Pages tagged “npr”

Listen to R.E.M.'s Live at the Olympia Album

From June 30 to July 5, 2007, R.E.M. played a series of shows in Dublin’s Olympia Theater, which was then intended as a test-run for new material that would appear on their 2008 release, Accelerate, according to NPR....  read more

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NPR Streams Björk's Voltaic Box Set

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Iceland isn't a monarchy, but they have a queen nonetheless. Two years after the well-received release of Volta, Björk will release a new box set. Voltaic hits shelves tomorrow (June 30), but if you aren't ready to throw down the cash, you can check out the music online, thanks to NPR....  read more

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NPR Censors Movie Review that Mentions Outed Politicians

In a move that has inflamed observers, NPR decided to redact the names of politicians in its review of Outrage, a new documentary that names names of anti-gay politicians who are rumored to be closeted themselves....  read more

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NPR Streaming St. Vincent, Conor Oberst, Jason Lytle Albums

Consider your tax dollars put to work: National Public Radio is streaming unreleased albums from St. Vincent, Conor Oberst and Jason Lytle....  read more

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NPR streams Neko Case's Middle Cyclone

Neko Case fans are in luck. Thanks to NPR, they can get a sneak peek of the her new album before it hits shelves....  read more

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Andrew Bird adds tour dates, NPR streams Noble Beast

Andrew Bird's new disc, Noble Beast, won't be released until Jan. 20 (on Fat Possum Records) but that isn't stopping NPR from streaming the CD early on its site (with permission, of course). The preview is NPR's fourth installment of its Exclusive First Listen series which has also featured Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Paul McCartney....  read more

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NPR cuts programs, lays off 7% of workforce

National Public Radio has announced the cancellation of daytime news programs Day to Day and News and Notes. Hosts Madeleine Brand and Farai Chideya will lose their jobs when the shows go off the air in March, along with more than 60 other NPR employees. This is part of a larger effort to minimize the company's projected budget shortfall: $23 million for the fiscal year....  read more

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Jay Sweet talks Newport Folk Festival with Fox, NPR

A year shy of the mid-century mark, The Newport Folk Festival kicks off today in Rhode Island. This year's line-up features a refreshingly eclectic mix of artists, ranging from indie darlings She & Him to tried and true veterans of the Americana scene Levon Helm and Steve Earle....  read more

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Tom Waits' last Glitter and Doom show available on NPR

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Tom Waits, arch-deacon that he is of drinkers and New York City buskers, is a hard man to catch. He almost never tours, and when he does, tickets tend to disappear pretty quickly. So if you're sad that you couldn't catch Waits on his latest cross-country theater-wrecking tour, it's a little understandable. Well, here's something that should cheer you up: NPR is offering an excerpt of the last show of his Glitter and Doom tour on their All Songs Considered podcast....  read more

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