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Fri 16:13
Alberta Cross: Gothic Country with Uplift.The U.K. duo's laidback gospel twang is shrouded in a misty fog that favors long shadows over bright sunshine, and trades the wide-eyed innocence of the '60s for a wearier worldview. "Lucy Rider" sounds a bit like Neil Young haunted by the ghosts of his own demons.
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#Fri 14:58
China's Answer to 'American Idol'.Chinese girls who think they can sing don't need Paula Abdul's help. Supergirls!, a new documentary by independent filmmaker and director Jian Yi chronicles a show there called Super Girl Singing Contest.
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#Fri 14:58
China's Answer to 'American Idol'.Chinese girls who think they can sing don't need Paula Abdul's help. Supergirls!, a new documentary by independent filmmaker and director Jian Yi chronicles a show called Super Girl Singing Contest.
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#Fri 19:31
Passion in Portland: Oregon Chorus Sings 'Aida'.Thousands of Americans lead double lives, working by day and singing their hearts out at night as members of an operatic chorus. NPR's Ketzel Levine goes behind the scenes of the Portland Opera Chorus as it prepares for a production of Aida.
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#Fri 12:00
Country Crooner Eddy Arnold Dies at 90.Host Renee Montagne has a remembrance of singer Eddy Arnold. He died Thursday, days short of his 90th birthday. One of his most famous songs is Make the World Go Away.
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Fri 00:42
Country Music Star Eddy Arnold Dies at 89.Country music star Eddy Arnold died Thursday near Nashville just shy of his 90th birthday. Measured in terms of hit recordings, he was the most successful country artist of all time, selling 85 million records in a career that spanned from the Great Depression to 2005, when he released his last album. Craig Havighurst of member station WPLN in Nashville reports.
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#Thu 22:43
Snoop Dogg's Personality Carries 'Ego'.Snoop Dogg's personality and willingness to have fun in a genre reputed for serious posturing carries his latest album, Ego Trippin', into the popular consciousness.
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#Thu 21:09
Cavedoll: 'Decoder'.Cavedoll is prolific, almost to the point of absurdity. The neo-new wave group from Salt Lake City, UT has released 13 albums in the past year, with a total of ten albums due out in 2008. At the root of it all is the hyper-active imagination of frontman, producer and multi-instrumentalist Camden Chamberlain. For Cavedoll's latest release, No Vertigo, Chamberlain and the rest of his band serve up a hip-shaking burst of feel-good energy, inspired by '80s synth pop, electronica and punk.
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#Thu 14:06
Queen's Brian May Rocks an Astrophysics Rhapsody.As a member of the glam rock band Queen, May wrote "We Will Rock You" and played that guitar solo on "We Are the Champions." But the curly haired musician also dreamed of a career in astrophysics. Three decades later, he's gotten his doctorate and written a book about the history of the universe.
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#Thu 17:38
A Great Unknowns Showcase: Bowerbirds, Bell, Port O'Brien, Okay, AU, and More.This week's edition of All Songs Considered is full of surprises: great music from bands we'd never heard of before. They're not the easiest names to search for online: AU, Bell, Okay are a few of them. But they're all making inspired, richly diverse and beautifully produced albums. Hear the art-folk group Bowerbirds, Russian-born singer Olga Bell, the pop trio Try Me Bicycle (from our 'Second Stage' series) and more.
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#Thu 20:03
British Sea Power, Live in Concert.The jagged pop and reverb-drenched rock of British Sea Power has earned the English band comparisons to the likes of the Cure and Joy Division. But British Sea Power has a style of its own — playful and profound, and marked by unmistakable instrumental skill. Hear the band perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.
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#Thu 18:52
The Last Shadow Puppets: Beyond Arctic Monkeys.Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane of The Rascals recently joined forces to form a new side project called The Last Shadow Puppets. The duo's debut is a soaring collection of symphonic, '60s-tinged pop that brings out the strengths of both their bands. Hear the band play a stripped-down set on WXPN.
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#Thu 14:06
Queen's Brian May Rocks an Astrophysics Rhapsody.As a member of the glam rock band Queen, May wrote "We Will Rock You" and played that guitar solo on "We Are the Champions." But the curly-haired musician also dreamed of a career in astrophysics. Three decades later, he's gotten his doctorate and written a book about the history of the universe.
