Jacob Ganz
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Guitar technician Shane Timm is one of the many people who make the band fun.'s tour possible. Timm is in charge of the 45 pieces of musical equipment that travel with the band on its summer tour.
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Tiny XL Recordings, the home of Adele, Vampire Weekend, the XX and just a few more, has become among the most relevant record labels in the world while releasing just a few albums each year.
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Or: Why Justin Bieber didn't really sell 40,000 tickets in 30 seconds.
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Weedon's guide to the basics of guitar playing was used by the young musicians who would become members of The Who and The Beatles.
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Known as the Father of Loud, Jim Marshall helped a generation that included Pete Townsend and Jimi Hendrix redefine popular music by turning up the volume.
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Adele won every category in which she was nominated, including Record, Album and Song of the Year, and performed for the first time in months.
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An indictment charges the file-sharing site with copyright infringement, racketeering and money laundering.
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It's time to get in shape, and nothing motivates like music. We need your go-to workout tunes.
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Morning Edition and NPR Music look back at some of the musicians who died in 2011, including Amy Winehouse, Paul Motian, Cesaria Evora, Clarence Clemons and more.
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The Nova Scotian stalwarts attribute their longevity to a tight code of democracy and avoiding the spotlight.
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In rock and roll terms, the Portland-based band is a veteran act. When they started playing together 17 years ago, they had no idea the gig would last. Now, Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss have put out their eighth album, called American Gong.
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In 1989, two members of the rock band Superchunk launched a tiny record label. Twenty years later, amid the struggles of the music industry at large, Merge has become one of the most respected and successful companies in the business.