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music New Adam Schlesinger tribute album features covers by Rachel Bloom, Charly Bliss, Sarah Silverman, Nada Surf, and many many more Thom Dunn

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music Wuhan, coronavirus ground zero, is also China’s punk music capital Xeni Jardin

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elon musk This ambient mix of a new sci-fi-themed Rentals song is a sonic trip to outer space Thom Dunn

music What's cooler than being cool? Hundreds of musicians protesting ICE and Amazon Thom Dunn

ireland The traditional music of the world would die without risk-takers like Martin Hayes Seamus Bellamy

passings Pete Shelley of The Buzzcocks (1955-2018) Mark Frauenfelder

Science Scientists study the psychology of death metal David Pescovitz

comedy Weird Al announces his 2019 tour will include orchestras Rusty Blazenhoff

fake news Michael Jackson is alive, Elvis is haunting Wayne Newton, and Sean Hannity’s secrets are revealed, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

bluetooth This $129 bluetooth headphone adapter sounds better than a $22 one Jason Weisberger

music Ireland lost a musical giant this week Seamus Bellamy