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Caption: Maeve McIver-Sheridan, Credit: Sophie Ding
Playing in a pit orchestra is often a forgotten and thankless task. So why would a talented musician spend time there instead of going for the glor...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 09:00
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
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Makalah talks about her experience at ACL last year. She spoke with Tim from Tim and The Space Cadets with Mother Falcon, Shake from veteran busine...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2014
  • Length: 04:35
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Music sampling sounds great when it is done right, but why would someone sample?

  • Added: Apr 15, 2014
  • Length: 08:24
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg with Roots Music Icon Taj Mahal. A discussion about the genesis of roots music and the music ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 11:13
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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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Organic Path: Two teens explore an unusual vocation that inspires new options for their future.

  • Added: Jul 30, 2013
  • Length: 04:33
Caption: ...Like Clockwork, Credit: Boneface
Joey reviews "...Like Clockwork", the first album in six years by Queens of the Stone Age.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2013
  • Length: 05:54
Caption: The Half-Eaten Burritos
Filling in at the helm for this edition of Centerstage Minnesota is Northern Community Radio's intern from Grand Rapids High School, Erika Kooda. J...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 11, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Throwback to January! Makalah interviews Bassist Reggie Richards while he was on tour with B.B. King.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 07:02
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This week on Culture Queue, pull a show from the archives in which we focus on codes and the keys to cracking them. We start with producers Noel Cl...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 28, 2013
  • Length: 31:34
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Nikki Matteson of Nikki and the Ruemates
Nikki Matteson's appearance as a teen on Prairie Home Companion was only the beginning. Down the road a ways she met Rich Rue, and the two have bee...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 17, 2013
  • Length: 57:55
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year she's been checking in with essays reflecting on her experience. In thi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
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By Tess Weinberg. While the Flaming Lips are now one of the biggest names in indie rock, things weren't always that way for the band. Tess Weinberg...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Erika Kooda
During the school year she'll be checking in with essays reflecting on her experience. This is the second installment of that series of essays.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KPIK-LP


  • Added: Oct 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 2
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This week on Culture Queue, we focus on codes and the keys to cracking them. We start with producers Noel Clark and Mitch Skinner discovering how t...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Aug 30, 2012
  • Length: 31:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sonny Johnson
Sonny Johnson's presence became unmistakable to many as a result of his performances in the past two editions of the Great Northern Radio Show on N...

Bought by WTIP, KSRQ, and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Jul 18, 2012
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 3
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"Risks & Riches"

  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 31:35
From: Radio K
Series: Quick Queue
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SXSW a world of art and performance in Austin, TX.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 01:25
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Minneapolis rocks her new hometown with acoustic soul.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 01:25
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Yasmine Gustafsson
Bullying isn't an American phenomenon. In Sweden, a federally-appointed bullying ombudsman will sue a school district for not sheltering students f...

Bought by Listenwise, New Hampshire Public Radio, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Feb 21, 2012
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 3
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Auto-Tune has become an overwhelmingly familiar effect across nearly every genre.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 1
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An instructional piece in which Robot Eric teaches us the basics of hip-hop beat-making.

  • Added: Dec 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:53
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A PSA informing listeners of the Frank Erwin Center's Fire Relief, a benefit concert raising money to help victims of the recent Central Texas wild...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2011
  • Length: :44