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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
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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
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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
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
Caption: Unsuk Chin
A survey of the instrumental concertos by the Korean composer Unsuk Chin

  • Added: Oct 10, 2015
  • Length: 58:27
Caption: Daniel Catán
A survey of the operas by the late Mexican composer Daniel Catán

  • Added: Apr 06, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Mason Bates
A survey of music by the fast-rising young alt+classical composer, Mason Bates.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
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
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
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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