Archive for the ‘art’ Category

Fear and Loathing in Woodley Park II

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Lindsay Totty returns from the Katsucon Convention, with observations on where to draw the line between journalist and participant.

Part Two: The Line That Blurs

At the Katsucon Convention, I happened upon a group of college-age convention patrons sitting on the floor of a merchandise room and decided to see what they knew about webcomics. They were open to participating in a group interview, which would make for good “round-table” discussion sort of tape, so I sat down with them and began to ask them questions.

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Rabid Fans and Dad Rock: Wilco in D.C.

Friday, February 29th, 2008

 Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy has become an iconic figure in American alternative rock and roll, inspiring a cult following of devoted fans.  But has rehab and a new more mainstream album mellowed him into mediocrity?  Ariel Kitch illustrates the recent concert in D.C., webcast by NPR, to find out.

More illustrations after the jump! 

You can find the link to stream the webcast of the concert here

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Rock N Roll Hotel

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Ariel Kitch, of All Things Considered , brings us along to a concert at the Rock N Roll hotel in DC through a medley of words and images.  

This Tuesday at the Rock N Roll Hotel, NPR Webcast the bands Black Mountain and Bon Iver. (Click the images to enlarge.)

Rock and Roll Hotel Part 1

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The Doing Clock

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Will Hoffman investigates what it means to procrastinate. This is his first radio piece ever, and he says that it is too long. But he is not going to re-edit it, or rather, maybe he will, just not right now. Maybe later.

Beefing Up Broadway

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Reported and produced by Meghan Forbes
4:32 | audio slideshow | listen to mp3


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The Secret Lives of Derby Divas

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

By Jolie Myers
3:09 | audio slideshow | listen to mp3



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