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MP3? WAV? CODEC? What Are They?
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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It's an exploration of digital compression this week on Rock School.

Bought by WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP, 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: May 31, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Douglas Coleman Show w_ Stuart Epps 2 hour special
From: Douglas Coleman
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A two hour special. Legendary Music producer Stuart Epps talks about working with Elton John, Chris Rea, Paul Rogers, Robbie Williams and the indus...

  • Added: May 13, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:33
New Music by Zack Baltich Combines Several Elements
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Zack Baltich, Credit: Matt Barber
If you want to know about a creative spirit, take the case of Zack Baltich. Zack synthesizes his informal and formal music experiences to create so...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
  • Length: 08:20
Large Hadron Collider Song
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: Pledge Drive Songs, Topical Songs & Parodies
Caption: Large Hadron Collider Song
Outro Song suitable for Large Hadron Collider news story segment

  • Added: Oct 14, 2016
  • Length: 03:02
#71: The Freeharmonic Orchestra with Unthunk and Offal Tunes
From: WFMU
Series: Radio Free Culture
Caption: images courtesy of the Freeharmonic Orchestra
Cheyenne talks to two members of a new FMA group, the Freeharmonic Orchestra.

Bought by KMUN and WART FM


  • Added: Sep 28, 2016
  • Length: 18:29
  • Purchases: 2
#70: Marc Weidenbaum's Disquiet World
From: WFMU
Series: Radio Free Culture
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In this episode, Erik Schoster, a Software Developer for the FMA, was joined by Marc Weidenbaum, the creator of the online publication Disquiet whi...

Bought by WART FM


  • Added: Aug 24, 2016
  • Length: 24:24
  • Purchases: 1
#69: Upload the Punks! Maximum Rocknroll's Archive with Shivaun Watchorn
From: WFMU
Series: Radio Free Culture
Caption: courtesy of Maximum Rocknroll Archive. Used with permission. , Credit: Photo by Winston Merchan
Cheyenne interviews Shivaun Watchorn about the archiving efforts underway to preserve Maximum Rocknroll, a punk and hardcore fanzine.

Bought by KMUN and WART FM


  • Added: Jul 27, 2016
  • Length: 19:11
  • Purchases: 2
Bernie Worrell (The Wizard of WOO)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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"Bernie Worrell (The Wizard of WOO)" is a one hour musical tribute to the great composer and musician of Parliament - Funkadelic, the Talking Heads...

Bought by WLRH, WMUH, KPIP-LP, Radio Catskill, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2016
  • Length: 56:55
  • Purchases: 6
#68: For The Love Of Music, Erik Schoster
From: WFMU
Series: Radio Free Culture
Caption: Used with permission, Credit: Bryan Teoh
Cheyenne talks to Erik, a new FMA developer and member of the Audience Engine team.

Bought by WART FM


  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 09:59
  • Purchases: 1
History of the Jukebox
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Can you find a jukebox anymore? Do they still work? We are gonna talk about the history of the jukebox and remember a time when all you needed was ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP and more


  • Added: May 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Episode #37: Tape Op's 20th Anniversary
From: Kill Rock Stars
Series: The Future of What
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When recording engineer Larry Crane started Tape Op Magazine in 1996, he printed the first issue on legal paper and Xeroxed 500 copies to send to h...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 56:53
Starting Up (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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The founder of Reddit speaks about his company and the future of the internet. And a designer for Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Nicki Minaj and others talks ...

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, KVSC, KHNS, KKRN and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2016
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Starting UP (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Alexis Ohanian, the founder of Reddit speaks about his company and the future of the internet. Plus: Becca McCharen has designed clothes for Beyonc...

Bought by WCNY, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WTJU and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2016
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 6
Olivia Block: the room I was in
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
Caption: Olivia Block gathering audio in Chicago
The work of composer and sound artist Olivia Block has been described as "distinctive and individual" by The New York Times. She is happy enough wr...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WUNC, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 01, 2016
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 3
Weekly Arts Calendar – NW Minnesota and Beyond!
From: KSRQ
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The “Weekly Arts Calendar” is a weekly listing of events and activities that highlight the arts, music and culture of the region and within Minnesota.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2016
  • Length: 02:32
Danny Barnes Interview (On Winning the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo & Bluegrass)
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock
Caption: Danny Barnes with Bazouki, Credit: Official Press Photo
Danny Barnes recently won the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. The innovative musician fuses electronics and folk instrum...

Bought by Prairie Public, KRPS, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Dec 20, 2015
  • Length: 01:56:04
  • Purchases: 3
As Slow As Possible
From: The World According to Sound
Series: The World According to Sound
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This song will finish in about another 600 years.

Bought by KALW, KVNF, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 4
Wifi
From: The World According to Sound
Series: The World According to Sound
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Being surrounded by invisible streams of data.

Bought by KALW, KVNF, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 01:31
  • Purchases: 4
Episode #24: The Re-Issue Revolution
From: Kill Rock Stars
Series: The Future of What
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Independent labels have long been at the forefront of bringing great music to the public, especially lost gems and overlooked greats that went out ...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 1
#64: Support the Free Music Archive with Ross and Cheyenne
From: WFMU
Series: Radio Free Culture
Caption: photo courtesy of Ross Oldenburg. Used with permission.
We talk about why FMA is worth at least $3.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 24:16
The Ghost in the MP3
From: Emily Richardson-Lorente
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What's lost when a song is compressed into an MP3? To the untrained ear, perhaps nothing. But to one composer, these "lost sounds" are a source for...

Bought by WTJU, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 09:50
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Toro y Moi
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Chaz Bundick never meant to be a musician. It was never in his original plan. He wanted to be a graphic designer. But now that he’s blown up as Tor...

Bought by KHNS and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 14, 2015
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 2
It's Thin, It's Plastic, It's Back: Flexi Discs Find New Fans
From: Allyson McCabe
Caption: "In the metal community, there's a fascination with the tangible aspect of things," says Albert Mudrian, editor of metal magazine Decibel., Credit: Bruno Guerreiro /Courtesy of Decibel
In the digital era, brick-and-mortar record stores' stock in trade has increasingly become vinyl sales. But within that niche of an increasingly fr...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 1
#63: Songs From An Unmade World with Visager
From: WFMU
Series: Radio Free Culture
Caption: Image courtesy of Visager. Used with permission.
Cheyenne Hohman, RFC host and current Director of the FMA, spoke to the composer/producer Visager, a new FMA artist who recently released a video-g...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2015
  • Length: 13:30
#62: Radio Survivors, Part 2 with Paul Riismandel & Eric Klein
From: WFMU
Series: Radio Free Culture
Caption: Image courtesy of Paul Riismandel (left) and Eric Klein (right). Used with permission.
Cheyenne, Paul & Eric discuss community podcasting and the sorry state of music in podcasts these days.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 27:52