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How do musicians come up with the scores for Hollywood blockbuster films? Mark Graham, seasoned music preparation supervisor, reveals the hectic be...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 07:02
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On this episode of "The Live Feed" we continue our coverage of Boats and Bluegrass 2012 with Dead Man Winter. Dead Man Winter is a side project fro...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 27:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Album Leaf
A growing group of musicians are returning to old analog keyboards, sometimes refurbishing and playing instruments older than they are.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 03:46
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Scientists are excited after confirming pigment in two fossilized ink sacs from ancient squid-like creatures.

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
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This is one of our favorite Thanksgiving shows from the past: We invite you to a traditional Thanksgiving meal, where nearly everything on the tabl...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WJCT, KMXT, Allegheny Mountain Radio, WVTF and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 11
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On October 29, 2012 Robert Moody, Music Director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra became our 30th castaway on "Desert Island Discs". Robert has ...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:28:57
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People used to think alarm calls made by birds just meant "danger, danger!" But it turns out, birds are more specific than that. They can even aler...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 1
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All Mixed Up with Hal David features tributes to Joe South, more from Bob Dylan and an interview done with the late Hal David on WBAI in May 2003.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 56:45
Caption: Boscoe France, Credit: Courtesy Mark McCoy
Madisonville, Kentucky's Boscoe France won the nationwide Battle of the Blues competition for 2012, held by Guitar Center. Boscoe and bassist John ...

Bought by KPVL and KPVL


  • Added: Aug 09, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
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For the fourth week of December (12/23): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a woman who became the youngest singer to scor...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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Homage to Astor Piazzolla featuring Catherine Wilson and Ensemble Vivant hosted by Keith Horner.

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 58:45
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For the fourth week of June (6/27): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a performer who was a real force of nature.

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the first week of March (3/1): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at an eager student of music who went on to mentor many...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:48
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For the first week of April (4/2): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a late bloomer who went on to become one of the stat...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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Beat Pedaler is an in-depth exploration of rapper, inventor and educator Paul Freedman’s passion for bike culture.

Bought by KDNK, KUNM, KVSC, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jun 25, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 24
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An exploration of the radical influence the tape recorder has exerted on the history, culture, artistic expression and personal interactions of the...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:56:58
Caption: The Magnolias - Pop the Lock
The Magnolias have a new studio record out, after a long hiatus, titled "Pop the Lock." Frontman John Freeman joins Charlie Pulkrabek to talk about...

Bought by KSRQ and WTIP


  • Added: Apr 28, 2012
  • Length: 58:39
  • Purchases: 2
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Our castaway is Matt Powell born and raised in “The Gem City”, Dayton, Ohio; the hometown of Orville and Wilbur Wright and a hotbed of the emerging...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2012
  • Length: 01:45:26
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On this episode of The Live Feed, KQAL's Bill Stoneberg visits with The Winterlings, whose album "The Animal Groom" hit number 6 on The National Fo...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 46:22
Caption: Daphne Willis, Credit: Image courtesy of Daphne Willis fan facebook page
Daphne Willis is a has a unique voice and song writing skills that draw you to listen in, and keep listening for more. Daphne is described as being...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota


  • Added: Dec 30, 2010
  • Length: 39:16
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Gordin Goodwin's Big Phat Band, Credit: www.gordongoodwin.com
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band lit up Winona State University's Somsen auditorium when the eighteen piece jazz ensemble traveled from L.A. to visit...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2010
  • Length: 35:53
Caption: The Melismatics, Credit: Photo by Josh Olson (Countdown Photography)
Named after a musical vocabulary word, The Melismatics are as melodic and as intriguing as their name implies. The Minneapolis based rock band is m...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 35:13
  • Purchases: 1
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The Knots are an Orlando-based duo whose original songs meld the retro stylings of 1950s croon-tunes with gut-bucket blues and tasty jazz; pretty c...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2010
  • Length: 07:19
Caption: Cajun Zydeco festival producer Franklin Zawacki dances with Delilah Lee Lewis.  She is a member of the Cajun band The Creole Belles., Credit: Rhonda J. Miller
The footprints of Franklin Zawacki are on the ground at Cajun and Zydeco festivals he produced in California and New England for three decades. Zaw...

  • Added: May 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:18
Caption: Crazy Heart author Thomas Cobb is a professor at Rhode Island College., Credit: Rhonda J. Miller
With Crazy Heart winning Academy Awards for best actor and best original song, Rhode Island author Thomas Cobb says the seeds of his book were pla...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2010
  • Length: 04:00