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Can’t Get Hamilton Tickets? Watch the Next Best Thing: Beyoncé’s 2001 Hip Hopera, Carmen
41 minutes Posted Apr 21, 2016 at 12:52 pm.
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A fond rememberence of Carmen, a crash course in Kate Bush, and a look at what’s next for ’90s true crime TV.

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.kqed.org/.stream/mp3splice/radio/thecooler/2016/04/Carmen.mp3

This week, we provide a crash course in all things Kate Bush, for those who have yet to become disciples.

https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/08/03/kate-bush-a-crash-course-for-the-non-believer/

If you want to know the level of bad-assery we’re dealing with, watch this iconic music video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW3gKKiTvjs

And then watch Kate give a flawless performance, despite a wardrobe malfunction that tried to ruin her flow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJvXpvH2-Hk

We gush over American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson and talk about what’s next for ’90s true crime television:

marcia clark american crime gif

We’re feeling better about not being able to get tickets to Hamilton by revisiting Beyoncé’s 2001 “hip hopera” Carmen:

beyonce carmen gif

And we cap things off with The Seshen’s “Oblivion”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g–1l4c8N0o

Until next week!

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