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Jonathan Meiburg of the Austin band Shearwater talks about an album that had a big impact on his life: Talk Talk 'Laughing Stock'
- Added: Oct 05, 2007
- Length: 11:22
Kim Wilson leads the legendary blues-rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. He talks about an album that had a big impact on his music: Little Walter...
- Added: Oct 05, 2007
- Length: 06:55
Rockabilly powerhouse Jim Heath also known as The Reverend Horton Heat talks about an album that changed his life: Sonny Boy Williamson 'One Way Out'
- Added: Oct 05, 2007
- Length: 08:04
Colin Meloy leads the orchestral pop outfit The Decemberists. He talks about an album that had a big impact on his music: Fleetwood Mac 'Tusk'
- Added: Oct 05, 2007
- Length: 07:26
Texas honky tonk legend James Hand talks about an artist that had a big impact on his life: Dean Martin
- Added: Oct 05, 2007
- Length: 07:25
As talented and exceptionally skilled as today's orchestra musicians may be, there are plenty of living composers whose music still presents a chal...
Bought by WETS
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :30
- Purchases: 1
When composer John Adams attends a concert that features his music, he looks forward to hearing what the audience has to say -- as long as they don...
Bought by WETS
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :17
- Purchases: 1
What makes a composer's music resonate with the audience? Composer John Adams offers a starting point to this ultimately unanswerable question. U...
Bought by WETS and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :29
- Purchases: 2
"Back Seat Drivers" are bad for those of us in the driver's seat, and they can be just as distracting for composers. Conductor Bernard Haitink tal...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :29
Anton Bruckner's music is out of place, and maybe out of sync in our current fast-paced world. Conductor Bernard Haitink says Bruckner's luxurious...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :24
Anton Bruckner's most popular work is his Symphony No.4, but conductor Bernard Haitink says he's under the spell of Bruckner's Symphony No. 7. Use...
- Added: Sep 30, 2007
- Length: :19
- Added: Sep 22, 2007
- Length: 03:29
- Purchases: 1
Three musicians talk about their belief in creativity.
Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WEKU, New England Public Media, and KJZZ
- Added: Sep 17, 2007
- Length: 03:33
- Purchases: 5
- Added: Sep 13, 2007
- Length: 08:21
- Purchases: 1
A profile of Austin's hometown heroes Spoon.
- Added: Sep 12, 2007
- Length: 07:59
A profile of the Austin based experimental rockers Sound Team.
- Added: Sep 12, 2007
- Length: 08:32
- Added: Sep 11, 2007
- Length: 08:53
- Purchases: 1
A profile of Texas pop-rocker Ben Kweller
- Added: Sep 11, 2007
- Length: 07:15
Canadian poet George Bowering believes human intellect is the closest thing we have to the divine.
- Added: Aug 22, 2007
- Length: 03:24
- Purchases: 3
Many recordings these days are made from live concert performances. The pressure and excitement of a live setting often brings out a more spontane...
Bought by WITF
- Added: Aug 01, 2007
- Length: :22
- Purchases: 1
If you've heard or read only one thing about Haydn, it's probably that he is the undisputed "Father of the Symphony". Conductor Roy Goodman thinks...
Bought by WITF
- Added: Jul 30, 2007
- Length: :30
- Purchases: 1
If you're a horn player, Mozart's a likely hero. He wrote four gorgeous concertos for horn plus some shorter solo pieces. Admirers of Mozart's ho...
- Added: Jul 30, 2007
- Length: :33
- Purchases: 2
Personal stories of New Orleans' recovery from Hurricane Katrina, as found by four young women on spring break from MIT
- Added: Jul 18, 2007
- Length: 24:03
- Purchases: 2
Austinite Ruthie Foster is one part folk songwriter, one part soulful gospel singer. She talks about an album that truly changed her life: Stevie ...
- Added: Jul 02, 2007
- Length: 10:18
Traditionally, composers have gone beyond their own national boundaries for their creative inspiration. One composer who frequently thought and co...
Bought by WITF
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: :29
- Purchases: 1
