nprmusic:

Congratulations to Adele on her Oscar nomination for “Skyfall”! Here she is performing a stripped-down set at the Tiny Desk.

I may have already posted this NPR video here, but what the hey! It’s Adele, right?!

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Hecho En Mexico is ambitious and complicated, but the music more than justifies the journey. The soundtrack features a mix of traditional sounds and modern Mexican alternative artists, including Carla Morrison, Julieta Venegas, Natalia Fourcade, Kinky, Molotov and more.

Stream Hecho En Mexico now.

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Impatient Laura Marling fans, rejoice! Watch the English folksinger play the Tiny Desk, including a gorgeous song so new (“Once”) that Marling hasn’t even recorded it, yet.

Photo: Nick Michael/NPR

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LCD Soundsystem - Tribulations

Tomorrow: James Murphy, the man behind LCD Soundsystem.

nprfreshair:

Happy 50th Birthday M.C. Hammer!

Best birthday wishes! Hey, a video from back in the day …

nprmusic:

In Memoriam: Musicians We Lost In 2011

NPR Music remembers the singers, instrumentalists, songwriters and producers who died in 2011. Explore the musical legacies they leave behind.

nprfreshair:

A Sesame Street clip in honor of this week’s Fresh Air Weekend, which will feature Elmo and Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails.

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Beirut live in concert from Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club on Dec. 14. Photos by Mito Habe-Evans/NPR.

Download our recording of the show.

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Ken Tucker reviews El Camino, the latest album from The Black Keys (who were on Fresh Air earlier this year.)