A reflection on the singer's impact on the entire nation of Canada, and his electric last performance on Aug. 20, 2016, in Kingston, Ontario.

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Tycho makes electronic music that is as cinematic as it is emotional. Watch the band's "Glider" video, edited with scenes from Andrei Tarkovsky's 1972 film.

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The heart of "Capable" from The Wild Reeds is spelled out in these lyrics by Sharon Silva: "You're capable of so much more/Than these people give you credit for/And you just need to show it."

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Red Death is a D.C. thrash band raised on hardcore. Its burly new single takes direct aim at the systemic flaws that ignore black lives.

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Recorded during the No Cities To Love sessions, the new single is part of the 7-inches For Planned Parenthood box set.

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The man who helmed one of Canada's most-beloved bands for more than 30 years died Tuesday night of complications from brain cancer, according to his family.

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Ka Baird's hypnotic flute playing is looped into a wordless mantra, "a back and forth between the material and spiritual," she tells NPR.

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Or, how I became the third wheel in a weekend Twitter beef over rap, culture and politics following Eminem's Trump tirade.

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Thundercat is willing and able to shape-shift to fit into just about any box you show him, but he won't stay in there for long.

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The Slingshot artist stopped by KUTX's backstage recording studio after her first Austin City Limits music festival.

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Night of the Taranta, an Italian folk music festival akin to Woodstock, celebrates a musical tradition that dates to antiquity.

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Hear the rock-a-billy legend bring swinging Western sounds to his fifth appearance on Mountain Stage.

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This is a band that can go from in-your-face to introspective on a dime — and they do just that in this session.

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Metallica's 1986 album elevated thrash to high art. A deluxe box set contains several riff tapes and outtakes, including an early demo of the title track.

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