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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Eagles of Death Metal

    Eagles of Death Metal was the band playing at the Bataclan concert hall when the terrorists attacked. As many as 100 people were killed at the sold-out concert. The band escaped unharmed, but their merchandising manager, Nick Alexander, was killed. Lead singer Jesse Hughes spent his formative years in Palm Desert.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 17, 2015 • 1 min read

    Eagles of Death Metal was the band playing at the Bataclan concert hall when the terrorists attacked. As many as 100 people were killed at the sold-out concert. The band escaped unharmed, but their merchandising manager, Nick Alexander, was killed. Lead singer Jesse Hughes spent his formative years in Palm Desert. Guitarist Dave Catching owns a recording studio in the desert. And the band plays regularly at Pappy and Harriet’s, a roadhouse in nearby Pioneertown.

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    Paris Attacked, William Forsythe, and Eagles of Death Metal
    1. 0:00Paris, A Personal Account
    2. 8:37What Happened in Paris, and What’s Next?
    3. 29:57William Forsythe
    4. 42:32Eagles of Death MetalYou’re reading this
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Paris Attacked, William Forsythe, and Eagles of Death Metal
    1. 0:00Paris, A Personal Account
    2. 8:37What Happened in Paris, and What’s Next?
    3. 29:57William Forsythe
    4. 42:32Eagles of Death MetalYou’re reading this
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