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    Listen to songs featured on Matthew Weiner's hit TV show, Mad Men.
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    In the '50s and '60s, NYC's Greenwich Village was home to America's folk music revival. With Odetta and Pete Seeger guiding newcomers like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, the Village proved fertile ground (once again) for seminal bohemian developments.
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    If need some inspiration to focus on your work, get into an instrumental groove with a steep stack of killer classic-rock cuts. Leaving the singers on the sidelines offers plenty of rock momentum without distracting you from the task at hand.
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    Afro-Cuban dance music turns up the heat on the African influence present in most Cuban music, embracing it's visceral syncopation, polyrhythms, and shout and response vocals.
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    This instrumental playlist features folk music from Latin America performed on a variety of lutes. From the Puerto Rican cuatro to the Andean charango, these traditional lutes produce rich, distinctive and enchanting sounds.

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    Listen to the most popular Christmas songs in America right now, as determined by Billboard's Hot Holiday Song Chart.
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    Sometimes all you need is a rousing song to get yourself out of a rut. Take inspiration from some of the all-time great pop vocalists and c'mon, get happy!
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    Highlights from the critically-acclaimed albums released in the Summer of 2012. Updated weekly with brand new music that you won't hear on the radio.
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    Settle in with the quieter side of jazz. Wind down and drift off to the relaxing sounds of post-bop, cool, modern and contemporary jazz, perfect for those mellow late-night hours.
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    Listen to the best songs of 2012, as selected by the writers and contributors of Pitchfork.com.
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    The 1970s saw the once-homogenous rock audience split into factions like soft singer-songwriters, bluesy hard rock, and artsy progressives. Yet a fondness for complex arrangements and thoughtful lyrics united listeners like never before.
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    Coined by visual artist Byron Werner in the 1980s, Space Age Bachelor Pad music encompasses the hi-fi aesthetic of the 1950s and early '60s. Beloved by even its most tongue-in-cheek fans, let this playlist soundtrack your next party.
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    A Julliard-trained pianist, Nina Simone was as comfortable with Broadway standards as she was with African polyrhythmic rave-ups. Here are the best songs from her influences and contemporaries and the songs she covered with her unmistakable voice. http://ninasimone.com