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February 18, 2022

The three-part docuseries tracks the rappers rise, starting as an up-and-coming producer in Chicago.

Netflix's 'jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy' is (mostly) genius

Netflix's 'jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy' is (mostly) genius

Eric Deggans • Feb 18, 2022

The three-part docuseries tracks the rappers rise, starting as an up-and-coming producer in Chicago.

How rock duo Illiterate Light bring sustainability to live performance

How rock duo Illiterate Light bring sustainability to live performance

Desiré Moses • Feb 17, 2022

Using the energy of audience-powered generator bikes for live shows, the Virginia duo connect to their audience and the Earth.

Listen to new music from The Head and the Heart, Rosalia, Phillip-Michael Scales, S. Carey, Dehd, and The Beths

Listen to new music from The Head and the Heart, Rosalia, Phillip-Michael Scales, S. Carey, Dehd, and The Beths

Jade • Feb 17, 2022

Hear new tracks from The Head and the Heart, S. Carey, Dehd, and the Beths, and get to know rising artists Phillip-Michael Scales and Rosalia.

Sea shanties, revisited: Maine couple resurfaces works thought lost to time

Sea shanties, revisited: Maine couple resurfaces works thought lost to time

Keith Shortall • Feb 17, 2022

After a decade of research, a couple from Maine has just published a book of seafaring folk songs rarely heard in the last 80 years.

Coffee Break: pop punk

Coffee Break: pop punk

Jill Riley and Luke Taylor • Feb 17, 2022

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what pop-punk songs do you want to hear?

Revisiting a top Jimi Hendrix biography for Black History Month

Revisiting a top Jimi Hendrix biography for Black History Month

Jay Gabler • Feb 17, 2022

Charles R. Cross’s 'Room Full of Mirrors' takes a detailed look at the fascinating, all-too-short life of the legendary Jimi Hendrix.

The Chart Show: Brandi Carlile's "Broken Horses" breaks into top 5

The Chart Show: Brandi Carlile's "Broken Horses" breaks into top 5

Feb 17, 2022

Brandi Carlile’s “Broken Horses” cracks into the top 5, along with Minnesota’s Cloud Cult remaining at the top spot, and Hippo Campus coming in at #3.

The Come-Up: New Minnesota hip-hop for Black History Month

The Come-Up: New Minnesota hip-hop for Black History Month

Jeffrey Bissoy-Mattis • Feb 16, 2022

Hot new music from Ricki Monique, QT? feat. Juice Lord, Tone LaDon, and many more

Coffee Break: bands in films

Coffee Break: bands in films

Jill Riley and Luke Taylor • Feb 16, 2022

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by bands and artists who have appeared in films?

Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson to host a U.S. version of the 'Eurovision Song Contest'

Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson to host a U.S. version of the 'Eurovision Song Contest'

Rachel Treisman • Feb 15, 2022

NBC's American Song Contest will feature live performances representing all U.S. states, territories and Washington, D.C., with viewers voting for the best original song.

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