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Do You Believe in the Power of Rock and Roll?
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the new book by veteran music journalist John Robb, which features a selection of artist profiles from throughout ...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2023
  • Length: 28:35
Devo
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we talked about the book "Recombo DNA," an in-depth biography of the band Devo that focuses on th...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:31
Post-Punk San Francisco
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we discussed the book "Who Cares Anyway: Post-Punk San Francisco and the End of the Analog Age" b...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2023
  • Length: 28:23
Concertos of Unsuk Chin: Part 2 – Raising Her Voice
From: Byrwec Ellison
Series: NowSound
Caption: Unsuk Chin, Credit: © Luc Hossepied
Part 2 of a two-part survey of the instrumental concertos by the Korean composer Unsuk Chin

  • Added: Nov 11, 2015
  • Length: 59:01
Concertos of Unsuk Chin, Part 1 - Finding Her Voice
From: Byrwec Ellison
Series: NowSound
Caption: Unsuk Chin
A survey of the instrumental concertos by the Korean composer Unsuk Chin

  • Added: Oct 10, 2015
  • Length: 58:27
Of Time, Magic and Butterflies: The Art of Daniel Catán
From: Byrwec Ellison
Series: NowSound
Caption: Daniel Catán
A survey of the operas by the late Mexican composer Daniel Catán

  • Added: Apr 06, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
Mason Bates: Remixing Yesterday and Tomorrow
From: Byrwec Ellison
Series: NowSound
Caption: Mason Bates
A survey of music by the fast-rising young alt+classical composer, Mason Bates.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
Claude Vivier and the Immortality of the Soul
From: Byrwec Ellison
Series: NowSound
Caption: Claude Vivier
A survey of the art and tragically brief life of the French-Canadian composer Claude Vivier (1948-1983)

  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 56:24
Instant Classics by Caroline Shaw and David Lang
From: Byrwec Ellison
Series: NowSound
Caption: David Lang & Caroline Shaw, Credit: © Peter Serling (Lang)/Gabe Taubman (Shaw)
A pair of musical works by American composers David Lang and Caroline Shaw that became instant classics

  • Added: Sep 16, 2014
  • Length: 59:01
Game of Pairs: Jennifer Higdon, Béla Bartók and the Concerto for Orchestra
From: Byrwec Ellison
Series: NowSound
Caption: Béla Bartók & Jennifer Higdon
Examining parallels between the Concerto for Orchestra by Jennifer Hidgon and that of her great model, Béla Bartók

  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 57:55
Mood Indigo - Boris Vian, Surrealist (Short Version)
From: Pod Academy
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The new film 'Mood Indigo' is based on a novel by Boris Vian - so who was Vian? One of France's most popular authors of the 20th Century, musician,...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 14:45
if music be the love of food?
From: PhilipDavid Ellwand
Caption: pork walk, Credit: archive
Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
Show 2: Dylan and the Three Kings
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
Caption: Bill King in Folk Mode
Radical Solitude in "Just Like a Woman" and a Radio Drama

Bought by Prairie Public, KPIP-LP, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRGY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2009
  • Length: 59:35
  • Purchases: 8
Show 1: Dylan as Poet
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
Caption: Dr. Bill King
Introduction to this series on Bob Dylan's Poetics with focus on "To Ramona"

Bought by WCNY, Prairie Public, RadioFreePalmer, KPIP-LP, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2009
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 12
Show 12: Dylan and the Traditions
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
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Dylan & the Traditions: Literature, Popular Song, Folk Song

Bought by KPIP-LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WMNF, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and WETS


  • Added: Aug 13, 2008
  • Length: 01:00:13
  • Purchases: 5
Show 3: The Joker and the Thief
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
Caption: Folksong Night in Gunnison
Joker and Thief: Two Masks of Bob Dylan

Bought by Prairie Public, KPIP-LP, KZYX, WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2008
  • Length: 59:23
  • Purchases: 9
WNYC's Fishko Files: Tap
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Sara Fishko tells us how percussive dancing, or tap, has a special place in showbiz history.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 07:17
WNYC's Fishko Files: Recorded Live
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Sara Fishko shares her thoughts on her own recent music-listening-habits.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 06:43
WNYC's Fishko Files: Russian Cultural Exchange
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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In an unlikely moment at the height of the Cold War, art and culture crossed seemingly impassable political barriers.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 07:17
WNYC's Fishko Files: Henry Butler
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Sara Fishko speaks with Henry Butler about his piano playing and his home town, New Orleans.

Bought by KVNF and KLCC


  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 2
WNYC's Fishko Files: Bach Chaconne
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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The Fishko Files, produced by WNYC's Sara Fishko, are personal, essay-like radio pieces on music, art, culture and media.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, The WFMT Radio Network, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 3
WNYC's Fishko Files: Scat
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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The Fishko Files, produced by WNYC's Sara Fishko, are personal, essay-like radio pieces on music, art, culture and media.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 07:14
  • Purchases: 1
WNYC's Fishko Files: Jazz Companion
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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The Fishko Files, produced by WNYC's Sara Fishko, are personal, essay-like radio pieces on music, art, culture and media.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KTUH


  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 08:22
  • Purchases: 2
WNYC's Fishko Files: Orchestra
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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The Fishko Files, produced by WNYC's Sara Fishko, are personal, essay-like radio pieces on music, art, culture and media.

Bought by The WFMT Radio Network


  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 1
Ingram Marshall's Dark Florescence: The Music Behind the Story
From: Jackson Braider
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Composer Ingram Marshall scores a double guitar concerto for rocker Andy Summers and classical guitarist Benjamin Verdery.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2005
  • Length: 14:01