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The Jazz Phools
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Perry Bradford
When the aging jazz artist was hospitalized, his doctors thought they should get some background information on his life, and he told them that he ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
230120 The First Rock and Roll Song
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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The search for the first rock and roll record never finds its "Patient Zero" because it's not an infection, it's a vast amalgamation of our musics ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KPRG, KFCF FM, Prairie Public, WQCS and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2023
  • Length: 02:57:00
  • Purchases: 7
Places
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
Caption: Rio Grande Gorge, Taos, NM, Credit: Brian Aust
The only logical sequel to "Road Songs" celebrates the destinations along the way while saying hello to the radio stations of cities where WoodWarb...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2018
  • Length: 01:55:45
Rufus McKenzie: From the Dog's Bowl
From: Music Maker Relief Foundation
Series: Music Maker Minute - Race in U.S.
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Rufus McKenzie of Perry, GA shares a tale of degradation in exchange for a meal.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
Poetry about Rain
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
Caption: Poetry & Music, Credit: Donald Wendland
Poetry and music about the powers of rain.

  • Added: May 28, 2016
  • Length: 49:11
160507 Rex Garvin and the Small Step to Being Destitute.
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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A show about that small step, the stumble from being an artist to being homelessness and helplessness. Music and readings by those folks who lived...

  • Added: May 09, 2016
  • Length: 02:57:43
Howard Smith interivews Mick Jagger 10/20/1969
From: Ezra Bookstein
Series: The Smith Tapes
Caption: Collection 5 - Altamont, Credit: Masaki Koike
Howard Smith's interview with Mick Jagger, Oct. 20th, 1969. The Stones have just arrived in the US for a historic tour, which ends at the infamous ...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Sep 09, 2013
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 1
The Needle Drop: 06-26-13
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from BADBADNOTGOOD, Smith Westerns, Jon Hopkins, and more!

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KZUM, KPVL, Yellowstone Public Radio, WSLR and more


  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 57:02
  • Purchases: 15
The Needle Drop: 03-20-13
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from Autechre, Shlohmo, Kylesa, and more.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KSJD, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 57:02
  • Purchases: 10
KUT's Views and Brews: Miles Davis and the Making of Kind of Blue
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Kind of Blue
As part of KUT’s Views and Brews series we engaged in a spirited discussion about Miles, his music, his relationships with his musicians, and the g...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:04
  • Purchases: 1
The Needle Drop: 06-02-12
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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NEW MUSIC FROM ONDATROPICA, MOUNT EERIE, AND SAVAGES.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WTIP, KSJD, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 57:05
  • Purchases: 6
THE NEEDLE DROP: 05-26-12
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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NEW MUSIC FROM DOPE BODY, KILLER MIKE, BARONESS, AND MORE.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WTIP, KSJD, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: May 29, 2012
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 5
The Needle Drop: 03-31-12
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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NEW MUSIC FROM THEESATISFACTION, ZEUS, AND MORE.

Bought by WTIP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KSJD, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 03, 2012
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 5
On a String
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Lonnie Johnson 1920s
Blues, jazz and folk music of the 1920s and '30s featuring the guitar, piano, violin and more.

  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
The Needle Drop: 01-21-12
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from Cloud Nothings, First Aid Kit, Young Fathers, and more.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KSJD, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2012
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 5
The Needle Drop: 12-31-11
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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Anthony Fantano continues looking back on the best music of this year.

Bought by WTIP, KSJD, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 04, 2012
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 4
The Needle Drop: 12-03-11
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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Music from Oneohtrix Point Never, the Spits, and Comet Gain.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WSLR, Yellowstone Public Radio, KEOS, WSLR and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 9
The Needle Drop: 08-06-11
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from Machinedrum, Hudson Mohawk, and the compilation Brand New Wayo

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, KPVL and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2011
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 6
The Needle Drop: 05-21-11
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from Bon Iver, Balkans, the UV Race, and Amon Tobin.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, WTIP, KPVL, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 25, 2011
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 7
The Needle Drop: 04-09-11
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from Panda Bear, Holy Ghost, and Apollo Brown.

Bought by KISU, KPVL, Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, WTIP and more


  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 57:10
  • Purchases: 6
The Needle Drop: 01-01-11
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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The fourth installment of our tribute to 2010's best music.

Bought by KISU, KSJD, Marfa Public Radio, KPVL, WTIP and more


  • Added: Jan 03, 2011
  • Length: 57:11
  • Purchases: 7
The Needle Drop: BLK JKS and more...
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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This week, The Soft Pack's BLK JKS.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2009
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 4
The Needle Drop: Simon Joyner and Do Make Say Think
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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This week, what Simon Joyner does, makes, says, and thinks.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WSLR, Yellowstone Public Radio, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 23, 2009
  • Length: 57:05
  • Purchases: 6
John Ottman
From: Tony Tellado
Series: Best Of Sci-Fi Talk
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From 2006, John talks about the challenge of scoring Superman Returns and mixing his music with the themes of John Williams.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 27:39
HEAT -- Chance Encounters of Love
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY
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Chance encounters of love with singer Nora York, renown chef Vertamae Grosvenor and a reading of Raymond Carver's "What We Talk About When We Talk ...

Bought by WCPN, KERA, WCQS, and KUT


  • Added: Apr 03, 2007
  • Length: 58:34
  • Purchases: 4