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Thu 19:31
Convergence, Recorded Live in Denver.Convergence is one of the Mile High City's top bands. JazzSet visits Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge, a jazz venue in downtown Denver, to record six original players and composers in one high-flying band that's been together for more than 20 years.
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#Thu 16:20
Tab Benoit: One Foot in the Bayou.In a session from KPLU, blues guitarist Tab Benoit plays through a couple songs all by his lonesome, yet manages to conjure an entire band all his own. Benoit also talks about creating "Voice of the Wetlands," a group that raises awareness about the importance of Louisiana's natural resources.
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Thu 15:51
May 13: The Black Keys, Live in Concert.The Akron, Ohio-based duo The Black Keys brings a timeless mix of roots and riff-rock to Washington, D.C., for a full concert, webcast live on NPR.org May 13. Hear the entire performance from the 9:30 Club online, beginning at approximately 10 p.m. ET. The group is on tour for its latest album, Attack and Release.
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#Thu 16:24
Timothy McNealy: A Lighter Shade of Green.The '70s soul player performs a transcendent, refreshingly unadorned cover of Al Green's "I'm So Glad That You're Mine." Rather than dressing up (and thus weighing down) the arrangement, he relies on little else besides a guitar, an acoustic piano, drums, and some backup singers.
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#Wed 15:17
Cabbies Rewarded for Returning $4 Million Violin.Grammy-nominated Philippe Quint left his $4 million Stradivarius in a Newark taxi last month. His driver brought the instrument back. Quint showed his gratitude Tuesday by playing a private concert for taxi drivers and their families.
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#Wed 23:44
Bessie Smith: 'Blues Empress'.Through hit recordings and a busy nationwide touring schedule, the singer gave the blues a raw, regal poignancy — and marketability. Her feverish growls and impassioned delivery informed nearly all African American music.
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#Wed 21:16
Gypsy Jazz: From Reinhardt to Rap.Decades after the death of Django Reinhardt, his music is flourishing and evolving in Roma musical communities all around the world. Hear an interview with Michael Dregni, author of a new book on Gypsy swing.
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#Wed 20:37
Lucy Bland: 'Sea Level'.Lucy Bland's debut, full-length release, Down to Sea Level, is a soul-warming balm for the endlessly rainy days of their hometown Seattle, Wash. Delicate, electronic beeps and pops mingle with melodic strings and singer Cat Biell's cozy vocals. It's the sonic equivalent of lazing in a gently swaying hammock, under a cloudless day at the beach.
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#Wed 16:03
The Raveonettes: Lusty Reverb-Rockers.The Danish duo mixes '50s and '60s rock with harmonies inspired by The Everly Brothers and The Ronettes. But the band is no mere throwback, with an increasingly appealing and timeless rock catalog. The Raveonettes give an interview and performance on WXPN.
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#Wed 15:17
Cabbies Rewarded for Returning $4 Million Violin.Grammy-nominated Philippe Quint recently left his $4 million Stradivarius in a Newark taxi. His driver brought the instrument back. He was so overjoyed, that he gave a private concert for taxi drivers and their families Tuesday as a form of repayment.
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#Wed 07:31
Classical Teens: Making Music in Maryland.From the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, Md., an award-winning teen quartet plays Debussy, a young baritone sings Vaughn Williams and a 15-year-old violinist plays music from a Saint-Saëns concerto. This show originally aired on October 3, 2007.
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#Wed 17:06
The Lisps: Sing Along with Heartache.Despite the breakup of singers Cesar Alvarez and Sammy Tunis, the pair practically radiates chemistry in The Lisps' fun sing-along "Ann Marie," while drummer Eric Farber and bassist Jeremy Hoevenaar match their energy beat for beat.
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#Wed 15:48
BPP Jukebox: Dust Off the Dirty Projectors.We put a quarter in the BPP Jukebox, and out came this single from the Dirty Projectors, the band that reworked Black Flag's punk classic, Damaged.
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#Wed 15:29
The Lesson in Operation Ivy's 'Knowledge'.As a kid growing up on Manhattan's West Side, Win Rosenfeld had a Discman and a little bit of swagger — until some bigger guys took them both away. Now he dedicates a song to having survived a crazy night on the city's streets.
