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August 11, 2008 • We've got a Brian Eno and David Byrne sneak preview. Also, Lee "Scratch" Perry and Andrew W.K., Van Dyke Parks and Inara George, Earlimart, The Avett Brothers and more.

Eno And Byrne: Together Again After 27 Years

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All Songs Considered

Andrew Bird, Petra Haden, Tributes to Jack Johnson

January 26, 2005 • Tributes to boxer Jack Johnson from Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis; An intimate home recording from Cantinero; A look at opposite day with Andrew Bird; The Who sung a Capella by Petra Haden and more.

Andrew Bird, Petra Haden, Tributes to Jack Johnson

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Petra Haden Covers Classic Film Scores With A Single Voice

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Petra Haden Covers Classic Film Scores With A Single Voice

January 26, 2013 • Haden's new album, Petra Goes to the Movies, recasts movie scores in an a cappella setting. From Psycho to The Social Network, her layered vocals offer a captivating interpretation of classic — and not-so-classic — theme music.

Petra Haden Covers Classic Film Scores With A Single Voice

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On her new album, Petra Goes To The Movies, Petra Haden recreates movie themes using densely layered arrangements of her own voice. Steven Perilloux/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Record

How Music Transforms The Silver Screen

January 24, 2013 • Recent Oscar-nominated films, along with an experimental new album by alt-pop singer Petra Haden, remind us that movies are as much about what we hear than what we see.

World Cafe

Petra Haden & The Sellouts: Unclassifiable

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November 22, 2006 • Petra Haden and her occasional cohorts in The Sellouts make wonderfully unclassifiable music: Their music is so varied that one category can't suffice. Haden mixes classical, jazz, blues, rock, folk and pop, often performing some unusual combination a cappella.

Petra Haden & The Sellouts: Unclassifiable

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Petra Haden Takes on Standards, and the Who

March 6, 2005 • Guest host Sheilah Kast speaks with singer Petra Haden , who has two new projects: "Petra Haden and Bill Frisell" (Sovereign Artists Records), a collection of standards played by the virtuoso guitarist, and "Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out" (Bar/None Records) in which she recreates the Who's music entirely with her voice.

Petra Haden Takes on Standards, and the Who

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