images hide caption

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Sly Stone, visionary funk frontman of the Family Stone, has died at age 82

The musical visionary led a multi-racial funk band that produced five Top 10 hits in the late 1960s and early '70s.

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Stormy weather season is here. And whether it's a summertime thunder and lightning show or the full force of a hurricane, composers have depicted storms in compelling ways. Hear tracks from Laurie Anderson and Philip Glass to Beethoven, Rameau, Sibelius and Liszt.


Comic book artist Daniel Warren Johnson (Murder Falcon, Extremity) illustrates the music of Viking's Choice. Horns up! Daniel Warren Johnson hide caption

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Comic book artist Daniel Warren Johnson (Murder Falcon, Extremity) illustrates the music of Viking's Choice. Horns up!

Comic book artist Daniel Warren Johnson (Murder Falcon, Extremity) illustrates the music of Viking's Choice. Horns up!

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Viking's Choice

A mixtape featuring Josie's lilting twee, ente's urgent rock and roll, Ellen Aarkbro's pipe organ drone, nuvolascara's chaotic screamo, Stereolab's return.

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