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Dance-Punk and the Genre Series
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we discussed the new book "Dance-Punk," part of a new series of "Genre" books from 33 1/3. We discussed the history of dance-punk ...

  • Added: May 20, 2023
  • Length: 28:29
B.B.'s Blues: A B.B. King Appreciation (HOUR 2) - Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase #73
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Music host Paul Ingles guides listeners through HOUR 2 of a two-hour musical tour of both famous and more obscure King masterworks that span his ne...

Bought by North State Public Radio, KUHF, KUPR low power FM, RadioFreePalmer, and KSJE


  • Added: Jun 16, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
The Emergence of Linda Ronstadt
From: Paul Ingles
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The remarkable and varied performing career of Linda Ronstadt is explored by a panel of her friends, music writers, musicians and fans. Plus archi...

Bought by KNCT FM, KSJE, Prairie Public, KSUT, WYSO and more


  • Added: Aug 31, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 20
Current Classics Episode 6
From: Jim Villanueva
Series: Current Classics
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Your source for new music from Current AND Classic artists!

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 01:08:51
Current Classics Episode 5
From: Jim Villanueva
Series: Current Classics
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Your source for new music from Current AND Classic artists!

  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:13:25
Paul Metsa and Willie Walker's Charity and CD Release Event Nov 30, 2013
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
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Blues Team's CD Release Party and Anti-Cancer Charity Event. Piece for Nov 25-29, 2013. Paul Metsa and Willie Walker are releasing a new set of Bl...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 22, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Colors of Claude Debussy - 150th Birthday Celebration
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Caption: (L to R) Kenneth Radnofsky; Marc-André Hamelin; Richard Stoltzman , Credit: Melinda Gordon
Classical New England celebrates the revolutionary French composer, with pianist Marc-André Hamelin, clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, saxophonist Ken...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, and WFIU


  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:31
  • Purchases: 3
The Messiah Phenomenon
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Hallelujah Handel
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The Messiah phenomenon and the reasons it has become Handel's most celebrated work and an iconic piece of classical music.

Bought by WVTF, 'The Sea', Radio Catskill, Delmarva Public Media, WMNR and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Handel and Royalty
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Hallelujah Handel
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During his time in London, Handel served two successive English monarchs, George I and George II. His operas and oratorios also caught the ear of o...

Bought by 'The Sea', Delmarva Public Media, WMNR, WNMU-FM, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:02
  • Purchases: 6
Handel's Singers
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Hallelujah Handel
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Starting with Rinaldo in 1711, Handel would write operas for three decades. Revel in the astonishing variety of Handel's arias and duets with perfo...

Bought by WNMU-FM, 'The Sea', Delmarva Public Media, WMNR, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Handel in Italy
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Hallelujah Handel
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Handel's most productive apprentice years were in Rome.

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, 'The Sea', Delmarva Public Media, WMNR, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 6
The Last Year In The Life of The Beatles - 1969/1970
From: Paul Ingles
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A two-hour special that chronologically follows The Beatles through 1969 and 1970 as they record their final tracks, struggle with their company, s...

Bought by WCBE, KBBI Alaska, WYSO, KLCC, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 39
The List: A Guide to SXSW Music 2009
From: KUT
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For one week each year, Austin, Texas becomes the center of the music universe. In this music-rich one-hour special, some of public radio's savvie...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, KLCC, WXPN, and KGLT


  • Added: Mar 13, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
The White Album Listening Party: Revisiting The Beatles' Top-Seller (3-Hour / Non-Newscast Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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Beatle fans and musicians gather to re-experience The Beatles' top-selling album, which came to be known as The White Album.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, KMSU, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Oct 15, 2008
  • Length: 02:57:04
  • Purchases: 16
The Little Giant: A Tribute to Johnny Griffin
From: WBEZ
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A one-hour, music rich appreciation of the legendary Chicago-born jazz saxophonist. Griffin died at the age of 80 on July 25, 2008.

Bought by Vermont Public, WNIJ, WCPN, and WNCU


  • Added: Aug 26, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Beatles Greatest Single Ever: Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane
From: Paul Ingles
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Musicians, writers and Beatle fans weigh in on what some critics call the best pop/rock single ever: Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, PRX Remix, KSUT, KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2007
  • Length: 19:33
  • Purchases: 6
The Wire Episode 1: Hallo, Hallo
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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First episode of The Wire, discussing the experience of music as it was affected by the invention of electricity.

Bought by KUOW, The WFMT Radio Network, KALW, KRUA, Iowa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 15