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All-trans rock band Lipstick Conspiracy reunites
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Cover art of Lipstick Conspiracy 2006 album “A Perfect Alibi”, Credit: Larry Utley
In part as a “joyful antidote” to the escalation of anti-LGBTQ laws across the US, San Francisco’s all-transwomen rock band Lipstick Conspiracy is ...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
Becoming Claire
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Claire Zach performing with their band Wet Denim behind the Weinery in Minneapolis, Credit: Cyn Collins
Art can be an expression of many elements of the self. So what happens when your sense of self is evolving or fluid? That’s something that local ar...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 07:39
The Return of Tanya Tucker
From: True Tone Media Group
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Musicians Tanya Tucker, Brandi Carlile, Shooter Jennings and director Kathlyn Horan present the stories behind the film "The Return of Tanya Tucker"

Bought by WRKF and KGLP


  • Added: Oct 24, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
DJ Queen Duin Creates Community Through Music
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: DJ Queen Duin, Credit: Vanessa Hernandez
Vanessa Duina Hernandez known locally as DJ Queen Duin is a music curator and radio host who hosts residencies at the Saloon in downtown Minneapoli...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2022
  • Length: 05:55
Marilyn Mitchell melds life, politics on new solo album
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Marilyn Mitchell‘s “Lives Aligned” album was co-created with musician and audio engineer Craig Dukes.
Singer-songwriter Marilyn Mitchell, a member of San Francisco’s popular 2003-2010 all-trans rock band Lipstick Conspiracy, shares new music and lif...

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Mar 02, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
A MO-HO Releases His Trauma With The Shards Of An Honor Code Junkie
From: Judlyne Lilly-Gibson
Caption: Composer Blake Allen with his Album Cover Shards Of An Honor Code Junkie, Credit: Blake Allen
Composer Blake Allen wrote a musical treatment of his experience as a gay man while a Mormon and a student at Brigham Young University in Salt Lake...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: 10:04
Slatkin Shuffle: Of Rage & Remembrance
From: Classic107.3
Series: Slatkin Shuffle
Caption: Leonard Slatkin, Credit: RCA
Leonard Slatkin on Corigliano Symphony #1

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Feb 13, 2020
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 1
SID AND JUDY -- Stephen Kijak Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Stehpen Kijak and company at the world premiere of SID AND JUDY, San Francisco, CA 6/27/19, Credit: Andrea Chase
Stephen Kijak talks context, icons, and the statute of limitations.

  • Added: Jul 14, 2019
  • Length: 17:59
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical -- John Fisher Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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John Fisher talks disco, provocation, and Priscilla as parable.

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 27:20
You Can't Play the Old Songs Forever
From: Annabel Lang
Caption: Peter Donnelly on the beach in Provincetown, Credit: Annabel Lang
Peter Donnelly is a singer/songwriter based in Provincetown, the famous gay paradise at the tip of Cape Cod. He's a local celebrity with national r...

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


  • Added: Nov 30, 2014
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 2
Singer/Songwriter Mary Gauthier's Personal and Professional Peace Quest
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Mary Gauthier, Credit: www.marygauthier.com
In conversation with KUNM's Carol Boss, singer/songwriter Mary Gauthier talks about her recent live compilation "Live at Blue Rock," how Bob Dylan ...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2013
  • Length: 18:37
Micah Tron
From: KALW
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Micah Tron is a rapper born and raised in San Francisco. She’s a queer woman of color, but the hurdles she has faced go even beyond her race, sexua...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 1
Liberace & His Spectacular Crystal Closet
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: One of Liberace's incredible feather capes, Credit: Glen Rutter
A half-hour music-rich documentary on Liberace and the former Liberace Museum. His story is told using historical clips from Liberace himself in pe...

Bought by WORT, KFAI Minneapolis, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:42
  • Purchases: 3
Eurovision Culture for the Uniniated
From: Ben Weisz
Caption: Excited for Sweden?, Credit: www.digitalspy.co.uk
Lucy Wark (Cam FM, PopTarts) gives you the lowdown on Eurovision pop culture ahead of the final in Malmo, Sweden on Saturday 18th May.

  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 05:35
HOLLYWOOD TO DOLLYWOOD -- Gary and Larry Lane Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Gary and Larry Lane, San Francisco, CA 6/22/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Twin filmmakers Gary and Larry Lane talk leaving home, finding family, and why Dolly Parton is more than just a singer.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2012
  • Length: 17:01
Episode # 20 - Castaway: Deb Gallagher
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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Our 20th show on August 20, 2012 features DEB GALLAGHER as our castaway. Deb is s popular on-air personality on WMPG Radio in Portland, Maine who i...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:28:22
Artist Trish Jones
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Tish Jones is the Community Engagement Director for the St Paul Almanac, and Executive Director of TruArtSpeaks. She began performing at age 14, an...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 04:47
Wendy & Lisa: Former Prince divas become heroic composers
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman came to renown in Prince's 1980s band, The Revolution, helping him compose the music of albums like Purple Rain. But...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riot Boy
From: outLoud Radio at Youth Radio
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One boy's unlikely connection with the music of northwest feminists

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KFAI Minneapolis, WGDR, KUOW, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2008
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 6
A Musician's Life: Bob Mould
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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On this edition of "A Musician's Life" Tracey Tanenbaum speaks with punk and indie rock icon Bob Mould

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 13, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
Electro-cellist Jami Sieber's "Unspoken"
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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An electric cellist goes global

  • Added: May 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:30
Messiaen at 100: Apparition of the Eternal Church
From: Nathanael Johnson
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Messiaen did something to make just about everyone angry - so why are there people left who love him?

Bought by KUT-HD and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Apr 14, 2008
  • Length: 06:08
  • Purchases: 2
Thoughts in Sound Episode #2 John Cage: Imaginary Landscapes
From: John Diliberto
Series: Thoughts in Sound
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A conceptualist of sound contemplates the meaning of music

Bought by KGLT and KGOU


  • Added: Jan 07, 2008
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 2
Dayton Gay Men's Chorus
From: Briana O'Higgins
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Dayton Gay Men's Chours - Event profile

  • Added: Nov 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:27
That's My Song: Sex (I'm a...)
From: outLoud Radio at Youth Radio
Series: That's My Song
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How a song by New Wave band Berlin, and a generous act by their lead singer, helped a young lesbian feel she wasn't alone.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 25, 2006
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 1