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Afroman put home footage of a police raid in music videos. Now the cops are suing him

Rachel Treisman

A police search of the rapper's Ohio home didn't lead to charges, but spawned music videos, merchandise, theft accusations and an invasion of privacy lawsuit. Afroman tells NPR he plans to countersue.
Arts & Culture

The Queen's Cartoonists: Where jazz meets animation and hints of musical circus

Monika Evstatieva

The Queen's Cartoonists is a jazz band with elements of classical music, comedy and clowning that performs music live to animation, both old and contemporary.
The voice of Jessye Norman soars again in trove of unreleased recordings

Tom Huizenga

A new collection of recordings finally freed from the vaults offers a chance to hear one of opera's greatest artists sing Wagner, Strauss, Berlioz and more.
Depeche Mode co-founder David Gahan wants us to remember: 'Memento Mori'

Leila Fadel

Phil Harrell

Depeche Mode return with its first album since the death of founding member Andy Fletcher. It focuses a lot, unsurprisingly, on the subject of life.
Arts & Culture

San Diego weekend arts events: Women choreographers, '25 Million Stitches,' free music and freeway art

Julia Dixon Evans

This weekend in the arts: The Rosin Box Project's "Empower"; "25 Million Stitches" at the Mingei; Caltrans' "Clean California CommUNITY Days" on the I-15; Mali Irene and Joshua White; free San Diego Symphony concerts in the South Bay; the San Diego Opera's "Tosca"; and Sew Loka celebrates 10 years.
'You gotta fight and fight and fight for your legacy'

Sidney Madden

Rodney Carmichael

Mano Sundaresan

Not everyone who was part of rap's ascent gets included in its story. MC Sha-Rock, of the original Funky 4 and the Funky 4 + 1, reaffirms her role in hip-hop's formative years as the first woman MC.
Science & Technology

Scientists sequence Beethoven's genome for clues into his painful past

Ari Daniel

Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him in life.
International

After allegations against Win Butler, an existential crisis lingers for Montréal

Yara El-Soueidi

Ever since frontman Win Butler was accused of sexual misconduct by several people in 2022, Arcade Fire's hometown scene has struggled with how to respond.
Local

Stop added in San Diego to Springsteen tour

City News Service

A tour stop for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band has been added in San Diego, one of two new shows announced Tuesday.
'Where am I going to be free to be who I am?'

Jewly Hight

Due to a new Tennessee law limiting drag performances, many drag artists, as well as trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming musicians, worry about their prospects in Nashville and beyond.