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May 22, 2013
This week on the Needle Drop, we're serving up new tracks from Kimya Dawson's and Aesop Rock's the Uncluded, and black metal outfit Deafheaven as well. We'll also be diving into the latest releases from metal outfit Altar of Plageus and the kings of French house music, Daft Punk.... read more
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May 21, 2013
Once upon a time in a second term, a president used his power to go after journalists in Hartford. I could be talking about President Obama's justice department seizing AP phone records, including some from AP's Hartford office. But I could also be talking Thomas Jefferson in 1806. Sick of Fe... read more
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May 8, 2013
This week on the Needle Drop, we're diving into the latest releases from post-punk outfit Savages and dark ambient producer the Haxan Cloak. We'll... read more
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May 7, 2013
It's possible to oversell the idea of a modern revival of so-called American roots music. Maybe that revival is always happening. Nick Spitzer'... read more
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May 2, 2013
  The music, culture and movement of Brazil is evocative of a certain kind of lifestyle to many Americans - like me - who’ve never been there.... read more
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May 1, 2013
On this week's episode of The Needle Drop, we're taking a listen to new tracks from MGMT, Co La, and Savages. We'll also be sampling from the lates... read more
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Apr 25, 2013
John Lennon said they were the greatest comedy team since the Marx Brothers. Gene Roddenberry based the look of the character Chekov on them.... read more
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Apr 24, 2013
The Monkees were the first group to exhibit all or most of the qualities we now associate with the term "boy band." They were assembled through aud... read more
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Apr 24, 2013
This week on The Needle Drop, we've got new tracks from Gold Panda, Holograms, and more. We'll also be diving into the latest full-length releases... read more
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Apr 17, 2013
On this week's episode of The Needle Drop, we're featuring brand new tracks from TNGHT, Young Fathers, and Queens of the Stone Age. We'll also be s... read more
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Apr 10, 2013
This Week on The Needle Drop, we're looking into the latest releases from Lapalux and The Mary Onettes. We'll also be trying out brand new tracks f... read more
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Apr 5, 2013
Kate Callahan is one of our favorite local folk artists. Now she’s a music festival organizer as well. This weekend, the Hartfolk Festival is t... read more
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Apr 4, 2013
  What is folk music? Phillip Phillips sounds like a folk singer, but he won American Idol. Does that disqualify him? Charles Bradley is the li... read more
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Apr 3, 2013
This week on The Needle Drop, we're checking out some new tracks from The Mary Onettes, Mikal Cronin, and Mount Kimbie. We'll also be sampling trac... read more
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Mar 27, 2013
This week on The Needle Drop, we're tripping through some of the latest tracks from Vampire Weekend, The Knife, Savages, and more. We'll also be vi... read more
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Mar 20, 2013
This week on The Needle Drop, we're diving into the latest releases from Shlohmo and Autechre. We'll also be trying out new tracks from Kylesa, Smi... read more
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Mar 15, 2013
Austin, Texas is the epicenter of the music world, at least for the next few days. The South By Southwest Music Festival got underway Tuesday. Ever... read more
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Mar 13, 2013
Jill Sobule has visited the Colin McEnroe Show, and what came out of it was one of our favorite shows to date. Now, she's teaming up with comedian... read more
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Mar 6, 2013
This week on The Needle Drop, we've got new tracks from Call of the Void, Soap&Skin, Roomrunner, and more. We'll also be sampling the latest full-l... read more
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Feb 27, 2013
This week on The Needle Drop, we're diving into new releases from Warm Soda and Iceage. We'll also be sampling brand new tracks from Matmos, Shlohm... read more
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