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XM's got a better buffer, but Sirius has better audio quality.

So, usually I'm on XM, because I abhor the dropouts.

Hot Water Music has achieved a lasting relevance that most acts only dream of, releasing seven full-length albums, countless singles and touring with everyone from Flogging Molly to Coheed & Cambri

The Only Place is the follow-up to the acclaimed Crazy For You and finds Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno maturing in both sound and perspective.

"Bloom" is the fourth full length album by Baltimore-based Beach House. It builds on 2010s "Teen Dream" to further develop their distinctive sound yet stands apart as a new piece of work.

Lee Perry, Lee Dorsey, The Meters….I could fill a single-spaced page listing all the greats the Beastie Boys originally hipped me to over the past 20+ years.

Donald "Duck" Dunn, bassist for the influential southern soul group Booker T.

It's rare that an artist covers a song and trumps the original recording by the original artist.

Shawn Colvin has that ability.

"This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"

Punch Brothers take their cue from yesterday and today's most acclaimed bluegrass and country musicians.

Marina’s musical heroines are pop prima donnas with a knack for the theatrical.

Atlanta-based rapper B.o.B finds his family in both the hip hop and pop worlds.