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Tuesday September 30, 2008

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Old Music Tuesdays: Dylan's 'Great White Wonder'

September 30, 2008 • Streaming from our site today, a week before its release, is Bob Dylan's new The Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8. It strikes me as nothing short of remark

Old Music Tuesdays: Dylan's 'Great White Wonder'

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Monday September 29, 2008

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Shout Out For Some Rock Nerd Help

September 29, 2008 • Will Sheff plays DJ on All Songs Considered this week. Will is the songwriter and guiding light for Okkervil River.

Shout Out For Some Rock Nerd Help

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Guest DJ: Will Sheff Of Okkervil River

September 29, 2008 • Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff shares some of his favorite (and fairly obscure) music with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.

Guest DJ: Will Sheff Of Okkervil River

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Monday September 22, 2008

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Fall Music Preview

September 22, 2008 • All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen looks at some of the most anticipated releases of the season.

Fall Music Preview

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Sunday September 21, 2008

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Up For An Emmy

September 21, 2008 • It's Sunday and I'm on a train heading to New York for a chance to win an Emmy. I've been in radio 19 years, and earlier this year, we won an award for "lighting." A lighting award for an organization that not that long ago had all its eggs

Monday September 15, 2008

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Pink Floyd's Richard Wright: 1943-2008

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September 15, 2008 • Pink Floyd fans have long argued over which band member was the most important. Some say it was Syd Barrett, the founding member who gave the group its name and guided the then-unknown band in maniacally imaginative directions. Others argue that i...

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Jesus H Christ, The Electric Mandolin, More

September 15, 2008 • Hear the irreverent, hilarious Jesus H Christ, CCR remastered, Ray Lamontagne, and more.

Jesus H Christ, The Electric Mandolin, More

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Wednesday September 10, 2008

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Video: Calexico Part Two

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September 10, 2008 • I've been spending time with a preview copy of Calexico's upcoming release, Carried to Dust, and think it may be the band's best album. It's an elegantly produced collection of songs, with some wonderfully haunting moments.

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iTunes Genius?

September 10, 2008 • Apple has just introduced iTunes 8 — and with it, a Pandora-like feature called "Genius." Here's how it works: You pick a song in your library and hit the "genius" button, and it creates a playlist based on the one song. You can then copy that pl...

Monday September 8, 2008

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Radiohead Live: Now Online

September 8, 2008 • Just a quick note to let you know that Radiohead's gift to their fans, an entire concert from their 2008 tour, is now online at NPR Music.

Wednesday September 3, 2008

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A Gift From Radiohead

September 3, 2008 • Back in February, All Songs Considered invited Radiohead's Thom Yorke on the show to discuss the music he loved. He was happy to talk about someone else's music, after months of being asked about the record business and the decision he and h

Interview with Radiohead sound engineer Jim Warren

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Jerry Reed: 1937-2008

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September 3, 2008 • I learned this morning that country singer-songwriter and actor Jerry Reed has died. He might not be a familiar name to a lot of younger NPR listeners, but Jerry Reed was one of my childhood heroes, mostly for his recurring role in the Smokey and...

Tuesday September 2, 2008

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The 1980s: Were They Really That Bad?

by Robin Hilton

September 2, 2008 • First things first: There was great music made in the '80s. U2, Peter Gabriel, R.E.M., Minor Threat, The Replacements, N.W.A, and far too many more to mention. But, when asked to pick the best year for music in

The '80s: Were They Really That Bad?

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The '80s: Were They Really That Bad?

September 2, 2008 • Were the 1980s the worst years for music? NPR listeners seem to think so, according to the results of our poll. When asked to pick the best year for music, nearly everyone skipped the '80s entirely.

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Thursday August 28, 2008

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About A Song: 'I Can't Go For That'

by Robin Hilton

August 28, 2008 • Earlier this week, Bob and I got together with Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson and Monit

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