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Juke In The Back #034
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: The Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
The juke is jumpin' with records focusing on classic R&B songs about cars. Musicologists Billy Vera and Steve Propes drop by the "Juke In The Back"...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Dec 26, 2010
  • Length: 58:16
  • Purchases: 1
Dancing the Sicilian Tarantella
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week the Global Guru explores the rural Sicilian cure for spider bites. Put on your dancing shoes!

Bought by WTIP, HCC Radio The Dragon, PRX Remix, and KUT


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Juke In The Back #033 - Christmas Leftovers & New Year's Resolutions
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: The Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Matt The Cat has dug up some more R&B Christmas treasures and added a few tunes about New Years for this week’s continuation of the “Juke In The Ba...

Bought by WVAS, KPIP-LP, KMXT, KPVL, WRNC-LP and more


  • Added: Dec 15, 2010
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 14
The Live Feed Presents: The May North
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Caption: The May North
In this episode of the Live Feed, we feature The May North, who played a set at Ed’s No Name Bar in downtown Winona. Stemming from the band George ...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 31:34
Juke In The Back #032 - R&B Christmas
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: The Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
The entire "Juke In The Back" is loaded with the greatest R&B Christmas records from the late 1940s and 1950s. It's the yuletide soul that came be...

Bought by KSLU, High Plains Public Radio, KHNS, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WHRV and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2010
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 30
James Kaplan's Sinatra - "an almost operatic version of the blues"
From: Open Source
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James Kaplan has a fresh take on the life of Frank Sinatra, the iconic—maybe the greatest—performing artist of the American Century, with more and ...

Bought by NPR Illinois, KREV-LP, WCPN, KUOW, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
The Live Feed Presents "Oktober"
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Caption: Members of the band Oktober, Credit: photo courtesy of band's Facebook page
On this edition of The Live Feed we visit with a group that knows how to bring the 80s back. The group Oktober played at Ed’s No Name Bar for the Z...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: 31:39
Street Bands Bring Protest to the Internet through Flash Mobs
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Some bands are getting creative about making a political spectacle, by becoming the protest themselves, and using the internet to make their messag...

Bought by XRAY.fm and WXDU


  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 10:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Life and Death of the Infernal Noise Brigade
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The Infernal Noise Brigade debuted at the Seattle WTO protests in 1999. Jill Friedberg from KBCS in Seattle has their story.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 08:26
  • Purchases: 1
Marching to the Beat of their Own Drums
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Marching bands from North Carolina to Portland, Oregon are bringing humor, politics, and a unique sound to the streets.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 09:49
  • Purchases: 1
Marching for Change: Street Bands in the U.S.
From: Making Contact
Caption: The Infernal Noise Brigade in downtown Seattle., Credit: http://www.andrewstern.net/
We look at how political marching bands are stirring up public spaces; from the streets, to supermarkets to your facebook feed.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KVSC


  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The R&B Chronicles Funk Series - Episode 2
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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TheR&B Chronicles takes a look at the funkier side of R&B music from the 50's, 60's and 70's.

Bought by WSGE, KUCB, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Aug 12, 2010
  • Length: 01:00:06
  • Purchases: 3
The R&B Chronicles - Funk Series Episode 1
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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The R&B Chronicles explores the funkier side of R&B Music from the 50's, 60's and 70's.

Bought by WSGE, KUCB, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Aug 12, 2010
  • Length: 01:00:20
  • Purchases: 3
Herbie Hancock - The Imagine Project -- Part 2
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
Caption: Herbie Hancock
Hancock talks about his collaboration with African and Latin American stars.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 07:21
Herbie Hancock - The Imagine Project Part 1
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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A profile of jazz piano great Herbie Hancock

Bought by WEKU


  • Added: Jul 08, 2010
  • Length: 05:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Cartoon Carnival "This Here is Your Life, Stan Freberg" Special (Program #20)
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Cartoon Carnival with Joe Bev.
Caption: The Cartoon Carnival "This Here is Your Life, Stan Freberg" Special features rare and classic Freberg comedy, plus Freberg himself talking about his work!
Rare and classic comedy from one of the greatest cartoon voice men ever (Pete Puma!) - STAN FREBERG, including an interview with Stan talking about...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Apr 14, 2010
  • Length: 53:43
  • Purchases: 1
An Evening with Steel Pulse
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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An hour of music and interviews with Reggae Greats, Steel Pulse recorded live in October of 2004, at the Historic Lensic Theater in Santa Fe, NM.

Bought by KZYX, WNCU, and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 3
An Evening with Los Lobos-Acoustic En Vivo
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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This program features an evening of music and interviews with Los Lobos-Acoustic En Vivo. This performance was recorded live at the Historic Rialto...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, Prairie Public, KRZA, KZYX, KGOU and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 6
An Evening with Burning Spear Vol-2
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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Southwest Stages finishes off it's Evening of Music and Interviews Legendary Reggae Icons Burning Spear, recorded live at the Historic El Rey Theat...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KHNS, and WNCU


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 3
An Evening with Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Volume-1
From: Southwest Stages
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An Evening of Music and Interviews with Big Head Todd & the Monsters, recorded live at the Historic Lensic Theater in Santa Fe, NM.

Bought by Prairie Public and KGOU


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:23
  • Purchases: 2
An Evening with Burning Spear Volume-1
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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An Evening of Music and Interviews Legendary Reggae Icons Burning Spear, recorded live at the Historic El Rey Theater in Albuquerque, NM.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KZYX, WJAB, KHNS, and WNCU


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:25
  • Purchases: 5
An Evening with Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Volume-2
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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The show features another hour of Music and Interviews with Big Head Todd & the Monsters, recorded live at the Historic Lensic Theater in Santa Fe,...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
An Evening with Soulive
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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An Hour of Funk, Jam and Soul Music with Soulive with Special Guest Vocalist Toussant, recorded live in August of 2006 at the Telluride Jazz Celebr...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Jul 29, 2009
  • Length: 58:24
  • Purchases: 1
An Evening with Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men
From: Southwest Stages
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An hour of Music & Interviews with Dave Alvin and The Guilty Men, recorded live at the 2006 Thirsty Ear Festival in Santa Fe, NM.

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Jul 23, 2009
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 3
What Ever Happened to the Buena Vista Social Club?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The "Buena Vista Social Club" CD and documentary film were hits, but may have created some myths about Cuba and the musicians themselves. Independe...

Bought by KQED, KRZA, WGBH Radio Boston, and KGLT


  • Added: Apr 13, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4