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The Speed of Sound: Tanya Donelly (Belly)
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Let’s start with the hook. Tanya Donelly has been part of three of the most important bands of the 90s, first with Throwing Muses, then briefly wit...

Bought by KSRQ, KUCB, WOUB, WLPR , and KSUT


  • Added: Oct 24, 2016
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 5
The Speed of Sound: Wayne Coyne (The Flaming Lips)
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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What doesn’t Wayne Coyne have his hand in these days? The Flaming Lips frontman is rarely out of the spotlight, whether it’s with his day job, side...

Bought by KUCB, WLPR , KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Mar 19, 2016
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 4
The Speed of Sound: Guster
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Guster have always been one of the most creative bands in the game. Always up for the adventure of promoting their records in different ways, to t...

Bought by KUCB, WLPR , KRCB 104.9, and KSUT


  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 4
The Speed of Sound: Matt Nathanson
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Matt Nathanson talks about his new record, Show Me Your Fangs, being part of Operation Smile and writing for a new feminist anthology, as well as b...

Bought by KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jan 18, 2016
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Rickie Lee Jones
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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The legendary Rickie Lee Jones invited her New Orleans surroundings to become part of her band on The Other Side of Desire, her 13th disc. The peop...

Bought by KHSU, KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 4
The Speed of Sound: Veruca Salt
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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The newly reunited Veruca Salt talks with Kyle Meredith about what it took to bury the hatchet and put the band back together, and what the band me...

Bought by KUCB, KHNS, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Sep 21, 2015
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 4
The Speed of Sound: Chuck Prophet
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Chuck Prophet's music (as well as Lou Reed & Sweet) underscores his talk with Kyle Meredith about life as an artist.

Bought by KUCB, KHNS, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Sep 14, 2015
  • Length: 06:53
  • Purchases: 4
The Speed of Sound: U2
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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A soundtrack of U2's new album, Songs Of Innocence, and a few older favorites, serves as the undercurrent in this interview with The Edge and Adam ...

Bought by KUCB, KHNS, KSUT, WUFT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Sep 04, 2015
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 5
In The Back Room with RockOn365 - Lupe Garu "Aged In Wood"
From: Bernard Overly
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Show highlights the new album by the Philadelphia area band Lupe Garu.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2015
  • Length: 25:00
Sly & the Family Stone with Jerry Martini Vol. III
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Family Stone Project, Credit: http://www.myspace.com/familystonemusic
Original and founding member of SLY & THE FAMILY STONE'S JERRY MARTINI talks about the history of the group and his new cover band THE FAMILY STONE...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 54:32
  • Purchases: 1
Rufusized: Tony Maiden & kevin Murphy of Rufus Vol. II
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan, Credit: MCA
The story of RUFUS featuring CHAKA KHAN in their own words, by two of the founding members; keyboardist KEVIN MURPHY and guitarist TONY MAIDEN.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 54:21
Rufusized: Tony Maiden & kevin Murphy of Rufus Vol. III
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Rufus (Tony Maiden and Kevin Murphy), Credit: Rufus (Tony Maiden and Kevin Murphy)
The story of RUFUS featuring CHAKA KHAN in their own words, by two of the founding members; keyboardist KEVIN MURPHY and guitarist TONY MAIDEN.

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 1
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE with JERRY MARTINI Vol. I
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Sly & the Family Stone with Jerry Martini, Credit: Epic Records 1968
Original and founding member of SLY & THE FAMILY STONE'S JERRY MARTINI talks about the history of the group and his new cover band THE FAMILY STONE...

Bought by Raven Radio and KMUW


  • Added: Apr 08, 2012
  • Length: 58:27
  • Purchases: 2
Sly & The Family Stone with Jerry Martini Vol. II
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Familystone Project, Credit: http://www.classiqueproductions.com/pages/PAGE214A.HTM
Original and founding member of SLY & THE FAMILY STONE, JERRY MARTINI talks about the history of the group plus his new group THE FAMILY STONE PROJ...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2012
  • Length: 53:59
WAR Stories: The Music of the Lowrider Band Pt. II
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Lowrider Band , Credit: http://www.lowriderband.com/home/
WAR is a legendary Funk band who scored hits from the late 1960s to the 1980s. HOWARD SCOTT and HAROLD BROWN, who now tour as THE LOWRIDER BAND ar...

Bought by Prairie Public and WJAB


  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:09
  • Purchases: 2
WAR Stories: The Music of the Lowrider Band Pt. III
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Lowrider Band , Credit: http://www.lowriderband.com/home/
WAR is a legendary Funk band who scored hits from the late 1960s to the 1980s. HOWARD SCOTT and HAROLD BROWN, who now tour as THE LOWRIDER BAND ar...

Bought by Prairie Public and WJAB


  • Added: Mar 29, 2012
  • Length: 56:29
  • Purchases: 2
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get: Ron Banks/The Dramatics (Part Three)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Dramatics Jackpot , Credit: Mca Special Products
Interview with the late RON BANKS, founder of the R&B vocal group THE DRAMATICS. Ron talks with HOWARD BURCHETTE about all of their hits, GEORGE CL...

Bought by WVAS


  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 57:47
  • Purchases: 1
STAIRSTEPS Stories! VOL. 2 (Cubie Burke): The Untold Story of the Five Stairsteps
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Cubie Burke (with Christina Johnson with the Dance Theatre of Harlem), Credit: http://www.dancephotolibrary.com/dance.php
The "FIVE STAIRSTEPS and CUBIE" was a family pop act who released hit records from 1968 to 1969 on both Curtom and Buddha Records. CUBIE BURKE was ...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2011
  • Length: 48:54
Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams
From: Joyride Media
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New one-hour radio special traces how Hank Williams’ “lost notebook” of unrecorded songs were found and set to music for new recordings by Bob Dyla...

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Harford Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
The First Ladies of Philadelphia The Three Degrees (Part B)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Three Degrees with Helen Scott, Credit: www.thethreedegrees.com/
The history of the musical group,THREE DEGREES with special guest and long time member Helen Scott. Parts A, B and C are separate hours and can be ...

Bought by NPR Illinois


  • Added: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 55:57
  • Purchases: 1
The First Ladies of Philadelphia The Three Degrees (Part C)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Three Degrees with Helen Scott, Credit: Cherry Red UK
The history of the musical group,the THREE DEGREES with special guest and long time member Helen Scott. Parts A, B and C are separate hours and can...

Bought by NPR Illinois


  • Added: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:30
  • Purchases: 1
Lady T: Remembering Teena Marie (Part B)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Teena Marie , Credit: Cash Money Records, Universal
A discussion with the late TEENA MARIE (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010). She discusses her long career and her rich musical history. This interv...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 58:43
Josh White: The Music The Man (Part B)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Judy White
Interview and discussion on the subject of the legendary JOSH WHITE with his son JOSH WHITE, Jr. his daughter JUDY WHITE-GOARD and his granddaughte...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2011
  • Length: 53:43
Josh White: The Music The Man (Part A)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Josh White
Interview and discussion on the subject of the legendary JOSH WHITE with his son JOSH WHITE, Jr. his daughter JUDY WHITE-GOARD and his granddaughte...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2011
  • Length: 54:13
New Orleans Funk: Leo Nocentelli and his music (Part C)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Meters , Credit: www.sundazed.com/
Leo Nocentelli is the legendary guitarist from the New Orleans group THE METERS. On this broadcast of THE FUNK SHOW he talks about his history and ...

Bought by WVAS


  • Added: Mar 30, 2011
  • Length: 56:00
  • Purchases: 1