PRX - Pieces for Tone: Unconventional
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In this edition of Lives in Music, Robin Valk talks with John Mostyn, who has been, if anything, more involved with more music that almost anyone i...
- Added: Feb 28, 2020
- Length: 44:20
Celebration of one of greatest drummers of all-time, Hal Blaine with dozens of his classic contributions to thousands of sessions and a record num...
- Added: Mar 14, 2019
- Length: 29:37
An economic history of New Orleans doesn't involve military statues or big men to build a mythological story and capture the romantic's view of her...
- Added: Aug 28, 2017
- Length: 03:45:50
This episode we’re heavy on tropical rhythms, especially Brazilian. Canhoto da Paraiba doesn’t care about fame, just guitar. Reflective substantive...
Bought by WMOT, WJSU, WVBI-LP, WYAP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more
- Added: Dec 27, 2016
- Length: 02:00:00
- Purchases: 6
Tonight's show - obscure New Orleans musicians playing that New Orleans sound.
- Added: Sep 26, 2016
- Length: 02:54:37
Playing off our usual catch phrase of, "Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of," tonight we will focus on music you've heard b...
- Added: Sep 18, 2016
- Length: 03:23:48
The non-commercial music that influenced popular music and rock and roll. Ah, that's the same as every week and who really cares about that?
T...
- Added: Jul 17, 2016
- Length: 02:57:14
A journey rebooting radio for 2015: From Boston moving south, traveling light from Brazil, hit blues revisited and looking forward. Guitar prowess...
- Added: Dec 30, 2014
- Length: 02:00:02
- Purchases: 3
In this episode, we explore songs about fireworks.
- Added: Sep 19, 2014
- Length: 09:58
Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of.... Some call it R&B or early R&R. I'm looking for those songs from the 1950s to 70s ...
- Added: Apr 07, 2014
- Length: 02:53:39
Bassist Dave Holland started his performing career in London.
One night, he received word that a visiting musician from the states wanted to hire ...
- Added: Dec 18, 2013
- Length: 09:46
Interview with rhythm guitar player from the Grateful Dead. Ranges from stories about The Reverend Gary Davis to Garcia's addictions.
- Added: Dec 18, 2013
- Length: 07:49
"Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of" presented in esoteric themes and highlighted with interstitial sound clips from the t...
- Added: May 21, 2013
- Length: 02:53:25
Music from before David Bowie, Lou Reed, Harry Nillson, Vanilla Fudge and others found their commercial sound. Guess what? It sounded like what w...
Bought by Prairie Public
- Added: May 20, 2013
- Length: 03:02:24
- Purchases: 1
Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of... A night of great interstitials from the Firesign Theater and a reading and music ab...
- Added: May 20, 2013
- Length: 02:48:30
A beautiful collection of songs written by one of the most influential songwriters of the past 50 years, Nick Drake. Program includes selections r...
- Added: Sep 11, 2007
- Length: 58:55
- Purchases: 2
A reflection on changes in 1990 South Africa from a poet, the playwright Athol Fugard, musicians, Ambassador Lindewe Mabuzeh and everyday people.
- Added: Apr 04, 2007
- Length: 59:03
- Purchases: 5
An hour-long retrospective of the year 2006
Bought by KGLT, KUT, KVMR, North Country Public Radio, and WNED Buffalo
- Added: Dec 22, 2006
- Length: 01:00:00
- Purchases: 5
