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Criticism of Record Store Day — happening this Saturday — continues to stream in. (If you missed it, check out Bandwidth’s 2014 article “Can Small Record Shops Keep Up With Record Store Day?“) [Salon, Fact, Pitchfork]

Nevertheless, here’s your guide to Record Store Day in D.C. [D.C. Music Download]

Boston declares April 9 “Riot Grrrl Day.” [Boston]

Traces of punk rock found at Coachella. [New York Times]

Unlike his pal Wale, Jerry Seinfeld isn’t really into drinking Champagne while he works. [New York Times]

Steve Albini says Tidal and other for-pay streaming services are “deluding themselves.” [Billboard]

Meanwhile, Spotify has hired a bunch of Washington lobbyists in preparation for a battle over streaming. [Politico]

The Madonna/Drake kiss that rocked the world… [Billboard, CNN, Jezebel, Pitchfork]

… and why reaction to The Kiss was ageist and sexist. [Noisey, Idolator]

Sexual harassment in nightclubs: It can’t be ignored. [Mixmag]

D.C.’s Damaged City Fest, in photos. [Noisey]

Kesha is playing Black Cat next week — and tickets flew fast. [Washington City Paper]

Nelly arrested on drug charges in Tennessee, and his lawyer says the charges won’t stick. [Washington Post, Guardian]

Did Arlington art center Artisphere ever get a real shot at success? [Washington Post]

Listen to the new EP from D.C.’s Pleasure Curses. [All Things Go]

And the new LP from D.C. hardcore band Red Death. [Stereogum]

D.C. jazz trombonist Reginald Cyntje has new music out, too. [Capital Bop]

A candid conversation about the future of go-go in the digital realm and beyond. [Washington City Paper]

Scott Crawford on his D.C. hardcore documentary, Salad Days. [Rolling Stone, Impose]

Get to know Thomas Orgren, the engineer and musician behind Arlington recording studio Persona Non Grata. [D.C. Music Download]

Mount Pleasant houses the world’s biggest collection of handmade harmonica cases. [Washington City Paper]

Funk Parade announces its music lineup. [D.C. Music Download]

RIP Konono N°1 founder Mingiedi Mawangu. [Fact, Facebook]

RIP Percy Sledge, the powerful voice behind “When A Man Loves A Woman.” [NPR, New York Times]

Masochist records incoherent noodling at Guitar Center, makes an album out of it. [Fader]

On Bandwidth: Pop weirdo Jimmy Whispers delivers a freaky Wilderness Bureau session, which music films to hit or miss at Filmfest DC, the goings-on at Sunday’s Young Fathers gig, a premiere of the grimy new single from D.C.’s Clones of Clones.

Photo by Flickr user Man Alive! used under a Creative Commons license.

What happened to the remains of the late Gwar frontman David Brockie? [Washington Post]

New Frank Ocean album is cause for wild speculation. And needs. And photo analysis. [Grantland, BET, Fader]

Things are really complicated in the world of Tupac Shakur biopics. [Stereogum]

The sole progeny of Kurt Cobain is just not that into grunge. [Rolling Stone]

Billboard debuts a contemplative new Oddisee video … [Billboard]

… and the magazine’s prognosticators were right: Wale has the number 1 album. [Billboard]

The D.C. rapper’s “secret” concert last weekend was a success, too. [Washington City Paper]

And one of his occasional collaborators, Sam Dew, has his own EP on the way, with help from TV On The Radio‘s Dave Sitek. [Complex]

A tech startup has some ideas for the troubled Arlington venue Artisphere. [ARLnow]

D.C.’s Max D lands a cut on Pitchfork’s Best New Tracks. [Pitchfork]

Herb, of Peaches & Herb, loves his work as a D.C. security guard. [WAMU’s Metro Connection]

D.C.’s Church Night turns two. [DC Music Download]

Boston honored Kathleen Hanna by deeming April 9 as “Riot Grrrl Day.” [Boston Globe]

So many musical “best of D.C.” things. [Washington City Paper]

Henry Rollins, no stranger to radio, now has a podcast. [Rolling Stone]

Dan Deacon says psychedelia is neither positive nor negative … [DC Music Download]

… and he prefers the stage to the floor now. [DCist]

