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Ben Ratliff

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It Came From Gowanus

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This week Ben Ratliff, Jon Pareles and Nate Chinen discuss some of the most memorable songs of 2011.

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3

The Five-Hanky Bro-ness of Bon Iver; Framing Riot Grrl for the History Books; New Releases

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4

This Year's "American Idol" Winner; My Morning Jacket; and the Popcast Song of the Week

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5

Brian Eno and Rick Holland, Bjork and CD reviews

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Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Watch the Throne”; Honus Honus on his new project, Mister Heavenly; new albums by Gucci Mane with Waka Flocka Flame, John Hiatt and the Wood Brothers.

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The cultural impact and staying power of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” 20 years after its release; and new records by Daniela Mercury and Gilad Hekselman.

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8

Ben Sisario on Coldplay and “Mylo Xyloto,” the band’s new album; Jon Caramanica on the Harlem rapper ASAP Rocky; and the week’s new releases.

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9

New York’s June jazz festivals; The importance of Gil Scott-Heron; and the Song of the Week.

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10

Box set deluge: Ben Ratliff and Jon Caramanica listen to and discuss some of the season’s most notable reissues.

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11

The Pitchfork Festival in Chicago; crooner Mitch Winehouse and CDs by NRBQ and Oren Ambarchi with Jim O'Rourke.

40 plays
12

Blake Shelton, remembering Manuel Galbán and the arrival of Spotify

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13

New albums from Drake, Romeo Santos and The Fall

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14

Alan Light and Ben Ratliff open up the “Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams”; and The Times’s music critics look ahead to some of this fall’s most notable releases and tours.

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15

This week: One-man pop obsessive Dev Hynes on his new project Blood Orange and new album “Coastal Grooves”; Nick Brown of the young Tennessee rock band Mona; CDs by Miguel Zenón and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Ben Ratliff is the host.

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16

Matthew Herbert’s new album “One Pig”; the cut-and-paste pop composer Wise Blood; and new releases.

32 plays
17

Mexican pop singer Ximena Sariñana; a visit from the band we dare not name; and a Song of the Week.

33 plays
18

A performance by the English singer-songwriter Nick Lowe; a flood of Miles Davis live releases; and new albums from Terius Nash, George Strait and Cymbals Eat Guitars.

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19

Salsa pianist and bandleader Larry Harlow; the passing of great American songwriters Jerry Lieber and Nick Ashford; and new CDs.

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20

Summer Percussion Special

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Leviathan

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New Jersey Traffic

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Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Watch the Throne”; Honus Honus on his new project, Mister Heavenly; new albums by Gucci Mane with

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Permanent Midnight

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25

Time Slips Away

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Blowing Up The Workshop

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27

Good Morning

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All Night

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Let It Out

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Blake Shelton, remembering Manuel Galbon and the arrival of Spotify

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Dark Nacht

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My Dayz

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New Era

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You Never Miss

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Drive All Night

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36

Nothin' to Say

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A new album from Fleet Foxes; the state of the piano trio in jazz; and a eulogy for Poly Styrene.

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38

The cultural impact and staying power of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” 20 years after its release; and new records by Daniela Mer

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My Days

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Road Sign

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We Rode In Trucks

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not a toung twisterbrymix

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Angel

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44

The ukelele in today's pop music and a Coachella festival postmortem.

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45

Ben Sisario on Sale of Warner Music Group; the 'Muchness' of Lady Gaga; New CD Releases

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46

Blake Shelton, remembering Manuel Galban and the arrival of Spotify

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48

Alan Light and Ben Ratliff open up the “Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams”; and The Times’s music critics look ahead to som

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49

New York Times

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Weather Girl

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