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Tuesday December 30, 2008

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Well, That Was Fun: 2008

December 30, 2008 • What sparked a blind man to tour the country and play his mountain music?

Monday December 29, 2008

Viking's Choice: A Year Of Beautiful Noise

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Viking's Choice

Viking's Choice: A Year Of Beautiful Noise

December 29, 2008 • For the past month, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich laid out multiple strips of paper on his desk, with names like Uncle Owen Aunt Beru, Extra Life and Erykah Badu printed on them.

Viking's Choice: A Year Of Beautiful Noise

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Wednesday December 24, 2008

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2008: A Year For Songs, Not Albums

by Robin Hilton

December 24, 2008 • Each December, Bob and I begin our annual debate over which is better: a Top 10 list of the year's best songs, or a Top 10 list of the year's best albums.

2008: A Year For Songs, Not Albums

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Attention Songwriters

December 24, 2008 • I hear an awful lot of people saying that despite the economic woes, these are exciting times. I want to see if we can capture this historic mood in music.

Tuesday December 23, 2008

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Meet The Beatle

December 23, 2008 • I got to shake the hand of Paul McCartney.

Thursday December 18, 2008

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My Top 10 Is No Better Than Your Top 10

December 18, 2008 • Yesterday, I posted my 10 favorite musical treats of 2008 online. It's one of so many great lists sprouting daily on the NPR Music site — one every weekday for the past few weeks. You should

Tuesday December 16, 2008

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Chat About The Top 25 NPR Listener Picks

by Robin Hilton

December 16, 2008 • All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen, Song of The Day editor Stephen Thompson, and Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein chat about the Top 25 NPR listener picks for the

Monday December 15, 2008

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Complete Poll Results: NPR Listeners Pick 2008's Best Music

December 15, 2008 • NPR listeners cast tens of thousands of votes in the All Songs Considered music poll. You nominated 100 albums, and we've added up the votes.

Sunday December 14, 2008

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Holiday Music From All Songs Considered

December 14, 2008 • Pour yourself some eggnog, throw on the shawl, and cozy up to the computer for our annual mix of holiday music, featuring fresh takes on old classics and a few new surprises.

Holiday Music From All Songs Considered

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Friday December 5, 2008

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Your Vinyl Collections

by Robin Hilton

December 5, 2008 • Yesterday, Bob Boilen and I, along with Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson and Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, g

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Be Like Lil' Wayne

December 5, 2008 • I'm not one to dress up. I wear the same clothes to work as I did to the Emmy awards.My clothes are mostly dark, no patterns. My only accessories are hats and my glasses. I don't like Halloween and never go to costume parties.

Monday December 1, 2008

Review

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R.E.M. Reissues A Classic, New Singles From The Decemberists, The Heligoats, More

December 1, 2008 • New music from The Decemberists, a classic from R.E.M., the strangely compelling Heligoats, more.

R.E.M. Reissues A Classic, New Singles From The Decemberists, The Heligoats, More

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Wednesday November 26, 2008

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Making A List, Checking It Thrice

November 26, 2008 • I never thought of my Top 10 list as an obsession, but I need to rethink that.

Monday November 24, 2008

Review

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'The White Album' 40 Years Later

November 24, 2008 • On this edition of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks with Bruce Spizer, author of The Beatles On Apple Records, about the groundbreaking White Album and how it came to be.

'The White Album' 40 Years Later

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Friday November 21, 2008

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Vinyl: The New CD?

by Robin Hilton

November 21, 2008 • I recently did something I haven't done in more than 20 years: I put on a record — an actual vinyl LP — and just listened to it. The album was Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago. I had mail-ordered the record, and when I found it waiting for

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