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#Tue 22:32
Noble Three: 'I Would Run'.The music of Noble Three is filled with longing. Hearts are broken, days are lonely, promises are broken. But the Nashville, Tenn. duo tempers their melancholy with an infectious dose of finger snaps and claps, bouncing rhythms and tinkling pianos. Their debut EP, Shipwrecked, is both breezy and haunted, with gently plucked guitars and incredibly rich harmonies.
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#Tue 16:21
A Sudanese 'Warchild' All Grown Up.At the tender age of eight, Emmanuel Jal was recruited into the Sudan People's Liberation Army as a child soldier. He later escaped and is now making music about his experiences.
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#Tue 20:45
Justin Townes Earle: Living 'The Good Life'.Named for both singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt and his father, Steve Earle, Justin Townes Earle makes music that's a credit to his roots. The Good Life references a wide array of musical influences with a style that sounds at once old and new.
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#Tue 16:27
Mint Condition Puts Digital Spin on New Album.The R&B band Mint Condition has released their ninth album in 18 years — but this one was produced by wielding the power of the Web. Farai Chideya sits down with band members Stokley Williams, Homer O'Dell and Jeffrey Allen, who weigh in on their longevity in the music business and the new album, E-Life.
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#Tue 20:45
Justin Townes Earle: Living 'The Good Life'.Named for both singer-songwriter Towns Van Zandt and his father, Steve Earle, Justin Townes Earle's debut is a credit to his roots. The Good Life references a wide array of musical influences with a style that sounds at once old and new.
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#Tue 19:59
Lou Reed in Concert.Hear the legendary rock artist recorded live, in a full concert from Asbury Park's Paramount Theatre in New Jersey. Lou Reed performed for more than a hour and a half, featuring work from throughout his catalog, including "Sweet Jane" from The Velvet Underground, more recent work like "Guardian Angel" from The Raven and a new song called "Power of the Heart."
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#Tue 19:57
Le Loup Unleashes a Studio 'Celebration'.In a session recorded by KEXP, the inventive art-pop band performed two new songs it's been testing on the road, as well as a few old favorites. Begun as an art-rock solo project for songwriter Sam Simkoff, Le Loup now includes seven members he found online.
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Tue 17:03
Elvis Costello Returns with New Classic.Andy Langer, music critic for Esquire magazine, discusses the week's album releases, including new records from music heavyweights Elvis Costello and Neil Diamond, as well as Tim Fite and Firewater.
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Tue 17:03
Elvis Costello Returns with New Classic.Andy Langer, music critic for Esquire Magazine, discusses the week's album releases, including new records from two music heavyweights, Elvis Costello and Neil Diamond, as well as Tim Fite and Firewater.
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Tue 17:05
Kathleen Edwards: Of Fogerty and Fat Elvis.All it takes is a single line to make you fall in love with Kathleen Edwards' "I Make the Dough, You Get the Glory." Canada's answer to Lucinda Williams is reminiscing about her days banging out cover songs in bars, when she hits a perfect line in the chorus: "You're cool and cred like Fogerty / I'm Elvis Presley in the '70s."
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#Tue 16:57
Hayes Carll, Finding 'Trouble' Where He Can.Fresh Air music critic Ken Tucker reviews Trouble in Mind, the new album from country singer Hayes Carll. The 32-year-old Texan says his music is inspired by Beat poetry, Bob Dylan and singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt.
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#Tue 17:03
New Music: Elvis Costello, Neil Diamond and More.Andy Langer, music critic for Esquire Magazine, discusses the week's album releases, including new records from two music heavyweights, Elvis Costello and Neil Diamond, as well as Tim Fite and Firewater.
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Mon 20:33
Ersi Arvisu: From the Ashes of El Chicano.Best known as the lead singer of El Chicano — a '70s rock group that mixed jazz, R&B, and Latin rhythms from East L.A. — Arvizu released her first-ever solo album, Friend for Life, this week. It exists in large part due to the influence of musician and producer Ry Cooder.
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#Mon 20:33
Ersi Arvisu: The Lady from El Chicano.Best known as the lead singer of El Chicano — the 70s rock group that mixed jazz, R&B, and Latin rhythms from east L.A. — Ersi Arvizu's first-ever solo album, Friend for Life, comes out this week, thanks, in large part to blues musician Ry Cooder.
