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He was one of the pioneers of jazz on the violin. Though largely self taught, his career lasted some 77 years, and he recorded hundred of albums. p...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 06:00
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On this edition of The Live Feed we feature a dynamic duo: Alexinder Gunn & Raymond Huessman together are The Phenomenal Conundrum. Their sound com...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 54:57
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On this edition of The Live Feed, KQAL's Teri Tenseth talks with Boom - an eclectic group of musicians that incorporate marching band elements into...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 45:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Mark Blasco, Credit: MJ
Songwriter Mark Blasco talks about his approach to writing a song inspired by Richard Feynman's memoir, Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Eclectic Indie Band Typhoon, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Current Oregon Poet Laureate PAULANN PETERSEN. Her latest book is The Voluptuary. KATE BEATON, cartoonist for The New Yorker, brings her highly a...

Bought by KUT, Rhythm & News Service, WNJR, and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 03, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
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Those dark American thrillers and crime dramas called Film Noir.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KPVL, KMUW, WCPN, WEKU and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: MoZo, Credit: Wade Trenbeath
Songwriters Moe Provencher and Aimee Zoe of MoZo discuss writing songs inspired by CS Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

  • Added: Oct 19, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Cubie Burke (with Christina Johnson with the Dance Theatre of Harlem), Credit: http://www.dancephotolibrary.com/dance.php
The "FIVE STAIRSTEPS and CUBIE" was a family pop act who released hit records from 1968 to 1969 on both Curtom and Buddha Records. CUBIE BURKE was ...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2011
  • Length: 48:54
Caption: Anna Coogan, Credit: Wade Trenbeath
Songwriter Anna Coogan discusses her approach to writing songs inspired by Nick Hornby's High Fidelity.

  • Added: Oct 10, 2011
  • Length: 05:01
Caption: Bucket of Honey, Credit: Wade Trenbeath
Songwriters Annie Jantzer and Nate Bogopolsky of Bucket of Honey discuss their approach to writing songs inspired by Frank Miller's The Dark Knight...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Finis Terrae, Brittany
This Episode of "Bonjour Chanson" runs the gamut from a fantastic world where kids solve mysteries hidden in iron masks and stone sarcophagi, to a ...

Bought by XRAY.fm, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, and KUT


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 29:21
  • Purchases: 3
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The latest audio story from FOTW Audio Productions; featuring the music of The Fascination Movement, Carlos Perón, and Olmec Head.

  • Added: Sep 11, 2011
  • Length: 08:10
Caption: Matthew Inman, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Guests Include Matthew Inman (Creator of The Oatmeal), Essayist/Artist Margaret Malone, and musical guest Dolorean

Bought by Rhythm & News Service and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
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He said don’t have too many pregnant 19ths in there. Keep it simple…..Basie was as much as an arranger as any of the arrangers who actually wrote d...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 07:43
  • Purchases: 6
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45 Academy Award nominations, 5 Academy awards, 4 Golden Globe awards, 20 Grammy awards?! Does John Williams sleep? Hmmm.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WABE, and KMUZ


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 27:51
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: The Five Stairsteps (Alohe J. Burke - far right), Credit: Curtom & Buddah Records 1969
This is the story of THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS from the only female member of the group. ALOHE BURKE who now goes by RAMI is the only sister of this famo...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2011
  • Length: 54:31
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Six Moments with 2011 NEA Jazz Master, composer, and arranger Johnny Mandel.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WART FM, WUSF and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2011
  • Length: 09:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Dan Savage, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
It's the holidays....in July! We hope this encore edition, featuring Dan Savage and Thao Nguyen, cools you off.

Bought by Jefferson Public Radio and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 14, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
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Armstrong was born in Storyville, a redlight district of New Orleans, 1901. His father left and his mother was probably a prostitute. He first lear...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
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If the sound of his name isn't familiar, the sound of his voice certainly is. This is the unlikely story of four Detroit kids who went to a birthda...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
Caption: Morgan Freeman, Bill Luckett, and Steve Azar, Credit: Shutter That! Photography
In conjunction with the Little Rock Film Festival, our Delta Music Show features Arkansas blues musician Jim Mize, Mississippi native and Ride Reco...

Bought by WMMT and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Musicians, music writers, fans and Joni Mitchell herself reflect on Joni Mitchell's most revered album, "Blue," released in 1971.

Bought by WJCT, KUHF, WRGY, KMSU, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: May 24, 2011
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 25
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I am a documentarian, chronicling the lives of performing musicians. As a writer, I am obligated to put their words to paper. As a story-teller, I ...

  • Added: May 08, 2011
  • Length: 41:49
Caption: Teena Marie , Credit: Cash Money Records, Universal
A discussion with the late TEENA MARIE (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010). She discusses her long career and her rich musical history. This interv...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 58:43
Caption: The Meters , Credit: www.sundazed.com/
Leo Nocentelli is the legendary guitarist from the New Orleans group THE METERS. On this broadcast of THE FUNK SHOW he talks about his history and ...

Bought by WVAS


  • Added: Mar 30, 2011
  • Length: 56:00
  • Purchases: 1