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On this episode, we talked about the book "The Musician as Philosopher," which explores several important musicians who worked in the New York City...
- Added: Apr 23, 2024
- Length: 28:13
This week, Kathy and Ross quiz Fletcher on a list of words that may or may not have been coined by Shakespeare. You might be surprised by which one...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 3
On this episode, we talked about the new book "Rock Guitar Virtuosos," an academic book that acts as a study of old and new guitar shredders, what ...
- Added: Apr 06, 2024
- Length: 29:00
In this episode, we talked about the new book "3 Shades of Blue," which discusses the careers of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans, and th...
- Added: Mar 30, 2024
- Length: 26:57
On this episode, we talked about the book "The Underground is Massive," which charts the foundation and development of Electronic Dance Music (EDM)...
- Added: Mar 23, 2024
- Length: 28:30
On this episode, we talked about a recent book that gathers all of David Bowie's interviews with BBC television and radio into one handy and very r...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Mar 02, 2024
- Length: 27:45
- Purchases: 1
Some of us like to be rule breakers, but here are a few rules of the English language we can’t help but follow. And we probably don’t even know the...
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Feb 08, 2024
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 1
The Children's Hour Kids Crew meets Ms. Caitlyn Gooch from Saddle Up And Read, a North Carolina based organization encouraging literacy through rea...
- Added: Jan 29, 2024
- Length: 58:00
On this episode, we talked about "The Story of the B-52s: Neon Side of Town," the first critical biography of "the world's greatest party band," wh...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Jan 20, 2024
- Length: 27:45
- Purchases: 1
On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about the new book "The Needle and the Lens," which explores pop songs used in film. So...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Jan 14, 2024
- Length: 27:32
- Purchases: 1
On this episode, we talked about the book "Krautrock," a recent addition to the 33 1/3 "Genre" series that explores the history and influence of Ge...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Jan 06, 2024
- Length: 27:34
- Purchases: 1
On this episode, we talked about John Luther Adams and his biography, "Silences So Deep," which focuses on his time living in Alaska between 1978 a...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Dec 30, 2023
- Length: 28:33
- Purchases: 1
On this episode, we talked about the new book by Rachel Beckles Willson, called "The Oud: An Illustrated History." This book might be the first in-...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Dec 23, 2023
- Length: 27:42
- Purchases: 1
On this episode, we talked about the new Harvey Sachs book "Schoenberg: Why He Matters," which looks at the life and music of a composer who is one...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Dec 16, 2023
- Length: 28:39
- Purchases: 1
On this episode, we talked about the new book "High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape," which explores the many ways that the humble...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Dec 02, 2023
- Length: 28:12
- Purchases: 1
On this episode, we talked about Cosey Fanni Tutti's new book Re-Sisters, which intertwines her own life and work with that of electronic music pio...
Bought by Raven Radio and RadioStPete Florida
- Added: Nov 18, 2023
- Length: 28:29
- Purchases: 2
On this episode, we talked about the book "Dissonant Landscapes," which explores how Icelandic musicians are often discussed in relationship to the...
- Added: Nov 11, 2023
- Length: 28:30
On this episode, we talked about "Beneath Missouri Skies," a biography of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny's early years growing up in Lee's Summit, Miss...
- Added: Oct 28, 2023
- Length: 28:31
On this episode, we talked about a new book that serves as a companion to the Bach cello suites. Cellist Steven Isserlis has created a great book t...
- Added: Oct 02, 2023
- Length: 27:09
On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about a couple of recent books that explore the ways that the black metal genre has evo...
- Added: Sep 16, 2023
- Length: 27:19
On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about composer and multi-instrumentalist Henry Threadgill's new autobiography "Easily S...
- Added: Aug 26, 2023
- Length: 28:30
On this episode, we talked about "Switched On," the great new biography of Bob Moog that documents his life and work. We would have a very differen...
- Added: Aug 12, 2023
- Length: 28:30
On this episode, we talked about "The Names of Minimalism," a new music history book that approaches the genre from the perspective of rivalries an...
- Added: Aug 05, 2023
- Length: 28:00
On this episode, we talked about the music of Toby Driver, and his essay in the book Arcana Volume IV, which you can borrow from the library. Drive...
- Added: Jul 29, 2023
- Length: 28:19
On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we talked about "Beautiful Dreamer," the first biography of guitarist and composer Bill Frisell, ...
- Added: Jul 01, 2023
- Length: 28:30
