Blog is a Mix Tape

QotD: Can't-Miss Podcasts

2007-07-09T05:14:18Z

Are there any podcasts that you never miss an episode of? Submitted by Kadeeae. As I've pretty much given up the radio, I get almost all my NPR exclusively from podcasts. Particularly, the 7am News Summary, the weekly technology, movies, books a...

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Definition: DeVotchka

2007-05-06T00:06:41Z

DeVotchka: The musical quartet Devotchka uses upright bass, glockenspiel, tuba, accordian, trumpet and theramin in an exotic mix of South American rhythms, Eastern European gypsy melodies and North American folk music. DeVotchka: DeVotchka: An ...

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VOTD: Pate Filo

2007-04-29T15:10:24Z

In a burgeoning Montreal music scene, the pop-rock band Malajube has made a name for itself in part by sticking to its roots. Spurning English, the five French-Canadian friends belt out upbeat tunes in their native tongue, but have won over fans ...

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Vox Hunt: This Goes Out To All The Lovers

2007-01-15T18:31:27Z

Audio: Share a great love song. That's puppy love. This is real love: Happy Birthday to the King of Love. May we live in love and peace and togetherness as you spoke and preached so eloquently about throughout your life. Bonus: NPR is all a...

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Juslisen: The Queen of Soul

2007-01-12T05:07:31Z

Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul, talks with Alex Chadwick about her performance on a Golden Globe-nominated song. Franklin is one of several artists who collaborated on "Never Gonna Break My Faith," featured in the film Bobby. - Aretha Franklin...

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Tivo or Ti-no?: Afro Samurai

2007-01-09T07:29:57Z

The title character is a black man who was raised in a martial-arts dojo after his father was murdered by an assassin. He seeks revenge, and the recovery of his father's hachimaki headband, which identifies the wearer as the world's greatest warri...

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Speakeasy: No Way

2006-12-30T06:58:51Z

At around 3:40, Hudson screams, "I'm staying, I'm staying, and you, and you, and you, you're gonna love me!" and the band bursts into full power right here with the song's main musical motif - a simple but incredibly effective melodic passage that...

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Best Music of '06: Girls Rock

2006-12-02T17:42:15Z

My Best of '06 answer in two parts. This is the second in a series of extended entries about those parts. "I didn't intend to write a bunch of songs about God," she says. "I was surprised when I had all of the songs completed and there were so ...

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Best Music of '06: Two Ends of the Spectrum

2006-11-30T06:22:46Z

My Best of '06 answer in two parts. This is the first in a series of extended entries about those parts. Veneer is an exercise in simplicity, with a somber and contemplative tone deepened by an affinity for bossa nova and flamenco. At 27, Gonz...

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