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KUT's On the Record: Frank Black of the Pixies
From: KUT
Series: KUT's On the Record
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Frank Black, legendary front man of the Pixies, talks about the album that had the biggest impact on him - Iggy Pop's 1977 release "Lust for Life."

  • Added: Feb 27, 2007
  • Length: 06:14
KUT's On the Record: Shawn Colvin
From: KUT
Series: KUT's On the Record
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Singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin talks about one of her "desert island discs" - Richard and Linda Thompson's "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 06:57
KUT's On the Record: Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top
From: KUT
Series: KUT's On the Record
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ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons shares an album that's still on his playlist, "Girls Go Wild" by The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Swirling guitars, up-tem...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2007
  • Length: 04:24
This I Believe - Jimmie Dale Gilmore
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Singer-songwriter Jimmie Dale Gilmore had to hit bottom before finding the belief that brings him peace.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 01, 2007
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Joan Tower
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Composer Joan Tower believes music nourishes us, encourages us to feel, and connects us to one another.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, WEKU, KJZZ, and WABE


  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 5
Denny Doherty of the Mama's & Papa's interview on FM Odyssey
From: FM Odyssey
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Music and interview. Denny brings his humor and stories to FM Odyssey and sets the record straight on the real story of the Mama's Papa's with liv...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2007
  • Length: 01:57:43
For Valentine's Day ... Trudy Pitts and "Mr C," in their own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Partners in music, and in life, for somewhere around 50 years ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KGLT, and KGLT


  • Added: Jan 17, 2007
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 3
Saturdays with Koo Nimo
From: amara hark-weber
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Every Saturday morning, Ghanaian musician Koo Nimo hosts a group for children. This is his description.

Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland


  • Added: Jan 04, 2007
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
B-Side: Piece of Cake
From: B-Side Radio
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Have you ever started out on a project thinking it will be easy - a piece of cake - only to find that it is way more difficult than you could have ...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2007
  • Length: 29:02
Marie's Crisis
From: Kevin T. Allen
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A relationship between Man, Father, God, and Piano Bar.

Bought by Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), KFAI Minneapolis, and The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Dec 13, 2006
  • Length: 09:42
  • Purchases: 3
Ani DiFranco Live from Joe's Pub
From: WFUV
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One hour concert and interview special

Bought by KHNS, KALW, KRCB 104.9, KSFR, WSKG and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2006
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 12
INDIGO GIRLS: DIFFERENCES LIVE
From: Tres Hombres Productions
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One-hour music intensive radio special features exclusive live performances and conversation with the Indigo Girls.

Bought by North State Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KSJD, WLNZ, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 57:41
  • Purchases: 8
It's King Biscuit Time
From: WKNO
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In an era when media monopolies dominate the airwaves, there still are independent voices and programs. King Biscuit Time is the longest running d...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 08:06
If Lucille Were a Person...
From: Zak Rosen
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Blues scholar on the importance of B.B. King

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Radio New Zealand, WABE, WTJU, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 6
WGBH Fundraising Spot for Jazz #2
From: WGBH Radio Boston
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The spiritual aspect of A Love Supreme

Bought by WNCU


  • Added: Nov 08, 2006
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 1
WGBH Fundraising Spot for Jazz #1
From: WGBH Radio Boston
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A listener talks about discovering jazz

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Nov 08, 2006
  • Length: 01:56
  • Purchases: 1
David Berman Goes on Tour
From: Jesse Dukes
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David Berman, a songwriter, finally meets his fans.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2006
  • Length: 05:13
Virtuoso Voices - Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (Brahms Tremors)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Everyone has their favorite piece of music. For Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, it has always been the Brahms Violin Concerto. Her challenge ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Oct 31, 2006
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Sharon Isbin (Full Contact Guitar)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Each instrument, whether it's the oboe or the triangle, has its own distinctive quality or quirk -- the one element that makes it different from an...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Oct 31, 2006
  • Length: :34
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Joseph Arthur
From: WXPN
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For singer songwriter Joseph Arthur making music is an act of liberation.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Janis Ian
From: WXPN
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Folk singer Janis Ian reflects on her long career including mistakes she's made along the way.

Bought by KMXT and KUT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Alexander Kobrin (Chopin's Nocturnal Mystery)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The "Nocturne" in Classical Music refers to music for night time. Pianist Alexander Kobrin says that Chopin's Nocturnes explore and illustrate man...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 02, 2006
  • Length: :21
  • Purchases: 2
Richie Havens Retrospective on FM Odyssey
From: FM Odyssey
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Richie Havens takes us on a guided tour of his career

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KZYX, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Aug 10, 2006
  • Length: 01:57:56
  • Purchases: 4
Guy Mendilow: The Well-Rounded Radio Interview
From: Charles McEnerney
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Interview with world music artist Guy Mendilow

  • Added: Jul 24, 2006
  • Length: 01:14:06
Pieces of a Puzzle: Chuck Close and the Gee's Bend Quilters
From: Philip Graitcer
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Chuck Close and the Gee's Bend Quilters create works of art from tiny pieces

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Jul 23, 2006
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1

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