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Bob Newhart, Groundbreaking Stand-Up Comic and TV Sitcom Legend, Dead at 94
Comedian and actor’s deadpan manner and laconic approach led to bestselling comedy albums and starring roles in two long-running sitcoms
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Happy Traum, Greenwich Village Folksinger and Bob Dylan Collaborator, Dead at 86
Traum and his group the New World Singers were the first to cover "Blowin' in the Wind"
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Katy Perry's 'Woman's World' and the End of 2010s Pop
The backlash to her comeback single shows us that her era of maximalist hits is further away than ever
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Kacey Musgraves Honors John Prine in New 'Cardinal' Video
The clip for her latest single from Deeper Well enhances the original song's salute to her late friend, who died in 2020
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Kim Deal Ponders Island Life in 'Coast,' Just in Time for Summer
Before the Breeders open more shows for Olivia Rodrigo next month, the band's frontperson releases a new Steve Albini-produced single
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Carole King Supports Joe Biden. Does Anyone Else in Music?
The songwriter tells RS she wants Biden to run — right now, she's one of few in the music world speaking out in favor of his campaign
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Linda Thompson Can't Sing Anymore. She Still Has Plenty to Say
The grand dame of the British folk scene lost her voice to spasmodic dysphonia, but a new album featuring guest singers keeps her music alive
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Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore on All Those 'Goo' Memes: 'Nothing Is Sacred'
More than 30 years later, the cover of a 1990 alt-rock classic continues to inspire tributes and parodies, some of them surprisingly political and timely
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Kinky Friedman: His Essential Songs
From "Sold American" to "Ride 'Em Jewboy," the tracks that defined the career of the Texas satirist
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Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Is Being Adapted for the Stage. It’s Not As Easy As You’d Think
The 1984 film is being turned into a musical with new songs, but some scenes — from a woman being tossed into a trash can to references to a waterbed — are raising tough questions
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