Aimee Mann and Ted Leo are launching a podcast - and so are the Pixies, although theirs will be a limited series. Today in good news for bad times, a crowdfunding effort to help a restaurant owner who was financially ruined by the failed Fyre Festival, and also artists who are donating concert tickets to federal government employees. Plus, Courtney Love reignites a feud with Bikini Kill, remembering keyboardist Edwin Birdsong, and Taylor Swift reports from the 'Cats' movie set.

Aimee Mann and Ted Leo are launching a podcast - and so are the Pixies, although theirs will be a limited series. Today in good news for bad times, a crowdfunding effort to help a restaurant owner who was financially ruined by the failed Fyre Festival, and also artists who are donating concert tickets to federal government employees. Plus, Courtney Love reignites a feud with Bikini Kill, remembering keyboardist Edwin Birdsong, and Taylor Swift reports from the 'Cats' movie set. Music in this episode: Jahzzar - "Comedie" (CC BY 4.0); BoxCat Games - "Against the Wall" (CC BY 3.0); The Both - "You Can't Help Me Now"; Audiobinger - "Good Times" (CC BY NC 4.0-02); Carole King & Louise Goffin - "Where You Lead"; Kiss - "Rock and Roll All Nite"; Sister Sledge - "We Are Family"; BoxCat Games - "Epic Song" (CC BY 3.0); Daft Punk - "Better Harder Faster"; Edwin Birdsong - "Cola Bottle Baby"; Cats (Original London Cast Recording) - "Macavity the Mystery Cat"

'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'A Star Is Born,' and 'Black Panther' - all movies that made big music-world waves - have been nominated for Best Picture at this year's Academy Awards. Also in the news today: Chris Brown was detained in France, guitarist Reggie Young has died at 82, you can now mute artists on Spotify, and Vampire Weekend released a two-hour guitar loop.

'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'A Star Is Born,' and 'Black Panther' - all movies that made big music-world waves - have been nominated for Best Picture at this year's Academy Awards. Also in the news today: Chris Brown was detained in France, guitarist Reggie Young has died at 82, you can now mute artists on Spotify, and Vampire Weekend released a two-hour guitar loop. Audio sampled: Jahzzar - "Comedie" (CC BY 4.0), BoxCat Games - "Against the Wall" (CC BY 3.0), Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born) - "Shallow", Kendrick Lamar, SZA (Black Panther) - "All The Stars", Jennifer Hudson (RBG) - "I'll Fight", Emily Blunt (Mary Poppins Returns) - "The Place Where Lost Things Go", Willie Watson & Tim Blake Nelson (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs) - "When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings", Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody", The Box Tops - "The Letter", Vampire Weekend - "120 Minutes of Harmony Hall Guitars"

In honor of the civil rights icon as America celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we're dedicating today's episode to the story of 'Happy Birthday,' the Stevie Wonder song indelibly associated with the push to designate a national holiday in MLK's honor.

There are a bumper crop of new releases this week! Jay and Jade spotlight new music from Maggie Rogers, Sharon Van Etten, Alice Merton, Toro y Moi, James Blake, and Deerhunter. Plus, a tribute to the late Germs bassist Lorna Doom.

There are a bumper crop of new releases this week! Jay and Jade spotlight new music from Maggie Rogers, Sharon Van Etten, Alice Merton, Toro y Moi, James Blake, and Deerhunter. Plus, a tribute to the late Germs bassist Lorna Doom.

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.

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"

Carol Channing, a legend of the musical stage, has died at 97. Also in the news today: Alicia Keys will host the Grammys, Maroon 5's Super Bowl halftime slot is officially official, Kanye West contributes to an epic art project, a new app for music discovery, and Steven Spielberg's 'West Side Story' casts an unknown teenager to star as Maria.