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Monday, June 24 2013

• Check Ahead: A Great Big Pile of Leaves, 'You're Always On My Mind' June 24, 2013

  On the summery new album from the Brooklyn-based indie rock band in full. (article)

• Mother Falcon's Swelling Tribute To Radiohead June 24, 2013

  <p>The sprawling Austin ensemble is ending its two month-long residencies in New York with two ambitious blowouts covering Radiohead's classic album OK Computer. Watch Mother Falcon cover the Radiohead song "Airbag."</p> (article)

• Gig Alert: The Greyboy Allstars June 24, 2013

  <p>Veteran funk collective&nbsp;The Greyboy Allstars performs at Blue Note on Monday. Download "Profundo Grosso."</p> (article)

• Hannibal Buress; A Great Big Pile Of Leaves; Industrial Music; Father Figures At The Tiny Desk June 24, 2013

  In this episode: Comedian and "gibberish" rapper Hannibal Buress  reflects on the intersections between comedy and music. And: Soundcheck producer Gretta Cohn talks with the Brooklyn... (episode)

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  • Hannibal Buress: Where Rap And Comedy Meet June 24, 2013

    <p>Comedy writer and stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress talks about interviewing musicians, mining rap lyrics for jokes, and getting the occasional pedicure.</p>

  • Jumping Into A Great Big Pile Of Leaves June 24, 2013

  • From Skinny Puppy To Stomp: How Industrial Music Was Built June 24, 2013

    <p>In his new book <em>Assimilate</em>, writer S. Alexander Reed delves into the sound and heroes of the loud post-punk genre industrial music -- from Throbbing Gristle to Skinny Puppy to Trent Reznor's Nine Inch Nails.</p>