NPR Music 10: 2013
February 2, 2013
My Bloody Valentine releases m b v
After 22 years, the shoegaze band that launched a thousand gear-nerd obsessions suddenly announced its follow-up to Loveless, and 24 hours later released it directly to the fans who'd been waiting.
February 27, 2013
Van Cliburn (1934-2013)
At one point perhaps the most famous musician in America, this Texan pianist landed on the cover of Time and was the recipient of a ticker-tape parade in New York City after winning the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow during the height of the Cold War.
April 26, 2013
George Jones (1931-2013)
On the lovely spring day when George Jones died, we assembled a makeshift altar in the office. At the center stood my framed and signed 8x10 glossy of George; nestled around it were a couple airline-size bottles of booze, a pair of battery-powered votive candles and a small plastic horse. "He Stopped Loving Her Today," one of the greatest country records ever made, poured out of a Bluetooth speaker.
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