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Caption: Barriers keep people under 21 out of many areas at the Capitol Hill Block Party. , Credit: KUOW Photo/Noah Phillips Reardon
Music festivals all around the country are great places to hear live music. However, not everyone can enjoy the music. Many of the stages have an a...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 06:22
Caption: Impersonating Michael Jackson made it easier for Lorenzo Manuel to deal with the social pressures of middle school., Credit: Courtesy of Lorenzo Manuel
Lorenzo Manuel started impersonating Michael Jackson after the singer’s death. At the time he found impersonating Michael helped him to cope with t...

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  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Leila Mohaddes
Having fallen in love with the piano as a toddler, now as a teenager, Leila Mohaddes is composing her own music and transposing her songs for strin...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 05:06
Caption: Music and Emotion
Carrie Johnson is from Simsbury, CT where I have seen her perform in a number of different venues; for example on stage in front of large crowds at...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 48:19
Caption: Bryson Alexander playing one of his compositions, Credit: Mary Quintas
Bryson Alexander is a Contemporary Classical music composer. At 16 years old, he’s composed nearly 40 pieces...all without knowing how to read or ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: 2013 Beyond Idol grand finale championship at Yoshi's in Oakland, Credit: Beyond Emancipation
It’s audition day for Beyond Idol. Contestants pace around a large waiting area at Laney College, practicing softly to themselves as they wait for ...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 08:36
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg. Wide ranging discussion from his relationship with Bob Dylan to the potential of viral video...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 16:54
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I can't stop listening!

  • Added: Nov 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:44
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A little bit of music and friendship.

  • Added: Nov 26, 2013
  • Length: 04:59
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A "house-head" is someone who enjoys the music, the dance and the positive vibe that is a part of the house music culture. What is House Music? Mec...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2013
  • Length: 07:32
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

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  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 1
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:14
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Sixteen-year-old Chase Nelon isn't a musician, but he has a passion for music. He wants to know if other teenagers feel as connected and influenced...

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  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 1
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Part 1 of an interview with indie- hip-hop artist, One Be Lo.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:36
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That song comes on. You listen to it and suddenly this unwarranted emotional reaction happens and you are taken to another world, happy or sad.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:36
  • Purchases: 1
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Youth producer Jennifer Gonzales interviews Charlie Lockwood about the Oud, a Middle Eastern lute, in this Sonic Portrait. Produced in part with P....

  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 03:09
Caption: Photo by @Doug88888, Flickr
Max Kalyani, a senior at ATC, reflects on his experience with music and why music is important in this refreshing and fun commentary.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 05:59
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The "original" version of Adele's "Someone Like You" reveals her inner stalker... Listen, weep, wipe, repeat.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2012
  • Length: 05:07
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A introduction to the Youth Spin listeners, as well as a personal story where the song is the main character in the plot. That's My Song weaves tog...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2011
  • Length: 02:25
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Youth producer Tania Martinez describes punta, a type of music and dance, and how it connects and reminds her of her culture and homeland of Hondur...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2011
  • Length: 05:48
Caption: Danee Voss, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
Danee Voss, a student at Susan B Anthony middle School in Minneapolis talked to her mother about the function of music at different ages. The resul...

  • Added: May 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
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A thirty second commercial about DIABETES!

  • Added: Nov 02, 2010
  • Length: :35
Caption: photo by Shane Gavin
A teenager who loves vinyl records sets out to discover why so many others love vinyl and why there is a vinyl record revival taking place.

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  • Added: May 26, 2010
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Radijojo Moderators Anna and Kennedy
Germany is not all paved with gold, as some people think. American composer Todd Fletcher wanted to bring a little gold to a city suburb called Wed...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2009
  • Length: 29:58
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One of my favorite musical artists, Ritchie Valens. A small biography and commentary piece.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2009
  • Length: 04:59