Feb 22nd, 2010 · As the frontman for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Alec Ounsworth wrote brash, poppy songs. But the singer and songwriter clearly had more music to make. In the fall of 2009, he released a solo record called Mo' Beauty, an album he wrote and recorded in New Orleans with a number of local musicians. Here, Ounsworth performs songs from Mo' Beauty, accompanied only by two guitars.
Feb 12th, 2010 · Rep. Charlie Wilson died this week at 76. Fresh Air remembers the brash Texas Democrat, who was best known for secretly arming the Afghan mujahedeen against Soviet troops in the 1980s. In 2003, both Wilson and George Crile, author of Charlie Wilson's War, spoke to Fresh Air about the covert operation.
Jan 12th, 2010 · The self-proclaimed "guidos" and "guidettes" of MTV's Jersey Shore are less concerned about celebrity than brash acts of bravado.
Sep 20th, 2009 · Music writer Maura Johnston of Idolator.com updates host Guy Raz on some of this fall's biggest and most interesting new hip-hop records, from elder statesmen to brash upstarts.
Mar 9th, 2009 · Lauren Groff's lyricism and brash, adolescent bravura help her stories wear their graver themes as lightly as summer dresses. Smart-alecky chick-lit tales even a man can love.
Mar 4th, 2009 · After cultivating a strong local following, the Scottish band has burst into the indie scene with The Midnight Organ Fight. The album is packed with brash, emotional and heartbreaking songs that push until they explode in a cathartic wave of relief. They're painfully catchy and reflective at the same time.
Sep 4th, 2008 · The leadership of Japan's ruling party is up for grabs after the resignation of the country's second prime minister in less than a year. The leading contender, Taro Aso, has a reputation for brash rhetoric.
Jul 30th, 2008 · Named after Ray Davies' studio, where it was recorded, The Kooks' sophomore album Konk nods to some of the greatest British pop of the last 40 years. In a session with host David Dye, the band performs tracks from its new disc.