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#Mon 16:38
The Black Crowes: Smearing the 'Warpaint'.On Warpaint, the band reunites after a string of solo efforts and concert tours on the jam-band circuit. The sound remains the same (swaggering rock with Southern-fried soul), but now the band sounds like professionals who've honed an otherwise ramshackle style of music.
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#Mon 19:00
Marvin Gaye Honored with Belgian Food.A new bistro in Washington honors the memory of Motown legend Marvin Gaye. Gaye spent some of the happiest days in the Belgian beach resort town of Ostend ... detoxing.
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#Mon 18:58
Peak Performances from the Village Vanguard.For jazz musicians, playing at the Village Vanguard is a special event. To record there is a rite of passage. How can you not bring your best stuff, knowing who brought theirs before? Here are five notable glimpses into the world's most famous jazz joint.
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#05-02 15:03
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward as She & Him.The indie movie princess and folk indie prince have joined forces under a simple moniker. Their debut album, which feels like it came from another era, has already landed the duo on multiple critics' Best of 2008 lists.
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#Mon 16:10
For Cinco de Mayo, the Sound of a New Mexico."Akai 47" is the sound of Cinco de Mayo for a new Mexico: The Tijuana-based Nortec Collective makes a soundtrack for a digital generation, with a mix of traditional norteno accordions, turntables, and electronica.
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#Mon 14:56
Bowerbirds Rock the 'BPP' Jukebox.The band plays their song "In Our Talons," live at the Bryant Park Project studios.
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#Sun 20:09
Kaki King Dreams of Melody, 'Revenge'.Rock stars have been known to try crazy things with a guitar. Kaki King doesn't light hers on fire, but she does pick the string of the guitar with both hands, while slapping the body in time. On her new CD, Dreaming of Revenge, she displays a new melodic sensibility with her own voice.
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#Sun 14:31
'Playing the Changes' Chronicles Jazz Great Hinton.Host Liane Hansen talks to author David Berger about the photography of the late jazz bassist Milt Hinton. Berger has co-authored the book Playing the Changes: Milt Hinton's Life in Stories and Photographs.
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Sat 22:13
Ray Davis, an Institution Among Bluegrass Fans.On his 15th birthday, Ray Davis went off to be an announcer at a brand new radio station in Delaware. That was 60 years ago, and he's been playing country music on the air ever since, for member station WAMU in Washington, D.C., since 1985. Friday he celebrated 60 years on the air and his 75th birthday.
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#Sat 14:00
Marie Digby, YouTubing to Pop Stardom.Unsure of what was happening with her record-label relationship, the singer generated her own publicity by posting acoustic covers of pop hits on YouTube. Now, she's finally released her debut album of original songs.
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#05-01 22:27
Brokenkites: 'Prelude'.A fugue state is a kind of selective amnesia brought on by traumatic events. As the title for the new CD from Brokenkites, Fugue State is a digital world of glitchy electronica, populated by lonely, disillusioned and isolated people. "Fugue State has a medical definition as well as a musical one," says Brokenkites frontman James Willard. "I like the concept that music is directly related to mood or mental state."
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#Fri 22:59
Neville Brothers Return to Close Jazzfest.The closing festivities of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festival are this weekend. It will be the first time since Hurricane Katrina that the Neville Brothers close the event. For a decade before the storm, the wrap-up performance by one of New Orleans most famous families was a Jazzfest tradition.
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#Fri 21:05
Try Me Bicycle: 'Big Small'.Try Me Bicycle makes gorgeous, reflective music, with simple piano and guitar lines that drift blissfully on Summery breezes. The lush, three-part harmonies on their debut CD, Voicings, are the real standout, made even more memorable by carefully crafted, delicate melodies. It's a sweet, inspired mix of songs perfect for daydreaming on a lazy afternoon.
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Fri 21:15
Man Man Captures Live 'Habits'.Philadelphia's Man Man has earned a reputation for wearing face paint and dressing all in white during its explosive and energetic live shows. The band attempts to emulate that approach on the new Rabbit Habits.
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#05-02 16:28
Vocalist Veronica Nunn on Piano Jazz.Nunn grew up absorbing all kinds of music, from jazz to funk to gospel. When she moved to New York in 1978, she split her time between Harlem's jazz clubs and the theology department at Lehman College. Now a full-time jazz singer, she's accompanied by her pianist and husband, Travis Shook.
