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Thursday January 31, 2008

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A Band to Call Your Own

January 31, 2008 • On our All Songs Considered blog we recently asked listeners to tell us about a favorite band that few people have ever heard.

A Band to Call Your Own

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Tuesday January 29, 2008

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Make An Album In A Month: The RPM Challenge

January 29, 2008 • There's nothing like a deadline to get me motivated. That's what the RPM Challenge is all about. The challenge: write and record an entire album in the month of February and submit it.

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January 29, 2008 • For those that use Twitter; you can follow All Songs Considered on twitter @allsongs

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Old Music Tuesday: Beck's 'Odelay' at 10 (Okay, 12)

by Robin Hilton

January 29, 2008 • Geffen Records is re-releasing Beck's phenomenal masterpiece Odelay today with a bonus disc featuring 16 previously unreleased rarities, remixes and b-sides. Odelay has never sounded better and the bonus tracks are worthy of their o

Monday January 28, 2008

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VHS, MTV OMG

by Robin Hilton

January 28, 2008 • My head is sloshing with a thick glop of sentimentality.

Saturday January 26, 2008

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Mansard Roof

January 26, 2008 • I was playing The Vampire Weekend CD for my family on a ride to the National Gallery of Art. We were going to see the

Mansard Roof

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Thursday January 24, 2008

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Music from Belize, Folk Artist Patty Larkin, Lightspeed Champion, More

January 24, 2008 • This week features music from the late Central American artist Andy Palacio, a preview of new music from Patty Larkin, folk-driven rock from Lightspeed Champion, and more.

Music from Belize, Folk Artist Patty Larkin, Lightspeed Champion, More

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Tuesday January 22, 2008

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Old Music Tuesdays: Pearls Before Swine

January 22, 2008 • It was a random pull from my LP collection that has me writing about a much overlooked band from the '60s and '70s, Pearls Before Swine.It's been reported that this record, One Nation Underground sold 100,000 copies; a fact that I have

Thursday January 17, 2008

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The 'Juno' Soundtrack, Ringo Starr, A Sonic Journey On the Living Bridge, More

January 17, 2008 • The remarkable singer-songwriter Kimya Dawson finally gets the attention she deserves with her music appearing in the Juno soundtrack.

The 'Juno' Soundtrack, Ringo Starr, A Sonic Journey On the Living Bridge, More

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Try, Try Again

by Robin Hilton

January 17, 2008 • I just finished reading Steve Martin's short memoir Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life. It's a great (and very fast) read that traces the path he took from his childhood in California (a hard family life, extreme anxiety and loneliness, his lo

Tuesday January 15, 2008

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Old Music Tuesdays: The Lust for Life Beat

January 15, 2008 • Thirty years ago, Iggy Pop put out Lust for Life, the second of two albums released in 1977 with David Bowie acting as producer. Lust for Life opens with one of the most infectious drum beats in rock.

Old Music Tuesdays: The Lust for Life Beat

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Thursday January 10, 2008

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Billie Holiday, The Magnetic Fields, the Jesus and Mary Chain, More

January 10, 2008 • On this edition of All Songs Considered: rare live recordings from Billie Holiday; inspired new music from the Magnetic Fields and more.

Billie Holiday, The Magnetic Fields, the Jesus and Mary Chain, More

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Best Cover Tune Ever

by Robin Hilton

January 10, 2008 • I love this.

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What is this Song?

by Robin Hilton

January 10, 2008 • OneManSho is the performance name of a young student and comedian who's taken on some impressive and unusual projects. If you're in to wasting time on the Internet there's a pretty good chance you've already come across this video. But if you have...

Tuesday January 8, 2008

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Old Music Tuesdays: Nick Lowe

January 8, 2008 • I was going through my 45s the other day and dusted off this Nick Lowe tune for consideration. That day, by coincidence, I received an email that Jesus of Cool, the LP this very song, "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" came from, was being

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