Kanye West Shines August 30, 2005 When Chicago's Kanye West released his debut, College Dropout, in 2004, many weren't sure if this hip-hop producer could also pick up the mic and make it as a rapper. Reviewer Oliver Wang says the music shines on West's new CD, Late Registration. Kanye West Shines Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4823316/4823317" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Giving Less-Known Composers Their Due August 26, 2005 Tom Manoff reviews a new CD by the Akademie fuer Alte Musik Berlin that features exciting performances of some less than famous composers. The CD is Ouvertueren (Overtures): Music for the Hamburg Opera is on the Harmonia Mundi label. Giving Less-Known Composers Their Due Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4818163/4818164" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Metheny and Coleman: 20 Years of 'Song X' Fresh Air August 23, 2005 Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Song X: Twentieth Anniversary, a reissue and remix of a 1985 collaboration between guitarist Pat Metheny and saxophonist Ornette Coleman. Metheny and Coleman: 20 Years of 'Song X' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4811697/4811698" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music Interviews Mott The Hoople Fresh Air August 22, 2005 Rock historian Ed Ward profiles the short-lived but influential '70s English rock 'n' roll band Mott The Hoople. Mott The Hoople Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4810002/4810003" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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The Domino Kings Fresh Air August 18, 2005 Music critic Ken Tucker reviews two new CDs: The Domino Kings' Some Kind of Sign and Brian Capps' Walk Through Walls. The Domino Kings Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4805585/4805586" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Jack Nitzsche's 'Hearing Is Believing' Fresh Air August 11, 2005 Rock historian Ed Ward looks at the career of producer and arranger Jack Nitzsche. He worked with a wide variety of artists: Phil Spector, Bobby Darin, Doris Day, Little Stevie Wonder, Neil Young and Marianne Faithful. The new CD Hearing Is Believing collects his work. Jack Nitzsche's 'Hearing Is Believing' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4795624/4795625" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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'80s Punk Rocks On Fresh Air August 9, 2005 Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews silver anniversary albums by two '80s punk bands: The Fleshtones and The Adolescents. '80s Punk Rocks On Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4792548/4792549" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Arts & Life Hanne Hukkelberg: 'Little Things' August 9, 2005 A Norwegian singer translates the sounds of her homeland... music critic Christian Bordal reviews Little Things, the latest CD from Norwegian singer Hanne Hukkelberg. Hanne Hukkelberg: 'Little Things' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4792353/4792354" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'Unfaithfully Yours' Fresh Air August 2, 2005 Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz tells why he likes the soundtrack for the Preston Sturges film Unfaithfully Yours, now out on DVD. 'Unfaithfully Yours' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4781946/4781947" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Joe Strummer Before The Clash: The 101'ers Fresh Air August 1, 2005 Music critic Milo Miles tells us about Joe Strummer's pre-Clash band, The 101'ers. Strummer went on to fame as the lead singer of the seminal punk band The Clash. Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited is the reissued 101'ers album in stores now. Joe Strummer Before The Clash: The 101'ers Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4780343/4780344" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Fieldwork: A Jazz Trio's 'Simulated Progress' Fresh Air July 28, 2005 Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Simulated Progress, from the co-operative trio Fieldwork. The CD features Vijay Iyer on piano, Steve Lehman on alto and sopranino saxophones and Elliot Humberto Kavee on drums and percussion. Fieldwork: A Jazz Trio's 'Simulated Progress' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4774949/4774950" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Arts & Life Bob Feldman's 'Triplicity' Fresh Air July 27, 2005 Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Triplicity, from tenor saxophone player Bob Feldman. Bob Feldman's 'Triplicity' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4773294/4773295" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Arts & Life Sounds of Philadelphia: Cameo and Parkway Records Fresh Air July 25, 2005 Rock historian Ed Ward tells us about Philadelphia's Cameo and Parkway record labels. From the late 1950s to the late-'60s, their hits included "The Twist," "South Street" and "Bristol Stomp." ABKCO Records has just released a Cameo-Parkway four-CD retrospective. Sounds of Philadelphia: Cameo and Parkway Records Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4769880/4769881" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music New Applause for British Bar Band's Lone Effort July 21, 2005 Fans of the band The Clash have long rooted around in record bins for the one album of a similar but obscure British bar band from the 1970s called The 101ers. John Brady reviews Elgin Avenue Breakdown, which has been re-released by Astralwerks. New Applause for British Bar Band's Lone Effort Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4764447/4764448" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Listening to Dr. Dog Fresh Air July 21, 2005 Rock critic Ken Tucker gives the band Dr. Dog a listen. The five-piece rock band from the suburbs of Philadelphia has cut three albums in a home studio. The latest is Easy Beat. Listening to Dr. Dog Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4764286/4764287" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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