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Wednesday March 31, 2010

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Will Cheaper CDs Matter?

by  Will Butler

March 31, 2010 • One of the biggest record companies in the world is reassessing what they charge for music. Universal Music Group has announced it's going to experiment with lowering the retail price for a compact disc to 10 dollars or less. Does that mean you c...

Monday March 29, 2010

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Musical Multi-taskers

by  Bob Boilen

March 29, 2010 • Wye Oak is a duo, but they've got a lot going on. What amazed me most was their drummer Andy Stack. He played a full drum kit with his right hand and played keyboard with his left. Who are some other musical multi-taskers?

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Guest DJ Jonsi Of Sigur Ros

March 29, 2010 • On this edition of All Songs Considered, Jonsi talks about his new solo album, Go, and shares some of the songs that have helped shape his own music.

Guest DJ Jonsi Of Sigur Ros

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Friday March 26, 2010

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Big Star Interview From February 2010

by  John Davis

March 26, 2010 • Back in February, Title Tracks frontman John Davis interviewed Big Star members for a special program on WOXY.com. When Davis came back from the tour, he learned of the demise of WOXY and his radio show, due to a lack of funding. So now he present...

Big Star Interview From February 2010

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Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum, Kyp Malone Of TV On The Radio And Rain Machine, More To Play Chris

by  Will Butler

March 26, 2010 • This past summer, pioneering New Zealand punk-rocker Chris Knox suffered a series of debilitating strokes, drastically limiting his mobility and speech. Since then, Knox's family and friends have worked hard to pull together a double-album compila...

Thursday March 25, 2010

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A Tinier Desk

by  Bob Boilen

March 25, 2010 • We get a lot of promotional packages, but not usually big boxes. So when I got a call from the mailroom about a package, I was curious. When I saw that the return address was "Who is Alex Gordon?" I figured this unboxing might be worth taping.

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Exclusive Video: Timber Timbre

by  Robin Hilton

March 25, 2010 • Timber Timbre is essentially the music of Taylor Kirk, a native of Toronto, Canada, whose musical motto is "creep on creepin' on." It's an appropriate tagline for a band that makes rustic, atmospheric acoustic music that's as spooky as an autumn ...

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The National Gives Away "Bloodbuzz Ohio" To Eager Fans

by  Will Butler

March 25, 2010 • by Will Butler High Violet ( / photo courtesy of artist) The National is offering a free download of "Bloodbuzz Ohio," the first cut off of the band's highly anticipated new album, Hig...

Wednesday March 24, 2010

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Hear, Download New Songs From Broken Social Scene, Phoenix, Flying Lotus

by  Will Butler

March 24, 2010 • by Will Butler Broken Social Scene's new album, Forgiveness Rock Record, comes out in May, and they've been nice enough to gradually give us more and more of a peak into what the new LP will sound like. This nifty embedded player features not onl...

Tuesday March 23, 2010

Second Stage: Little-Known Bands You Should Hear

Second Stage: Sam Reynolds

by  Will Butler

March 23, 2010 • Sam Reynolds writes beautiful acoustic guitar music. His songs rise and fall in natural cadences with tasteful vocal melodies and harmonies. Heavily influenced by Elliott Smith, he channels the warbling, whispered vocal style of the late musician....

Second Stage: Sam Reynolds

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SXSW 2010 Video Clips And Thoughts On The Final Day

by  Bob Boilen

March 23, 2010 • It's Saturday morning on the final day of SXSW 2010. This day would be filled with belly dancers, Hamsters on a Piano and the Alex Chilton memorial concert. Not your typical day back home, more like a typical day at SXSW.

Sunday March 21, 2010

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Fans Weep Openly At Alex Chilton Memorial Show

by  Bob Boilen

March 21, 2010 • Most of the musicians that played the tribute show are used to putting emotion into song, but Jody Stephens took the crowd even deeper when he broke from verse and chorus, stepped up to the microphone and, in a choked voice told the crowd, "You've...

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Exclusive Video: Freelance Whales

by  Robin Hilton

March 21, 2010 • This is a band to watch this year. The Freelance Whales make incredibly infectious, jubilant music with soaring, five-part harmonies, banjo, harmonium, glockenspiel, acoustic guitar and lots of soulful energy.

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Late Night Dispatches From SXSW: Saturday

by  Mike Katzif

March 21, 2010 • In the last of our late-night dispatches from SXSW 2010, the trio reconvened at 2:30 a.m., a tad worse for the wear and a little blissed-out. A blustery, cold day in Austin may have put a damper on outdoor shows, but luckily plenty was happening i...

Late Night Dispatches From SXSW: Saturday

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Tiny SXSW Concert: Vadoinmessico

by  Bob Boilen

March 21, 2010 • After listening to over a thousand songs before attending the SXSW music festival, unknown band Vadoinmessico stood out just about the most. Hear them play their song "In Spain" in the grand Maxmillian room at the Driskill Hotel in Austin during S...