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Ted Leo discusses his love for "The Lord of the Rings," growing up as a punk kid, and his complicated relationship with Catholicism. This episode a...
- Added: Aug 31, 2018
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 5
Justin Pierre broke up his band Motion City Soundtrack in 2016. After laying low for a while, Justin's back with his solo debut. Today he talks abo...
- Added: Aug 10, 2018
- Length: 57:00
- Purchases: 4
Last week we talked about the worst songs and this week we're going to take it a step further with the worst songs.
- Added: Aug 09, 2018
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 6
Musician and producer Ethan Johns discusses the unique perspective he gained from growing up in the music industry and how it feels to experience s...
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- Added: Jul 27, 2018
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 5
Deltron 3030's Del the Funky Homosapien and Dan the Automator discuss authenticity in hip hop, how Mega Man inspired their last record, and resisti...
- Added: Jul 20, 2018
- Length: 57:00
- Purchases: 4
A Tribute to Dan Ingram who guided us through the sixties over Top 40 Music Radio Giant "77 WABC"-with airchecks, music and cultural atifacts inclu...
- Added: Jul 02, 2018
- Length: 59:34
Renowned jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington discusses the subtle difference between being an "amateur" musician and a "professional." Friend of the...
- Added: Jun 29, 2018
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
In 2017, Bonnie "Prince" Billy released a collection of Merle Haggard covers called "Best Troubador." To celebrate it, he recorded an hourlong radi...
- Added: Jun 21, 2018
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff talks about how identity and artifice inform music — and why you need to just dance sometimes. We pay tribute to...
Bought by KWIT, KBBI Alaska, KRSC, WLPR , and KWIT
- Added: Jun 08, 2018
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 5
Many people believe musicians can make their money from tours, and Rock School challenges the idea in this weeks discussion.
Bought by Goat Radio, WOUB, KSRQ, WYAP, KRSC and more
- Added: Jun 05, 2018
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
During prohibition train fare to Canada was considerably cheaper than dealing with the mob syndicate that controlled liquor distribution. Not only ...
- Added: May 24, 2018
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
Musician Damien Jurado discusses a spiritual awakening that took hold on a beach in Florida and how that affected his music. Actor Jesse Eisenberg ...
- Added: May 18, 2018
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 6
We're celebrating the 50th anniversary of the seminal Zombies album "Odessey and Oracle." We'll chat with Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent of The Zom...
- Added: Apr 20, 2018
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
In the latter 1920s the art of crooning became very popular. Male vocalists began performing their songs in a romantic, intimate, just-for-you styl...
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- Added: Apr 18, 2018
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
One of American music's original crossover kings, his music transformed a city and an industry forever.
- Added: Mar 30, 2018
- Length: 18:45
Poets and troubadours have been writing and singing about it for centuries. The music of the 1920s is no different. This program features a selecti...
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- Added: Mar 29, 2018
- Length: 59:00
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With its strong emphasis on improvisation, the Silverback Trio of Minneapolis does “outside” well. But it also plays with a strong group feeling. Y...
- Added: Feb 05, 2018
- Length: 08:00
David Bazan and Damien Jurado have been close friends since high school. That said, they hadn't seen each other in years when they just so happened...
- Added: Jan 19, 2018
- Length: 57:00
- Purchases: 3
With its strong emphasis on improvisation, the Silverback Trio of Minneapolis does “outside” well. But it also plays with a strong group feeling. P...
- Added: Jan 17, 2018
- Length: 08:00
In the second half of our conversation with former California Poet Laureate Al Young, he shares more from his book SOMETHING ABOUT THE BLUES: AN UN...
- Added: Jan 09, 2018
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
Originally from the reggae capitol of Kingston, Jamaica Clinton Fearon found a new home for his music in Seattle, Washington as well as a unique co...
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- Added: Nov 01, 2017
- Length: :45
- Purchases: 1
Thirty years after "Purple Rain," African musicians reimagined the 1984 film with local music and flair. Titled “Rain the Color Blue with a Little ...
- Added: Oct 06, 2017
- Length: 05:43
Since there were no rules about where jazz fit into the scheme of popular music in the 1920s, every imaginable fell into the grand experiment. Basi...
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- Added: Sep 28, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
He was known as "The Titan of the Tuba," and by any measure he was beyond the standard rhythm section player.
- Added: Aug 30, 2017
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 3
Offered a date to play for a celebrity wedding, the Hot Rocks get more than expected.
- Added: Aug 18, 2017
- Length: 12:07
