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• Five Questions For: Callers August 31, 2012

  The Brooklyn by-way-of New Orleans experimental rock band Callers recently performed songs from their forthcoming album, Reviver, live in the studio. Afterwards, we asked band members... (article)

• Crying Time and Callers (the Band) August 31, 2012

  <p>John explores the sad-song genre with Adam Brent Houghtaling, author of the book <em>This Will End in Tears</em>. And: the Brooklyn-based band Callers plays in studio.</p> (episode)

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  • Sad Songs Say So Much August 31, 2012

  • Callers: In Studio August 31, 2012

• Gig Alert: Julia Holter August 31, 2012

  Vocalist, and songwriter Julia Holter makes a kind of art-pop music that’s hard to pin down. Her latest release is called "Ekstasis,"—and like her first album, it’s basically a solo a... (article)

• K-Pop Finds A Breakout Hit August 30, 2012

  If you like Korea, horses, and pretty girls, we've got a video for you. If you don't, well, we've still got a video for you: Psy is a chunky but loose-limbed singer/rapper/dancer from... (article)

• Gig Alert: The Quebe Sisters Band August 30, 2012

  <p>Western swing group The Quebe Sisters Band brings its vintage-sounding harmonies and fiddle playing to The Triad on Thursday night. Download the song "Shame On You."</p> (article)

• Sad Music In Film And Yo La Tengo Revisited August 30, 2012

  Kristen Meinzer and Rafer Guzman, co-hosts of the weekly podcast Movie Date from WNYC's The Takeaway, drop by to talk about movies with especially emotional and tearjerking music. The... (episode)

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  • What Are The Saddest Songs In Movies? August 30, 2012

  • Yo La Tengo's 'Heart' Still Beating 15 Years Later August 30, 2012

    <p>A classic indie album turns 15. Today, we take a closer look at <em>I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One</em> from the band Yo La Tengo.</p>

• Death, iTunes and the Queen of Vaudeville August 29, 2012

  For decades, collections of CDs and vinyl albums have passed from one generation to another. But it may not be easy to leave your digital music files to posterity. A reporter and an a... (episode)

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  • The iTunes Inheritance: Where Does Digital Music Go After You Die? August 29, 2012

  • Eva Tanguay: The Queen of Vaudeville August 29, 2012

  • Hot Chip And Gang Gang Dance: Live In Concert From Celebrate Brooklyn August 29, 2012

• Summer Resolutions: Ted's Been Busy August 29, 2012

  <p>Our listener Ted in Atlanta sends us an update about his summer resolution project, proving that he has been hard at work&nbsp;achieving&nbsp;his goals.&nbsp;</p> (article)

• Gig Alert: Dead Can Dance August 29, 2012

  <p>Moody Australian duo Dead Can Dance plays The Beacon Theatre on Wednesday night. Download the track "Amnesia" from the band's first new release in sixteen years.</p> (article)

• Gig Alert: Underground System Afrobeat August 28, 2012

  <p><a href="http://www.undergroundsystemafrobeat.com/">Underground System Afrobeat</a>&nbsp;puts a New York spin on a classic West African pop sound. The band plays Brooklyn Bowl Tuesday night. Download the track "B.O.B."</p> (article)