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Musical Creativity
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Thelonious Monk, Credit: Library of Congress
Musical creativity could be good for the aging brain.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Hip Hop in Virginia (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
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The history of hip hop usually centers on major cities, but a new archive is highlighting the rich history of hip hop in Virginia. Allison Quantz h...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Apr 28, 2014
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Quick Queue 11-27-13
From: Radio K
Series: Quick Queue
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"Kidney Thief" by Mitch Skinner. Reporter Mitch Skinner catches up with rapper P.O.S. to discuss his latest album, cancelled tour, and dialysis.

  • Added: Dec 12, 2013
  • Length: 01:57
"Garlic Festival"
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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The Sycamore Landtrust’s Hillbilly Haiku jump starts a Bloomington Labor Day weekend full of festivals. The annual 4th Street Festival of the arts ...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2013
  • Length: 05:18
Secret Awesome
From: Dylan Peers McCoy
Caption: A Surly Puppet
Secret Awesome defies categories. But if you press the founder, Zak Kirwin, he describes them as a D.I.Y. artists collective. They are definitely a...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:45
Opera in the Coalfields
From: With Good Reason
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One of America’s greatest composers was Aaron Copland, who wrote among other things, an opera called The Tender Land, which premiered at the New Yo...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 11, 2013
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 3
Weekend of Songs Festival
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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The art of songwriting was the focus of the Local Blend Coffee Shop's second annual Weekend of Songs songwriter festival. The three day festival o...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2012
  • Length: 29:50
A Little Dinner Music
From: Radio K
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Of our five senses, sound and taste might not seem to have that much in common. But if you ever find yourself at a fast food joint that blasts the...

  • Added: May 12, 2012
  • Length: 05:12
Soundtracking "The Descendants" With "Real" Hawaiian Music
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Gabby Pahinui (center), playing music in his backyard with Leland “Atta” Isaacs (left), and his sons – Phillip, Cyril and Martin Pahinui (from left to right). , Credit: Photo courtesy of the Pahinui Ohana.
The groundbreaking soundtrack of "The Descendants," marks the first time a Hollywood movie has ever been scored entirely with Hawaiian music. It fe...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2012
  • Length: 07:17
Etta James 1938-2012
From: John Luttrell
Caption: Etta James "At Last!" 1960, Credit: Argo Records
We remember the remarkable life and amazing career of one of the greatest female performers in music history, the legendary Miss Etta James, who pa...

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
From Scott Joplin to Super Mario Bros.: Making Old-Time Piano New Again
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: At age 29, Martin Spitznagel is the World Champion of Old-Time Piano Playing., Credit: Martin Spitznagel
A 20-something pianist is making old-time piano new again... with a little help from Darth Vader and Super Mario Bros.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KUOW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 14, 2011
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
Musicians Protest Grammy Awards Eliminating 31 Categories
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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The decision of the sponsors the Grammy Awards, the National Academy of Arts and Sciences, to eliminate over 30 categories of music, including Lati...

  • Added: May 14, 2011
  • Length: 28:43
Winnipeg Folk Festival Day 1 Hour 2
From: KVSC
Series: KVSC at the Winnipeg Folk Festival
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Join Wayne and Mike in the second hour as they explore this unique music festival and all it has to offer such as music from Bourne and MacLeod, Et...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2010
  • Length: 01:10:24
Winnipeg Folk Festival Day 1 Hour 1
From: KVSC
Series: KVSC at the Winnipeg Folk Festival
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For the first time in KVSC's 43-year history, a live international broadcast is coming to you from the Winnipeg Folk Festival. The festival taking ...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2010
  • Length: 01:00:13
Selling Texas Kitsch at SXSW
From: Michael Lee
Caption: Boots at Allen's Boots in South Austin, Credit: Nathan Bernier
Every year, thousands of people flock to Austin from all over the world for South by Southwest Music, which officially gets underway today. Many v...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
Headbanging
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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The dance craze thats taking the globe by storm! ATMI Reporter Max Jungreis's fictional look at headbanging's origins and risks.

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Harmonic Healing
From: Diane Lee
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This is a sneak peek into the harmonica culture of senior citizens from Gulfport Senior Citizens' Harmonica Club.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 20, 2009
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
Bassist Lyle Ritz: Father of Jazz Ukulele
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Lyle Ritz "Father of Jazz Ukulele", Credit: Courtesy: Lyle Ritz
Ever since Lyle Ritz recorded the world's first jazz ukulele album in 1957, he earned the title, "Father of Jazz Ukulele." He was also a bass play...

Bought by PRX Remix, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and WYSO


  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 09:02
  • Purchases: 3