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Record Bin Roulette - Feuds
From: John Kessler
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Weekly 4 minute loop de loop through pop music history, this time FEUDS with Mozart & Salieri, Beyonce & Etta James, and Neil Young and Lynyrd Skyn...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: May 13, 2012
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 1
Tales from the Secret Gardens of Oxton
From: PhilipDavid Ellwand
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every year the hidden gems and secrets of an urban village in Northern England are on display to the public. There are many links to France, shipbu...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 12, 2012
  • Length: 25:00
  • Purchases: 1
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 185 NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Indie Pop band Lost Lander, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
AJ JACOBS - New York Times bestselling author. DAVID WOLMAN - Author and Journalist. LOST LANDER - Portland indie pop band.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents! Sean Storts on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' graphic novel Watchmen
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
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Songwriter Sean Storts discusses writing songs inspired by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' graphic novel Watchmen. Written and performed for the mon...

  • Added: May 09, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
Record Bin Roulette - Mommie Dearest
From: John Kessler
Caption: Madonna (not the singer) and child
Weekly 4 minute binge of musical rarities, oddities and classics, this time we salute our Mothers with Al Jolson, Robertino, The Shirelles and Walt...

  • Added: May 06, 2012
  • Length: 03:45
Record Bin Roulette - Secrets and Lies
From: John Kessler
Caption: Pinocchio, Credit: Express Monorail
Weekly 4 minute jaunt through pop music rarities, oddities and classics. Johnny Rivers, Doris Day and The Beatles guide us through an episode rife ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 28, 2012
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Record Bin Roulette - Choirs
From: John Kessler
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Weekly 4 minute romp through musical rarities, oddities and classics. This time we look for choirs in popular music, with The Rolling Stones, Pink ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Apr 23, 2012
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
Bay Area bands tackle tour on two wheels
From: KALW
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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
Uppity Women
From: Janean Jorgensen
Series: Broadway Matinee - Songs from the Stage & Screen
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Women who like to stir things up aren't always appreciated by society, but they make great stage characters

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio), KTSW 89.9, 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT and more


  • Added: Apr 16, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Record Bin Roulette - Age
From: John Kessler
Caption: Time Marches On
Weekly 4 minute binge of musical rarities, oddities and classics. This time we take on age with Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, and Peter Pan.

Bought by PRX Remix and WTIP


  • Added: Apr 16, 2012
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 2
Quick Queue 3-14-12
From: Radio K
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By Tess Weinberg - "Minnesota Nice" gets a bad wrap when stretched to the point of those passive aggressive notes left by that one roommate. But it...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 02:02
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: Galen Green on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Galen Green
Songwriter Galen Green discusses his approach to writing songs inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Written and performed for the mont...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
Record Bin Roulette - What's Up, Doc?
From: John Kessler
Caption: Calling Dr. Howard!
Weekly 4 minute binge of musical rarities, oddities and classics, this time we examine Doctors. With Aretha Franklin, The Beatles and The Chipmunks.

Bought by Indie3 Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
Holier Than Thou
From: Janean Jorgensen
Series: Broadway Matinee - Songs from the Stage & Screen
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Broadway musicals evangelize with a light-hearted style

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, KKRN, and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Apr 04, 2012
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 4
Record Bin Roulette - Hot Hits From The Bible
From: John Kessler
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4 minute weekly binge of musical rarities, oddities and classics. This time pop hits from the Good Book, with Sister Janet Mead, The Byrds and Wink...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 31, 2012
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 2
Parody Tonight!
From: Janean Jorgensen
Series: Broadway Matinee - Songs from the Stage & Screen
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A listen to some of the sharpest skewers of musical theater from Forbidden Broadway

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, and KKRN


  • Added: Mar 28, 2012
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 4
Record Bin Roulette - Songs Abour Real People
From: John Kessler
Caption: The Actual Girl From Ipanema!
Weekly jaunt through musical rarities, oddities and classics, this week Songs About Real People with "Hey Jude", "My Sharona", "King Tut" and more!

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Mar 26, 2012
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 1
Record Bin Roulette - The Whistler
From: John Kessler
Caption: Beware The Whistler!
4 minutes of musical rarities, oddities and classics, tied together with a weekly theme. This time...The Whistler. He shows up on a lot of hit reco...

Bought by WTIP and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 2
Record Bin Roulette - The Sun
From: John Kessler
Caption: Solar Flare!, Credit: NASA Goddard Photo & Video
4 minutes of musical rarities, oddities and classics, this week, songs about and inspired by the Sun. With The Beatles, John Denver and the Fifth D...

Bought by PRX Remix and WTIP


  • Added: Mar 10, 2012
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 2
"Animals In The News!"
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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
Record Bin Roulette - Around The World
From: John Kessler
Caption: somewhere, not here
4 minutes of musical rarities, oddities and classics, this week songs from Around The World with Frank Sinatra, Harry Belafonte and Lawrence Welk.

Bought by WTIP and WTIP


  • Added: Mar 05, 2012
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 2
Pop-up shop revives Jewish American music
From: KALW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 175 NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis & Illustrator Mike Oeming, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Comic book writer and former artist for Marvel comics, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. International Cheesemonger winner, STEVE JONES. Portland based alter...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Mar 01, 2012
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 1
Record Bin Roulette - Dreams
From: John Kessler
Caption: Morpheus, God of Dreams
Weekly 4 minute dash through musical oddities, rarities and classics, this week it's Dreams with Enrico Caruso, Ella Fitzgerald and (yikes) Katy Pe...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and WTIP


  • Added: Feb 27, 2012
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 2
Record Bin Roulette - The Front Row Pew
From: John Kessler
Caption: he started in church
Weekly 4 minute scramble through musical oddities, rarities and classics. This week songs and artists inspired by different religions. You got your...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2012
  • Length: 03:53

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