NPR Series: Project Song from All Songs Considered http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15668524&ft=1&f=15668524 Songwriting legends compose and record a song in only twenty-four hours. Copyright 2009 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.93 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:09:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Project Song from All Songs Considered http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15668524&ft=1&f=15668524 Chris Walla And J. Robbins Create 'Mercury' Project Song participants only have two days to write and record a song, but Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla and Jawbox's J. Robbins had it even tougher: They had never met before entering NPR's performance studio. Watch as the two create "Mercury," a soaring song inspired by a cataclysmic scenario. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:09:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113659105&ft=1&f=15668524 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113659105&ft=1&f=15668524 Project Song participants only have two days to write and record a song, but Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla and Jawbox's J. Robbins had it even tougher: They had never met before entering NPR's performance studio. Watch as the two create "Mercury," a soaring song inspired by a cataclysmic scenario.

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]]> Nellie McKay Reveals 'Cavendish' Witty singer-songwriter Nellie McKay had three days to write and record a song. The end result is an intricate three-part tune named after a London hotel. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89287187&ft=1&f=15668524 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89287187&ft=1&f=15668524 Witty singer-songwriter Nellie McKay had three days to write and record a song. The end result is an intricate three-part tune named after a London hotel.

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]]> Georgie James Builds 'Monument' In Two Days The duo makes smart, infectious pop with tight harmonies and jangling guitars. It's an upbeat and innocent sound, heard most recently on <em>Places</em>. Georgie James visits NPR's Studio 4A for the Project Song challenge: Write and record a song in two days. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:51:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17260110&ft=1&f=15668524 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17260110&ft=1&f=15668524 The duo makes smart, infectious pop with tight harmonies and jangling guitars. It's an upbeat and innocent sound, heard most recently on Places. Georgie James visits NPR's Studio 4A for the Project Song challenge: Write and record a song in two days.

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]]> Stephin Merritt: Two Days, 'A Million Faces' From a group of six photos and six words, Magnetic Fields guru Stephin Merritt picked "1974" &mdash; and an image of a man wearing a kind of suit covered with baby dolls. Two days later, the song they inspired was finished. Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15859351&ft=1&f=15668524 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15859351&ft=1&f=15668524 From a group of six photos and six words, Magnetic Fields guru Stephin Merritt picked "1974" — and an image of a man wearing a kind of suit covered with baby dolls. Two days later, the song they inspired was finished.

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