Alan R. Pearlman, whose synthesizers were favored by everyone from Kraftwerk to 'Star Wars' sound designer Ben Burtt, has died at 93. Also in the news today: the Killers haven't exactly been known as a political band, but their new single is a protest song. Plus: Corey Hart is being inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Colin Kaepernick hasn't cosigned the Super Bowl halftime show, musicians cover silence (yes, really), and a fiery blues guitarist goes viral. Music in today's episode: Jahzzar: "Comedie" (CC BY 4.0); BoxCat Games: "Against the Wall" (CC BY 3.0); Corey Hart: "Sunglasses at Night"; Kraftwerk: "The Robots"; John Williams: "Wild Signals" (from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"); William Marx: 4'33"; Laibach: 4'33"; The Killers: "Land of the Free"; Joanna Connor: "Walkin' Blues"