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#Fri 17:14
k.d. lang's 'Watershed' Moment.Offered up with confidence and honesty, k.d. lang's deeply personal narratives invite listeners into an intimate world. Her glorious voice fuses country, jazz, and even Brazilian rhythms, and in a session on World Cafe, she plays songs from her new album, Watershed.
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#Fri 19:52
Samuel Barber's Summertime Idyll.With the apple-pie wholesomeness of a Norman Rockwell painting, but with a touch of melancholy, Barber created an American classic when he composed Knoxville: Summer of 1915. Carolyn Sampson sings it in concert with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
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#05-02 15:03
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward as She & Him.The indie movie princess and folk indie prince have joined forces under a simple moniker. Their debut album, which feels like it came from another era, has already landed the duo on multiple critics' Best of 2008 lists.
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Fri 20:00
Documenting Norway's 'Black Metal' Underworld.Norway is home to "black metal," an intense and violent music genre. Peter Beste visited the country 13 times in seven years to photograph the brutal scene, and his work appears in True Norwegian Black Metal.
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#05-02 12:16
David Ford, Recorded Live in Concert.A bright young storyteller with a mesmerizing stage presence, English singer-songwriter David Ford has released two albums of dark, dramatic rock that brings to mind the works of Damien Rice, among others. Hear Ford perform a concert from WXPN and World Café Live in Philadelphia.
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Fri 23:23
Reinventing Opera: Rameau's 'Castor and Pollux'.In the 1730's, Rameau's boldly emotional new operas nearly caused riots among the conservative music lovers of Paris. The unabashedly passionate drama Castor and Pollux is one of his best.
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#05-02 16:28
Vocalist Veronica Nunn on Piano Jazz.Veronica Nunn grew up absorbing all kinds of music, from jazz to funk to gospel. When she moved to New York in 1978, she split her time between Harlem's Jazz clubs and the theology department at Lehman College. Now a full time jazz singer and accompanied by her pianist and husband, Travis Shook.
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#05-02 16:52
Chuck Berry in Perspective: A Rock History.Rock historian Ed Ward looks at Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer Chuck Berry and the career that made him a star. Berry's entire record output from the 1950s was recently released on a four-disc set from Hip-O-Select titled, Johnny B. Goode: His Complete '50s Chess Recordings.
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#05-02 15:03
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward as She and Him.Indie-movie princess Zooey Deschanel and folk indie-prince Matthew Ward have joined forces as simply She and Him. Their debut album has already landed the duo on multiple critics' Best of 2008 lists.
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#Fri 17:17
The Dirtbombs: Fierce and Funny, Draped in Fuzz.The Dirtbombs' "Leopardman at C&A" features an unlikely collaboration: Its words were penned by comics writer Alan Moore for use by his friends in Bauhaus. But singer Mick Collins sets them to his own brisk Bo Diddley beat, so Moore's evocative depictions of a corporate world fallen into savagery are showcased at their funny and despairing best.
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#05-02 13:00
Photos: Norway's 'Black Metal' Underworld.Norway is home to "black metal," an intense and violent music genre. Peter Beste visited the country 13 times in seven years to photograph the brutal scene, and his work appears in True Norwegian Black Metal.
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#05-01 22:27
Brokenkites: 'Prelude'.A fuge state is a kind of selective amnesia brought on by traumatic events. As the title for the new CD from Brokenkites, Fuge State is a digital world of glitchy electronica, populated by lonely, disillusioned and isolated people. "Fugue State has a medical definition as well as a musical one," says Brokenkites frontman James Willard. "I like the concept that music is directly related to mood or mental state."
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#05-01 22:27
Brokenkites: 'Prelude'.A fuge state is a kind of selective amnesia brought on by traumatic events. As the title for the new CD from Brokenkites, Fuge State is a digital world of glitchy electronica, populated by lonely, disillusioned and isolated people. "Fuge State has a medical definition as well as a musical one," says Brokenkites frontman James Willard. "I like the concept that music is directly related to mood or mental state."
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#05-01 16:55
The Double Life of Mike Kelley (Polar).By day, Mike Kelley is a professional viola instructor and performer, based in a sedate corner of rural New Hampshire. By night, Kelley Polar, electronic dance musician and "cosmic space traveler," is anything but.
