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Thursday September 30, 2010

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Music To The Rescue

by Robin Hilton

September 30, 2010 • All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton questions host Bob Boilen's choices in music to calm the nerves. When you're angry or freaking out, what music do you reach for to bring you back down to earth?

Wednesday September 29, 2010

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Tunes That Got You Through Your Teens

by Bob Boilen

September 29, 2010 • A fan of All Songs Considered writes in with a special request: What albums would you give to a 13 year-old to help get him or her through their adolescence? Host Bob Boilen offers a few of his favorite records from his youth.

Tuesday September 28, 2010

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Why We Like What We Like

by Robin Hilton

September 28, 2010 • Is our ability to like something inextricably linked to whatever scene or cultural movement is typically associated with that thing? All Songs Considered Producer Robin Hilton wonders why we like the music we like, and sneer at everything else.

New Mix: Syd Barrett And A Bee Invasion

September 28, 2010 • On this All Songs Considered, we've got a cut from a new collection of some of Syd Barrett's best work. Also Bee Vs. Moth and Sea of Bees, new music from Swans, the Mary Halvorson Quintet, and more.

New Mix: Syd Barrett And A Bee Invasion

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Review

You've Never Heard 'Electric Warrior'?!

by Sarah Ventre

September 28, 2010 • This is a recurring series in which we ask our unimaginably young interns to review classic albums they've never heard. All Songs Considered intern Sarah Ventre gives T. Rex's Electric Warrior a spin.

Monday September 27, 2010

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Who Will You Be Listening To In 2050?

by Bob Boilen

September 27, 2010 • Of all the artists you love now, who do you think you'll still be listening to in 40 years? And of those, who do you think will still be making great music? All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen looks at music and age.

Thursday September 23, 2010

Ladle Fight, one of the many local bands that performed at the Takoma Park Folk Festival in Maryland. Photo by Sally Xorissa Ravitz, courtesy of the artist. hide caption

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Hyperlocal Music Fests

by Sarah Ventre

September 23, 2010 • Family-friendly branding, combined with the promise of all-local musicians, isn't always electrifying. But All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen sent the show's new intern on a mission to discover a local festival in Maryland.

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Review

Second Stage: Little-Known Bands You Should Hear

Second Stage: The Stares

by Sarah Ventre

September 23, 2010 • The meandering, dreamy indie music from The Stares is deceptive at every turn. The band weaves together a conflicting knot of emotions on songs that are both sad and sweet, complicated and simple.

Listen to 'Ceviche' by The Stares

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Wednesday September 22, 2010

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Carrie Brownstein: 'I Have A New Band'

September 22, 2010 • Monitor Mix blogger and frequent All Songs Considered contributor Carrie Brownstein has an update on a new band she's formed with Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss, former Helium guitarist and singer Mary Timony, and Rebecca Cole of The Minders.

Tuesday September 21, 2010

Old Music Tuesday: The Human League

by Bob Boilen

September 21, 2010 • All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares a classic from his personal record collection. It may not sound like it now, but The Human League song "Being Boiled" was pretty exotic when it was released in the late '70s.

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Fall Music Preview

September 21, 2010 • On this edition of All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen talks with Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson about some of the albums they're most heavily anticipating this fall.

Fall Music Preview

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Thursday September 16, 2010

Second Stage: The Lost Cuban Trios Of Casa Marina

photo courtesy Ahinama Music

Second Stage: Little-Known Bands You Should Hear

Second Stage: The Lost Cuban Trios Of Casa Marina

by Sarah Ventre

September 16, 2010 • The Lost Cuban Trios of Casa Marina is the sultry soundtrack to the backrooms and secret lives of pre-Castro Cuba. It features musicians who played at the Casa Marina -- perhaps the most unusual and high-end bordello in the country at the time.

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Wednesday September 15, 2010

Heavy Rotation: What Tops Your Play Count?

On The Mynabirds' recent debut, Laura Burhenn sings a song called "Numbers Don't Lie." So there you go: Check the play count on your computer to answer the question, "What's your most played song?" Lisa Boggs hide caption

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