Princeton students do not want Big Sean. [Fader]

Celebrity DJs “are experiencing an existential crisis. [Thump]

President Obama visited the Bob Marley museum in Jamaica. [Politico]

Marilyn Manson, punched. [SPIN]

Action Bronson makes food with the other Voltaggio brother. [Nah Right]

A comprehensive guide to the music of Mad Men. [NPR]

Would you listen to a six-hour song by The National … via a nine-LP box set? [Guardian]

Taylor Swift‘s mom has cancer. [Jezebel]

Beautiful graphic alert: How much do music artists earn online? [Information Is Beautiful]

Farewell, Mamma Mia! [Entertainment Weekly]

On Bandwidth: The frontman for D.C. hardcore band Pure Disgust cleansed our palates for the Damaged City Fest; Kane Mayfield mocked mainstream rappers; the Funk Parade gave us 50 minutes of funk; the punk band Dudes explained its vibe; we premiered a new video from Polyon; and Jon Spencer explained blues explosions, old and new.

Frank Ocean photo used under a Creative Commons license, via Flickr user Pemberton Music Festival.

Tidal, a new streaming service from Jay Z, was formally introduced this week by a throng of pop stars. [Billboard, New York Times, NPR]

And already, The Haxan Cloak says Tidal ripped him off. [Pitchfork]

Hometown hero Wale released his fourth studio record, The Album About Nothing, this week. Here’s what critics are saying. [Pitchfork, Billboard, Complex]

The rapper also gave a couple of very personal interviews. [Billboard, MTV]

Can you guess where he’s playing a secret local show this weekend? [Washington City Paper]

Are musicians really more likely to die at age 27? [Guardian]

Prince sued for putting Judith Hill‘s album up for a free download. [Rolling Stone]

Justin Bieber gets roasted, and comic Hannibal Buress brings the sickest burns. [Fader]

This is what music-festival posters look like without the all-dude bands. [Pigeons & Planes]

Is pop music scared of the vagina? [Fader]

A look back on the records that got punk bands accused of “selling out.” [Noisey]

Cool: a website that’s the “Airbnb for recording studios.” [Fact]

Don’t know who D.C. outsider artist Mingering Mike is? Read this. [NPR]

Reflecting on the legacy of Tejano star Selena, who died 20 years ago this week. [NPR, Billboard]

Don’t even think about bringing a selfie stick to these festivals. [Washington Post]

Folk/pop icon Joni Mitchell was hospitalized this week, but reports say she’s doing OK now. [NPR]

RIP Cynthia Lennon, ex-wife of John. [New York Times]

This essay asks, “When did conservatives steal rock ‘n’ roll from us?” [Pitchfork]

Willow and Jaden Smith are the latest additions to D.C.’s Broccoli City Festival. [BET]

What does your favorite go-go song say about you? [Washington Post]

Virginia’s GoldLink dropped a new video this week. [2dopeboyz]

Get to know local indie-rock label Chimes Records. [D.C. Music Download]

Kali Uchis vs. Nardwuar. [YouTube]

This guy wears a hot dog suit to every Diarrhea Planet show in D.C. [DCist]

On Bandwidth: We premiere a new live session with Kevin Morby; Takoma Park popster Moonlight Mask streams his debut LP; Boon loses its mind on a new song; April + VISTA make an impression on their first EP; we name our favorite D.C. songs of 2015 thus far.

Willie Nelson wants to be your weed dealer. [Daily Beast]

Was heartthrob Zayn Malik‘s exit from One Direction an inside job? [Slate]

EDM has a “woman problem,” says electronic-music critic Philip Sherburne. [Pitchfork]

Or maybe it has a “straight white guy problem.” [Thump]

A Finnish metal musician played an elaborate and pretty incredible prank on H&M. [Billboard, Noisey]

Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz says 9/11 made him a fan of country music. [CBS]

Here’s why that’s politically convenient. [Washington Post]

The first documentary about the great Grace Jones is on the way. [Billboard]

Artists and labels are calling for a winding down of free streaming music. [Rolling Stone]

… so what’s behind that, besides the obvious problem that free streaming doesn’t pay artists fairly? [Billboard]

Against Me!‘s Laura Jane Grace, a trans woman, explains how she deals with people who use the wrong pronoun. [Noisey]

Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera say Kanye West and Jay Z owe him “six figures.” [Independent]

After his 2009 assault of Rihanna, Chris Brown is off probation. [Rolling Stone]

Kendrick Lamar‘s To Pimp A Butterfly hits No. 1 on the album chart. [New York Times]

“In indie rock, white is the norm.” [Pitchfork]

Ben Stiller‘s old, weird band is getting reissued by Captured Tracks. [Pitchfork]

George Washington University’s music department facing big budget cuts. [GW Hatchet]

Farewell, Adams Morgan dive/dance spot Chief Ike’s Mambo Room. [Washington Post]

After fire shut it down, what’s going to happen to Silver Spring basement haunt/venue Quarry House? [Washington Post]

A crowdfunding campaign has already raised more than $15,000 for Quarry House staff. [Indiegogo]

D.C. musician (and lawyer) Jack Gregori talks about what happened after he appeared on NBC’s The Voice. [Washington City Paper]

D.C.’s Drop Electric premieres a new song. [D.C. Music Download]

Electronic-pop artist Louis Weeks has new music, too. [Washington City Paper]

D.C. ska-punk band Kill Lincoln is going on “indefinite hiatus.” [D.C. Music Download]

RIP Norman Scribner, founder of the Choral Arts Society of Washington. He was 79. [Washington Post]

RIP John Renbourn, co-founder of influential folk ensemble Pentangle. He was 70. [Billboard]

RIP Black Sabbath, one of the best metal bands of all time. It was 47. [Consequence of Sound]

On Bandwidth: Radiohead and Lauryn Hill are among the latest inductees into the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry; we talk to guitar wizard Joel Harrison about forming his eclectic musical identity in D.C.; Michael Andrade captures a whole lot of stage diving at Wednesday’s Title Fight show; D.C. rapper Yung Gleesh is charged with sexual assault, arrested and released; Waltz Brigade reminds us of how strong D.C.’s indie-folk scene is; we premiere two exclusive video sessions with Richmond psych-rock band Avers; this new garage-punk song from D.C.’s Wanted Man might make you quit your job.

Kendrick Lamar‘s new record To Pimp A Butterfly is out earlier than expected and blowing critics’ minds. [New York Times, NPR, Pitchfork, New Yorker, MTV]

It’s also breaking Spotify records. [Fader]

Lamar: “I’m the closest thing to a preacher that they have.” [New York Times]

The battle over Pharrell Williams‘ and Robin Thicke‘s “Blurred Lines” isn’t ending anytime soon. [Billboard]

The Marvin Gaye family releases a statement about “Blurred Lines,” saying, “Like most artists, they could have licensed and secured the song for appropriate usage. This did not happen.” [Rolling Stone]

Streaming music sales topped CD sales for the first time this year. [New York Times]

Azealia Banks (briefly) opens up about an abusive relationship with an older man in her excellent new interview with Playboy. (She also posed nude, but anyway.) This link is SFW. [Playboy]

Georgetown alum Ameriie (formerly Amerie) reunites with big time local producer Rich Harrison on a new single, “Out Loud.” [Hypetrak]

This Tumblr just shows pictures of women with their music gear. [L.A. Weekly]

Viet Cong: “We now better understand the weight behind the words Viet Cong.” [Pitchfork]

Record Store Day defends itself against the latest trickle of criticism. [Vinyl Factory]

A$Ap Yams‘ cause of death determined. [New York Times]

Teen metal band and viral sensation Unlocking the Truth already appears to be wrestling with the music industry. [Billboard]

Local stars Visto and Pinky KillaCorn have a new radio-ready single, “What Hippie What.” [Washington City Paper]

The Brazilian bus magnate with a 5 million-strong vinyl collection plans to turn it into a digital archive. [BBC]

U Street Music Hall co-owner Will Eastman discusses leaving his Smithsonian job for a career in the music biz. [D.C. Music Download]

D.C.’s Beauty Pill, back with a new album, is doing another residency at Artisphere. [Washington City Paper]

These songs all pass a Bechdel test for music. [Pitchfork]

GoldLink delivers a solid Boiler Room set at PS1. [Pigeons and Planes]