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05-01 21:16
David Ford, Live in Concert.A bright young storyteller with a mesmerizing stage presence, English singer-songwriter David Ford has released two albums of dark, dramatic rock that brings to mind the works of Damien Rice, among others. Hear Ford perform a concert from WXPN and World Café Live in Philadelphia.
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#05-01 17:10
Guest DJ Portishead.Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley of the trip-hop group Portishead talk with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen about their new album, Third and share some of the songs that have influenced their work over the years. Hear selections from Third, along with music from Jimi Hendrix, Public Enemy, Kraftwerk and British actor and singer Noel Harrison.
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#05-01 16:42
Marco Benevento: Indie-Rock Meets Jazz.Better known as the "keys half" of the Benevento/Russo Duo, Marco Benevento developed Invisible Baby from a batch of compositions that didn't fit the duo format. Here, he plays jazz piano backed by spot-on rhythmic textures and powerful crescendos.
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#05-01 15:29
'Once' Bitten: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.Actor-musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova won an Oscar for Best Original Song, "Falling Slowly," in the film, Once. The movie, about two musicians who write songs together and fall in love, is out now on DVD.
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#05-01 16:55
The Double Life of Mike Kelley (Polar).By day, Mike Kelley is a professional viola instructor and performer based in a sedate corner of rural New Hampshire. By night, Kelley Polar, electronic dance musician and "cosmic space traveler," is anything but.
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#05-01 17:53
Daniela Schaechter at the Women in Jazz Festival.Daniela Schaechter, born in Italy, won the 2005 Mary Lou Williams Piano Competition at the Kennedy Center. The prize was a booking at the next year's Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival, now on JazzSet. Schaechter features music from her CD, I Colori del Mare – The Colors of the Sea.
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#04-30 18:00
Marcus Johnson Serenades 'Tell Me More'.In a surprise performance and interview, jazz pianist Marcus Johnson and his trio perform in celebration of the program's anniversary.
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#05-01 15:29
'Once' Bitten: Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard.Actor-musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova won an Oscar for Best Original Song, "Falling Slowly," in the film, Once. The movie, about two musicians who write songs together and fall in love, is out now on DVD.
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#04-30 22:32
Peter Moren: A Quieter 'Tycoon'.With the indie-pop band Peter Bjorn and John, Moren sings upbeat, jangly numbers like the smash hit "Young Folks." But his new solo album, The Last Tycoon, is an intimate, low-key affair.
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#05-01 16:40
These New Puritans and a Clash of Ideas.The band exudes youth in countless ways: Its members seem almost unaware of their influences, in a way that sounds something like originality. Beat Pyramid mixes post-apocalyptic punk with the empty darkness of Joy Division, as well as dry wit and frantic bursts of experimental sound.
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#05-01 16:32
Go-Betweens' Robert Forster Goes Solo.The Australian band the Go-Betweens had a limited American profile, but they were huge in Europe until co-founder Grant McLennan died in 2006 of a heart attack. McLennan's old partner, Robert Forster, has a new solo album out.
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#05-01 14:32
Country-Punk Langhorne Slim Rocks the 'BPP'.Langhorne Slim, born Sean Scolnick, is known as a country singer-songwriter with a punk sensibility. He visited the Bryant Park Project to discuss his self-titled album and to perform a couple of his songs.
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#05-01 14:32
Langhorne Slim Sidles Up to the 'BPP'.Langhorne Slim, born Sean Scolnick, is known as a country singer-songwriter with a punk sensibility. He visited the Bryant Park Project to discuss his self-titled album and to perform a couple of his songs.
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#05-01 13:00
New York Buskers Hold 'Idol'-Style Battle.Each year New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority holds auditions for prime subway performing locations. Fifty performers will vie for 20 spots Thursday, according to director Sandra Bloodworth.
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#04-30 22:02
Asbury: 'Covered in Acrylic'.The music of Asbury plays like a soundtrack to a haunted circus. It jangles and rattles with dirge-like rhythms and scratchy, distant voices. The instrumentation — glockenspiel, synths, piano — is drenched in reverb, with the wispy voice of frontman David Franklin tiptoeing delicately through the haze. Asbury's debut CD, Under the Asbury is a calming, if fantastical world, with rich character studies, sometimes haunting narratives and a touch of humor.
