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Step into the world of Alan Lomax, his archives, and his legacy - The Association of Cultural Equity. Featuring interviews with his daughter Anna ...
- Added: May 13, 2013
- Length: 05:38
Most people know Sufism as the religion practiced by the whirling dervishes. But this mystical form of Islam has taken root in America, too.
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 06:41
A the story and sounds of an instrument made from meteorites.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 25, 2013
- Length: 04:49
- Purchases: 1
Drums, Wind Chimes and Meteorites are all forms of percussion in the Rhythm Discovery Center in Indianapolis.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 10, 2013
- Length: 12:55
- Purchases: 1
When Marcia Mello started busking, she was excited to pursue a life-long dream. But she's had to fight for her place on the street.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Dec 10, 2012
- Length: 04:52
- Purchases: 2
An entertaining radio show featuring songs related to Halloween!
- Added: Oct 09, 2012
- Length: 01:04:23
For the third week of August (8/19): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a pioneering female of tejano music
- Added: Aug 02, 2012
- Length: 01:40
For the second week of December (12/8): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a man who helped build a gospel music empire.
- Added: Jul 30, 2012
- Length: 01:40
Part of a series called The Loop, which examines Austin's burgeoning electronic scene. Cody Wilson (Corduroi) talks about using kids' toys for insp...
- Added: Jul 24, 2012
- Length: 05:40
Part of a series called The Loop, which examines Austin's burgeoning electronic scene. Hailing from Denton, Texas, Juicy the Emissary is as much a ...
- Added: Jul 24, 2012
- Length: 06:06
Part of a series called The Loop, which examines Austin's burgeoning electronic scene. On this episode, the Vegetable Kingdom talks about illegal d...
- Added: Jul 24, 2012
- Length: 06:15
Buck Dietz is a figure model. That means he has to stand naked and completely still for long sessions while artists sketch him. But for Buck, it's ...
Bought by HowSound, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more
- Added: May 28, 2012
- Length: 04:45
- Purchases: 7
Two Bay Area bands, Rupa and the April Fishes and Shake Your Peace, prepare to kick off a 10-day, 200-mile bike tour.
- Added: Apr 22, 2012
- Length: 07:44
Have you noticed? No matter what else is going on in the world...the cable news channels and the network evening news broadcasts always have time f...
- Added: Mar 10, 2012
- Length: 56:05
In San Francisco, the idea of "pop up" is ubiquitous. Pop-ups are temporary businesses, venues, or events that happen suddenly, in unexpected locat...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Mar 02, 2012
- Length: 05:32
- Purchases: 1
Steampunk is quickly moving from a quirky Victorian sci-fi subculture to a major inspiration for mainstream artists like Panic at the Disco and Rus...
Bought by WOUB
- Added: Feb 08, 2012
- Length: 04:04
- Purchases: 1
Citizen voices from the Civic Commons Radio Show, set to hip-hop
- Added: Jan 15, 2012
- Length: 03:39
Jim Bartow a man with a stunning voice, a powerful inflection, a precise execution and almost totally unknown.
- Added: Dec 05, 2011
- Length: 08:49
The Vinyl Countdown is a journey through a vinyl collection that spans 4,000 albums and would stand over 40 feet tall. It is our goal to listen to...
- Added: Oct 03, 2011
- Length: 06:02
When it comes to making it big at anything, you’ve got to do some hard work. Behind every rock star, there are thousands of hours of practice, tour...
- Added: Aug 05, 2011
- Length: 09:30
- Purchases: 2
So far in KALW News’ series of conversations about sound, we’ve taken you to the planetarium of the California Academy of Sciences, and to the uniq...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 06, 2011
- Length: 07:12
- Purchases: 1
Boom! Bap! Biff! The CornerCast cruises from Los Angeles to La Ciudad Gotham with the lo-fi, lowrider soul of Chicano Batman.
- Added: Jun 03, 2010
- Length: 06:39
What's an unknown band to do after pouring blood, sweat, tears, and its own money into making the most awesome record ever?
- Added: Apr 12, 2010
- Length: 20:45
- Purchases: 2
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
Performers at the Gulu-Gulu Café Open Mic Night in Salem, MA
- Added: Mar 13, 2010
- Length: 05:03