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Weekly Music Roundup: Valerie June and Mavis Staples, Spoon, Theon Cross
Monday, November 01, 2021
New Sounds
This week, Ed Sheeran’s calculating single, Spoon’s edgy new song, and Mavis Staples joins Valerie June. Plus, Chile’s Mon Laferte and Sons of Kemet tuba player Theon Cross.
School Funding Formula Becomes Leading Issue In NJ Governor's Race
Friday, October 29, 2021
Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli has made attacking the state's complex algorithm for doling out money to public schools a regular feature of his stump speech.
A Reading of Edgar Allen Poe's 'The Raven'
Friday, October 29, 2021
WNYC's Sean Carlson joins us for a spooky reading of 'The Raven,' by Edgar Allen Poe.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Wants To Break A Democratic Losing Streak
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Governor Murphy is hoping to become the first Democrat to be re-elected governor in New Jersey since 1977. But his Republican challenger, Jack Ciattarelli, is gaining momentum.
Weekly Music Roundup: Adele, Cate Le Bon, serpentwithfeet
Monday, October 18, 2021
New Sounds
This week, David Keenan, Imarhan, and Cate Le Bon all release new music in Adele’s enormous shadow. Plus, electro-acoustic songs by Lotic and serpentwithfeet.
Investigation Shows How Wealthy New Yorkers Benefit From City's Property Tax System
Friday, October 15, 2021
A Bloomberg investigation finds middle and working-class New Yorkers, including renters, are disadvantaged by the city's property tax system.
Weekly Music Roundup: Robert Glasper, Mitski, Tangana
Monday, October 11, 2021
New Sounds
This week, a shiny new song from Robert Glasper and eagerly-awaited returns for Cat Power and Mitski. Plus, Spanish rapper Tangana on belief and miracles.
Weekly Music Roundup: Ben LaMar Gay, Alt-J, Japanese Breakfast
Monday, September 27, 2021
New Sounds
This week, echoes of summer from Alt-J and Ben LaMar Gay feat. Ohmme; a video game soundtrack from Japanese Breakfast; and South African electronic music producers Native Soul.
How A Black Theater Thrived In Manhattan 200 Years Ago
Friday, September 24, 2021
This month marks the 200th anniversary of the first all-Black production of Shakespeare in the United States.
New York City's Delivery Workers Win On-Job Protection
Thursday, September 23, 2021
New York City lawmakers passed a slate of bills that aim to protect delivery workers.
Weekly Music Roundup: Buena Vista Social Club, Larkin Poe, Makaya McCraven
Monday, September 20, 2021
New Sounds
The Buena Vista Social Club keeps on giving; orchestral blues-rock from Larkin Poe; and music for autumn in New York by Makaya McCraven. Plus, brass band hijinks from Fanfare Ciocarlia.
Weekly Music Roundup: ABBA, ÌFÉ, and Curtis Harding
Monday, September 13, 2021
New Sounds
ABBA is just as ABBA as ever; Afro-Cuban futurism from ÌFÉ; and Curtis Harding’s vintage soul. Plus, Brooklyn singer and rapper Spencer., and a tongue-in-cheeky love song by Sean Rowe.
Ida’s Health And Building Hazards Will Persist For Months
Friday, September 10, 2021
A step-by-step guide to dealing with flood damage.
Weekly Music Roundup: Baracutanga, N.C. Sacred Soul, and FPA
Monday, September 06, 2021
New Sounds
This week, premieres of Latin folk-fusion from Baracutanga and Carolina soul from Big James Barrett and the Golden Jubilees, plus Kanye and Drake race to the bottom.
Why NYC Is Still So Unprepared For Flash Floods
Thursday, September 02, 2021
As Hurricane Ida proved, the region still isn’t coping well with climate change, the wrath of severe storms and the perpetual threats posed by flash floods.
What New York City School Parents Need To Know About COVID Classroom Policies
Wednesday, September 01, 2021
New York City public school students return to the classroom in less than two weeks.
Weekly Music Roundup: Marissa Nadler and Lee "Scratch" Perry RIP
Monday, August 30, 2021
New Sounds
This week, a subversive murder ballad from Marissa Nadler, an answer song to all those internet cat videos from Caribou, and the loss of Jamaican music legend, Lee "Scratch" Perry.
What Germ Spillovers In New York Can Tell Us About The Hunt For COVID's Origins
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
New York has long-standing issues with zoonotic spillover events.
Weekly Music Roundup: Daptone Records @20, Parquet Courts, and Lorde
Monday, August 23, 2021
New Sounds
A celebration of old-school soul from the Apollo Theater, Parquet Courts' ode to crowded city streets, new age pop from Lorde, and a creeptastic film score by Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe.
People Are Exhausted By The Pandemic, And That Could Make Them Less Willing To Stay Safe
Thursday, August 19, 2021
About half as many New Yorkers feel hopeful about the pandemic's trajectory now than before the vaccines were widely available.