Dissecting the style of Prinze George singer Naomi Almquist. [Noisey]

And here’s a new video from Prinze George. [Nylon]

This new video from The 1978ers takes them into the cosmos. [Nahright]

Silver Spring rock ‘n’ roll tavern Quarry House is closed after a fire. [Washington Post]

This is how D.C. represented at SXSW this year. [Washington City Paper, Washington Post]

Here’s a hint at Wale‘s new collaboration with Kanye West. [Fact]

And by Kanye West I mean Dr. West. [Hypetrak]

The same Dr. West that’s apparently hated by 60,000 rockists. [Spin]

Dave Grohl and Rise Against cover Grohl’s old band Scream. [Consequence of Sound]

Grohl is also suggesting a second season of Sonic Highways. [Billboard]

Farewell, online music retailer Insound. [Pitchfork]

Alleged killer Robert Durst: not a former member of Limp Bizkit. [Romenesko]

On Bandwidth: This week, Rare Essence became the first go-go band to play SXSW; we probe how indie artists are redefining DIY in 2015; D.C.’s Polyon premieres a heavy new single; we share an intriguing recording from Janel Leppin‘s Ensemble Volcanic Ash; WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show tackles accessibility at D.C. music venues; we drop some photos of Sylvan Esso‘s sold-out 9:30 Club gig; Maryland fuzz-rockers Old Indian just want to wail.

A jury in Los Angeles says Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams need to pay the family of Marvin Gaye $7.4 million for pinching elements of “Blurred Lines” from the D.C. soul legend’s song “Got To Give It Up.” [NPR]

Here is how that decision could take a toll on music. [Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, New York Times]

Williams and Thicke say they’ll appeal. [Hollywood Reporter]

The Gaye family also says Williams’ hit “Happy” sounds like Gaye’s “Ain’t That Peculiar,” but they’re not considering taking legal action there — at least not yet. [ET]

Artist manager Tim Vigon breaks down who can get ripped off when big songs like “Blurred Lines” make money. [Guardian]

Record Store Day releases its 2015 list. [RSD]

But this small record label says Record Store Day is no good. [Sonic Cathedral]

The resurgence of vinyl, explained in graphs. [Billboard]

A lot of those vinyl buyers are 35 and under, according to MusicWatch. [Billboard]

Here’s the skinny on Kendrick Lamar‘s anticipated album, To Pimp A Butterfly. [2dopeboyz]

This is how much artists were paid to play Woodstock. [Dangerous Minds]

A reported shooting outside Lil Wayne‘s Miami mansion turned out to be a hoax. [Vice]

So did that stolen Kanye West laptop. [New York Times]

Speaking of West: President Obama says they’re not that buddy-buddy. [Billboard]

This is what it’s like to go to a show with a disability. [Pitchfork]

Watch the trailer for HBO’s forthcoming Kurt Cobain biopic, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck. [Pitchfork]

RIP Gong founder Daevid Allen. [Guardian]

Why are so many critics hatin’ on the Björk retrospective at MOMA? [Thump]

D.C. rock club Black Cat has begun starting shows earlier to accommodate Metro riders. [Washington Post]

Why Fugazi‘s politics still resonate today. [Noisey]

Music series Sofar Sounds is returning to D.C. [D.C. Music Download]

Mount Pleasant’s Radio CPR is changing frequencies. [Dissonance]

Local pop-punker David Combs (who’s also a Bandwidth contributor) says he’ll play his last show as Spoonboy in June. [Washington City Paper]

A guide to the newest venue in the Maryland ‘burbs, AMP. [Express]

And this is what it looks like. [Brightest Young Things]

Check out the new music video from D.C. pop band Pree. [D.C. Music Download]

Meet Native Deen, a local trio that makes hip-hop deeply rooted in Islamic tradition. [Washington City Paper]

This browser-based Roland TB-303 totally won’t distract you from work or anything. [Fact]

On Bandwidth: A cassette series called Towson-Glen Arm Freakouts probes the strange music of ’90s Baltimore County; Kokayi‘s newest video might make you cry; Maryland R&B duo April + VISTA makes a promising debut; we grab photos of the sold-out La Luz/Craft Spells/Shivas/Bilinda Butchers show at Comet Ping Pong.