Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'dense'

Living Under Attack In Gaza

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:25:00 EST

Over the last week, the focus of Israel's strikes in Gaza has been government offices, security compounds and tunnels allegedly used for smuggling along the Egyptian border. But partly because of Gaza's dense population, schools, clinics and residential areas have also been hit.

Quetzal On Mountain Stage

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:23:00 EST

Quetzal is a boundary-pushing, L.A.-based Chicano band started by multi-instrumentalist Quetzal Flores in the early 1990s. Featuring dense instrumentation (including violin, Hammond organ, requninto guitar, congas and bajosexto in addition to bass and drums) and impassioned vocals, Quetzal has adapted its music for the 21st century.

A Salute To James' Dense, Intense 'Ambassadors'

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:09:00 EST

Ann Patchett first read The Ambassadors — that notoriously opaque Henry James novel — at the suggestion of a good friend. Little did she know she was about to discover "the literary equivalent of a religious text."

These United States: Pop's Particle Accelerator

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:55:00 EST

The Washington, D.C., band These United States writes novelistic songs packed with dense narratives and loose, ragged-edged folk, rock and Americana. While Jesse Elliott is the main creative foundation, the group is known to rotate in any number of musicians it picks up. The band discusses and performs songs from its new album, Crimes.

A Little Taste Of Senegal In Harlem

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDT

In West Harlem, there's a small and very dense community of immigrants from Senegal. A strip of about five blocks is jammed with restaurants, nightclubs and shops. For the residents, Little Senegal provides a much-needed taste of home.

Live Friday: Ryan Bingham, Hayes Carll in Concert

Thu, 29 May 2008 16:12:00 EDT

Bingham's songs are gritty and dense, reflecting an overall mood of loneliness and hardship, while opener Hayes Carll is a dryly witty 28-year-old whose humble, melodic folk tunes are often infused with humorous anecdotes. Both will perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live on Friday.

Volcanic Eruption Forces Evacuations in Chile

Mon, 12 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT

Volcanic ash is raining down on Chile, 10 days after an eruption occurred for the first time in thousands of years. People in the area were evacuated. The volcano eruption has turned lakes and rivers white and coated plants in a dense layer of ash.

An Electrified Mantra, Straight out of the '90s

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:11:00 EDT

There's something familiar about The Ponys' "Poser Psychotic." The two guitars create a dense blare, the rhythm section throbs with low-end gristle, and singer Jered Gummere intones in a slacker drone. There's no chorus, but it's compelling nonetheless, and in ways that feel eerily recognizable.

County Agencies Rescue Veterans from Federal Bureaucracy

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 05:00:00 EDT

Many veterans are turning to county agencies to help them navigate the often-dense government bureaucracy that stands between them their benefits.

The Hold Steady: America's Bar Band

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:58:00 EST

The Hold Steady might just be the best bar band in America. With its riff-heavy mixture of classic rock and Craig Finn's lyrically dense storytelling, the group crafts intricately detailed musical universes that have already made it a critical darling and fan favorite.

The Hold Steady: Big Riffs, Dense Lyrics

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:04:00 EDT

TV on the Radio's Headphone Masterpiece

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:11:00 EDT

The band's music can get trampled when expected to compete with the chaotic conditions of the outside world. Amidst the speed and ferocity of Tunde Adebimpe's vocals -- which recall the bite of early Arthur Lee -- lies a dense thicket of sound that's still thrown off balance by the world beyond the earbuds.

Bird Flu Draws Near to Dense Human Populations

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT

In recent weeks, bird flu has shown up in migratory geese in western China, far away from the epidemics in Southeast Asia. About 1,500 geese have died in a nature preserve at Lake Qinghaihu. Scientists are publishing the first findings on this discovery; they say the development could mean that bird flu is headed for densely populated regions of South Asia and Europe. That could give the virus more opportunities to touch off a human flu pandemic.

'The Rules of the Game'

Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EDT

'The Rules of the Game' September 10, 2004 · The Rules of the Game, released in France in 1939, stands virtually alone as a remarkable intersection of cinematic vision, effective writing and dense meaning. It is routinely cited in international critic polls as one of the greatest films ever made, in the company of Citizen Kane and Vertigo. NPR's Bill Wyman reviews the new Criterion Collection DVD.