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Lead singer of the L.A. pop group The Broken West talks about an album that had a big impact on his life: 'Being There' from Wilco.
- Added: Oct 19, 2007
- Length: 08:53
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
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
Joan Osborne scored big with a hit single in the mid-nineties and has since made a career of soulful, smart recordings. But she had already embark...
- Added: Jun 05, 2007
- Length: 06:05
Austin producer and musical jack-of-all-trades, Gurf Morlix, talks about the artist that completely changed his life: Hank Williams.
Bought by Marfa Public Radio
- Added: May 22, 2007
- Length: 07:43
- Purchases: 1
Singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile talks about the LP she checked out of her local library...and never gave back: Elton John's "Tumbleweed Connection."
- Added: May 16, 2007
- Length: 11:00
Ryan Kattner, better known as Honus Honus, front man for the strangely irresistible rock outfit, Man Man, talks about an album that changed his per...
- Added: May 11, 2007
- Length: 10:15
Tunde Adebimpe, arty lead singer from TV on the Radio, talks about the album he found in High School that changed his life: Sonic Youth's Daydream ...
- Added: May 01, 2007
- Length: 08:10
Will Sheff, passionate and political songwriter from Okkervil River, talks about a kooky album that changed his whole approach to music: The Incred...
- Added: Apr 11, 2007
- Length: 09:51
Singer/songwriter Trish Murphy talks about an album that changed her life: Emmylou Harris' "Blue Kentucky Girl."
- Added: Mar 29, 2007
- Length: 05:32
Jimmie Dale Gilmore talks about an album that changed his life - at the same time it was changing music as we now know it: `The Sun Sessions of Elv...
- Added: Mar 07, 2007
- Length: 03:35
Frank Black, legendary front man of the Pixies, talks about the album that had the biggest impact on him - Iggy Pop's 1977 release "Lust for Life."
- Added: Feb 27, 2007
- Length: 06:14
Singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin talks about one of her "desert island discs" - Richard and Linda Thompson's "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight...
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 06:57
ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons shares an album that's still on his playlist, "Girls Go Wild" by The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Swirling guitars, up-tem...
- Added: Feb 13, 2007
- Length: 04:24
Partners in music, and in life, for somewhere around 50 years ...
- Added: Jan 17, 2007
- Length: 07:20
- Purchases: 3
For singer songwriter Joseph Arthur making music is an act of liberation.
Bought by KUT
- Added: Oct 13, 2006
- Length: 04:32
- Purchases: 1
Folk singer and independent spirit Ani Difranco muses about her career and music
Bought by WHQR, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WSGE, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUT and more
- Added: Mar 07, 2006
- Length: 03:19
- Purchases: 7
Blues man Buddy Guy reflects on his favorite album, B.B King's "Live at the Regal".
Bought by Musicians' Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KDLG, Prairie Public, and KUT
- Added: Oct 17, 2005
- Length: 04:51
- Purchases: 5
Matisyahu performs reggae and hip-hop. He's also a Hasidic Jew. As a teenager, Matis found spiritual sustenance in an album by the jam band Phish.
Bought by KWCW and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.
- Added: Oct 10, 2005
- Length: 03:58
- Purchases: 2
Austin based artist Nanci Griffith says Bruce Springsteen's "Tunnel of Love" helped her recover from a broken relationship.
Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and KUT
- Added: Oct 06, 2005
- Length: 03:22
- Purchases: 2
Acclaimed singer songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson says he learned about the guitar from listening to an album of piano jazz.
Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Prairie Public, WUAL, and KUT
- Added: Oct 06, 2005
- Length: 03:23
- Purchases: 4