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Revisiting Mike Peters of The Alarm, In-Studio (Archives)
The late Mike Peters of The Alarm, was all about making lemonade from lemons. He reflects on positivity, activism, and played an acoustic set in-studio from this 2023 session. May 5, 2025
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King Hannah's Fuzzy-Jangly Charged Romanticism, In-Studio
Liverpool duo King Hannah consists of singer and songwriter Hannah Merrick and guitarist Craig Whittle. They bring moody jangly-fuzzed guitars and spoken-sung vocals to play, in-studio. May 1, 2025
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Ancient-to-Future Hot Psychedelic Gnawa Blues from Bab L' Bluz, In-Studio
French-Moroccan band Bab L' Bluz makes ancient-to-future music, serving hot psychedelic blues spiked with the Gnawa trance rhythms of northern Africa's Maghreb. They play in-studio. Apr 28, 2025
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Marlon Williams Connects With His Maori Roots, In-Studio
New Zealand singer-songwriter Marlon Williams' latest, Te Whare Tīwekaweka, is his first te reo Māori album - written and sung entirely in his ancestral tongue. He plays solo, in-studio. Apr 24, 2025
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Immersion and SUSS: Rhythm and Synths Meet Ambient Country, In-Studio
UK duo Immersion (Colin Newman & Malka Spigel) in collaboration with New York-based ambient country band SUSS blend rhythm, synths, and atmospherics for motoric soundscapes, in-studio. Apr 21, 2025
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All the Flavors of the Rainbow of Cello by Peter Gregson, In-Studio
Cellist and composer Peter Gregson's latest, a self-titled affair, is a collection of contemporary songs without words for cello and modular synthesizer. He plays some of them in-studio. Apr 17, 2025
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Tabla Master Zakir Hussain and Santoor Player Rahul Sharma, In-Studio
The late Ustad Zakir Hussain, who was the world's preeminent tabla player, and santoor player Pandit Rahul Sharma, the son of santoor master Pandit Shivkumar Sharma play in-studio. Apr 14, 2025
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Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 Ignite an Afrobeat Dance Party, In-Studio
Nigerian musician, singer, songwriter, and activist Seun Kuti, is the youngest son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, and leads the Egypt 80 band. Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 play in-studio. Apr 10, 2025
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Valerie June Shares Her Joy and Celebrates Growth, In-Studio
Singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and author Valerie June draws on a wide spectrum of American roots music. She and her band activate their superpowers of joy, in-studio. Apr 7, 2025
