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A Rolling Stone Gathers No What?
From: Merle Kessler
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Intern at Rolling Stone doesn't know who Jann Wenner is. Consequences for America.

  • Added: Mar 16, 2007
  • Length: 02:00
This I Believe - Wayne Coyne
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Rock musician Wayne Coyne believes happiness isn't coincidence, but something we make within ourselves.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, WBHM, and KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 22, 2007
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 4
The Sounds of Lunch
From: Ken Cormier
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I'm able to spend more time writing music now. I quit my job. . .

Bought by Room Tone Selects, WBEZ, and The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Feb 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 3
Islands Are Forever...An Interview With Islands
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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Canadian rockers Islands give us the inside scoop about their name, their sound, and much more!

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 1
The Kerrville Folk Festival From A Teenager's View
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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The Kerville Folk Festival is often thought of as a place for old hippies, however Devin Prikryl-Martin explores the festival as a teen hangout!

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 10, 2006
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Gil Shaham (Paganini Under the Influence)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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While Nicolo Paganini's violin playing brought him enormous prestige and adoration from his many female admirers, he also got around on the guitar....

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 25, 2006
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 2
Magnolias and Lighthouses: An Interview With The Hush Sound
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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Zoe Cordes Selbin interviews The Hush Sound, an up-and-coming piano-rock band.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Sep 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Evelyn Glennie (Playing Barefoot)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Percussionist Evelyn Glennie plays shoeless, but she says it's not to make a fashion or social statement. Use this 30 second clip to introduce any...

Bought by WITF, WEKU, and New England Public Media


  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
The Phantom of Crestwood
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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A recounting of a partly imagined, partly remembered cinematic thriller.

  • Added: Jun 20, 2006
  • Length: :41
Cowboy Story
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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A recounting of an imagined classic Western.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 02:40
Gravity/Massachusetts/Newton
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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Three unrelated subjects connected by a musical theme.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:46
A-E-I-O-U (Guitars, pt. 1)
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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A surreal guitar lesson that is all over the map, with a sampling of guitar sounds to punctuate.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 02:07
Horseshoe-Shaped Organ
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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A breathtaking pace for a tale of barely learning to play the organ.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:19
Saddle Kate, She Cried
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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The recounting of an imagined classic Western movie

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 03:08
What is The Meaning of Life?
From: mal sharpe
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Comedy and Jazz: Man on the Street, Mal Sharpe wanders around America looking for the "meaning of life."

Bought by KZYX, WYSO, WMNF, KRCB 104.9, WCPN and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 58:25
  • Purchases: 11
The Trouble with Harry (Nilsson)
From: Jackson Braider
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Harry Nilsson: The Beatles called him their favorite group, and though he died 12 years ago, there's resurging interest in the artist and his work.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Jun 06, 2006
  • Length: 11:08
  • Purchases: 1
The Young Marquis' Howlin' House Party! Show #3
From: J.J. Johnson
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Theatre-of-the-mind radio. Blue-collar rock 'n' roll! Not the usual.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 24, 2006
  • Length: 01:00:02
  • Purchases: 1
Darondo
From: Chris Roose
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A long-lost Bay Area soul singer, newly found.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WMPG


  • Added: Mar 12, 2006
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 2
Goldfrapp Interview
From: Dan Kramer
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Goldfrapp previewing new alubm

  • Added: Feb 24, 2006
  • Length: 59:02
I Liked Diamond When Diamond Wasn't Cool
From: Ellen Birkett Morris
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Secret Neil Diamond fans unite -- finally Diamond is cool!!

  • Added: Jan 03, 2006
  • Length: 01:43
Fundraising Funnies II
From: WFIU
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Nine comedic pledge drive spots

Bought by KRCU Public Radio, KMUN, KTXK, KRPS, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2005
  • Length: 06:49
  • Purchases: 51
Adventures in M.U.K. - The Melbourne Ukulele Kollective
From: AMRAP: Australia
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A delightful look at a unique and unusual Australian music scene.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2005
  • Length: 09:11
Songs of the Humpback Chubb
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Series: What's in a Song
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Ecologist Larry Stevens sings the saga of the Humpback Chubb, a small odd-looking fish that lives at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, and which has ...

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KZYX, KZYX, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2005
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 6
The Wire Episode 8: The Digital Democracy of Sound
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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The digital revolution in music.

Bought by KUOW, KVNF, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, KALW and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:55
  • Purchases: 16
The Wire Episode 5: The Sound Around
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Episode five of The Wire, this show explores the overwhelming presence of music in our day-to-day lives.

Bought by KUOW, KALW, KRUA, KXOT Public Radio, WMNF and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 13

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