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#04-30 22:00
Go-Betweens' Robert Forster Goes Solo.The Australian band the Go-Betweens had a limited American profile, but they were huge in Europe until co-founder Grant McLennan died in 2006 of a heart attack. McLennan's old partner, Robert Forster, has a new solo album out.
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#04-30 17:31
Willie Nelson: The Songwriter at 75.Nelson turns 75 today (April 30), and to honor him, there's a major biography and a career-spanning box set. And there's an essay from Fresh Air's rock historian — who once sang backup vocals on a Willie Nelson album — about the legend's brilliant career as a songwriter.
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#04-30 16:24
Jason Collett: Canadian Country Ballads.Jason Collett's music combines '70s pop-rock and Canadian country ballads, the latter a style he's been honing since the late '80s in alt-country bands around Toronto. He also belongs to the wildly prolific and musically incestuous Broken Social Scene. Hear an interview and performance.
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#04-30 17:31
Willie Nelson Turns 75.Willie Nelson turns 75 today, April 30, and to honor him there's a major biography, a career-spanning box set, and an essay from Fresh Air's rock historian — who sang backup vocals, once upon a time, on a Willie Nelson albums.
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04-30 17:31
Willie Nelson, Live from the 'Fresh Air' Studios.Our celebration of Willie Nelson's 75th birthday continues with an excerpt from a 1996 visit with the outlaw-country legend. He joined us in our studios for a conversation — and a few songs, including "Amazing Grace," "Family Bible" and "Crazy."
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#04-30 12:39
Charles Mingus: 'Fables of Bass,' Part 2.By 1956, Mingus was known as an exceptional bass player and a budding composer. The ferocious burst of creative energy yet to come established him as one of the greatest minds in jazz history.
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#04-30 18:00
Marcus Johnson Serenades the Show.In a surprise performance chat, jazz musician Marcus Johnson and his jazz trio perform in celebration of the program's anniversary.
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#04-30 07:02
Teen Singers Shine in Houston.This week, talented teen voices ring out in the home of Houston Grand Opera. From the Wortham Theater Center, a 17-year-old soprano sings Copland, three Texan "spirits" sing a scene from Mozart's Magic Flute. And, for the grand finale, all the young musicians join to perform music from Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel.
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#04-30 17:31
Willie Nelson Turns 75.Willie Nelson turns 75 today, April 30, and to honor him the publisher Little, Brown is releasing a major biography. The Sony Legacy label has issued a career-spanning box set. As for Fresh Air, our rock historian — who sang backup vocals on one of Nelson's albums — takes a look at Willie Nelson the songwriter, whose career predated Willie Nelson the superstar's by a couple of decades.
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04-30 17:31
Willie Nelson, Live from the 'Fresh Air' Studios.Our celebration of Willie Nelson's 75th birthday continues with an excerpt from a 1996 performance and interview with the country-music legend. He joined us in our studios for a gospel-influenced set that included "Amazing Grace," "Family Bible" and "Crazy." (You can hear more from that concert on this page.)
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#04-30 16:51
Evangelicals: The Woozy Sounds of 'Midnight'.As Evangelicals singer Josh Jones hits the warbling chorus of "Midnight Vignette," his brooding devolves all the way into madness. And yet the song perfectly marries those moods with moments of catharsis that wash away the angst in an instant.
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#04-29 19:00
Should Rapper Lil' Romeo Stay off the Court?.Romeo Miller is best known for being the rapper Lil' Romeo, the son of another well-known rapper, Master P. Now, that he as awarded a competitive scholarship at USC, he's gaining a mediocre reputation.
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04-30 13:00
'BPP' Jukebox: Peter, Bjorn and John Soloist.Singer and guitarist Peter Morén of Peter, Bjorn and John plays a solo acoustic version of "Object of My Affection," a single off the band's hit 2006 album, Writer's Block.
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#04-30 15:11
Ono Sues over Lennon Video, Documentary Song.Yoko Ono is going to court over John Lennon's legacy. She is suing Ray Thomas of World Wide Video — which has almost 10 hours of videotapes of Lennon smoking pot and plotting to slip LSD to Richard Nixon — and the makers of the documentary Expelled, who used part of the song "Imagine."
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#04-29 21:58
Le Trio Joubran: Brothers of the Oud.The oud is one of the world's oldest string instruments, dating back as much as 4,000 years. But on their new album Majaz, three Palestinian siblings prove that its traditions are still evolving.
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