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The Velveteens
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Off The Record; On To Video
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The Velveteens live in Studio K.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 14, 2012
  • Length: 10:31
  • Purchases: 1
Murzik
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Off The Record; On To Video
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Murzik live in Studio K.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: 11:36
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 136: Good Vibrations - A Symphony of Science
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: This printer’s mark shows three putti holding a harp and a compass, combining the measure and tone of music with the precision of mathematics. Title page detail from Francesco Algarotti's Dialoghi sopra la luce, i colori e l'attrazione... , Credit: Image courtesy of the Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library, Othmer Library of Chemical History, Chemical Heritage Foundation.
On this episode of Distillations we investigate if there's science behind the sweet sounds of a Stradivari violin and learn how chemistry influence...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Dec 11, 2011
  • Length: 17:14
  • Purchases: 1
Squeezebox Stories
From: Julie Caine
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Squeezebox Stories, a sound-rich, narrative-driven public radio documentary hosted by Marco Werman of PRI's The World, explores the rich musical wo...

Bought by WCNY, WWNO, KZUM, KLCC, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 20
The Audiophiles: Take a "listen" to the world around you at the Exploratorium
From: KALW
Caption: The Bicycle Wheel Harp at the “Sound – Hearing” exhibit at the SF Exploratorium., Credit: Photo courtesy of the Exploratorium
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
On The Margins of Music - Alan Lomax & Anthony Burgess
From: Open Source
Caption: Anthony Burgess by David Levine, from The New York Review of Books
First, we join biographer John Szwed in thanking the eccentric musical anthropologist Alan Lomax for his rare recordings of early twentieth century...

Bought by KRVS, KPIP-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KXOT Public Radio, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
The Live Feed Presents: Bryan Day and Ember Schrag
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Bryan Day and Ember Schrag performed in a Noise Show at the Root Note in downtown LaCrosse. A kind of performance art, both musicians experiment wi...

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 28:10
  • Purchases: 1
Collaborative Music with Aid of Social Media
From: Toby Scott
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Can new, globalized cultural traditions that cross national boundaries be created with the aid of social media? "Album in a Day" is a community-d...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:16
From Pakistan to Tanglewood - Vazira Zamindar & Composers
From: Open Source
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Historian Vazira Zamindar talks about the "wound of partition" in today's Pakistan. Then, we meet three young composers - Cynthia Lee Wong, Jacob B...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRST-FM Oshkosh, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
The Live Feed Presents: Greg Taylor
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Caption: Greg Taylor, Credit: Midwest Music Fest 2010
On this edition of "The Live Feed" we hear from a musician normally heard on the radio on Winona's KG95.3, but tonight he comes to us here at KQAL ...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2010
  • Length: 39:35
The Live Feed Presents: Wake Up Bed Head
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Caption: Wake Up Bed Head, Credit: via Wake Up Bed Head on Facebook
On this edition of The Live Feed we feature Winona based band Wake Up Bed Head. Wake Up Bed Head is comprised of Joshua Lauer (lead guitar/vocals, ...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2010
  • Length: 30:54
Piano Red - Dr. Feelgood: The Music Makes You Feel Good
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: Piano Red
Piano Red's music makes you tap your feet and smile.

  • Added: Aug 13, 2010
  • Length: 04:01
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
The Mikie Show #11 Dimitri & Girts
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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It's not often one gets to speak with best in the world athletes, but we lucked out here on The Mikie Show. Show eleven features an interview with ...

Bought by KMXT and KUT


  • Added: Jan 21, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 2
The Mikie Show #1 Rob
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Our inauspicious beginning. We introduce Señor Glow and The Hi There’s. A guest interview with dance music artist and dj Rob Rives. We discuss the ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 11, 2009
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Cartoon Carnival Christmas Party
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: Fun PRX Xmas special!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
An hour special of rare and classic Christmas themed cartoon audio and music, plus 12 modules, produced and hosted by Joe Bev, with Stan Freberg, D...

Bought by Raven Radio, Prairie Public, WEZU, KREV-LP, KRPS and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 01:05:19
  • Purchases: 6
An Evening with Beausoliel
From: Southwest Stages
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An Evening of music and Interviews with Cajun Music Icons Beausoliel, recorded live in 2004 at Mountain Village in Telluride, Colorado

Bought by Prairie Public and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:23
  • Purchases: 2
Manufacturing Melodies
From: Zak Rosen
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A sound-rich profile of Frank Pahl, a Wyandotte, Michigan based musician and toy instrument builder.

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, WILL, Remix Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 5
Save the Endangered Didgeridoo
From: Vermont Public
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A musician explains why the didgeridoo is special and how it saved his life.

Bought by WABE, KUT, and WTIP


  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 3
The Origins of Rock -- on ThoughtCast!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Rock and Roll. A term we all know well. But what does the word rock mean? Simple enough question. But how did the term originate? Where -- and ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WMUB


  • Added: Jul 22, 2008
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Ballroom Redux
From: Jenna Hammerich
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Social partner dancing is in for the first time since the '50s. A look at why more and more of us are trading in our weekends for ballroom, and a g...

Bought by KWIT


  • Added: May 19, 2008
  • Length: 21:27
  • Purchases: 1
Ian's 78s
From: Bruce Wallace
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Baltimore record collector releases compliation of 78s from around the world

  • Added: Dec 13, 2007
  • Length: 14:06
The Beat Goes On #102: "Jukebox Jamboree"
From: Travis Parkin
Series: The Beat Goes On
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Great songs about the jukebox from a wide variety of musical genres.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 07, 2007
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 1
The Glorious Youth Parade
From: Valerie Lapinski
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A profile of the Glorious Youth Parade, a fledgling band in Sitka, AK

  • Added: May 22, 2007
  • Length: 05:57
For the love of synthesizer
From: Dan Trudeau
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A New Hampshire man has made his home into a shrine to synthesizers

Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland


  • Added: May 21, 2007
  • Length: 01:47
  • Purchases: 1