Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'emall'

'All You Need': Pop-Music History Comes to DVD

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:50:00 EST

All You Need Is Love, Tony Palmer's 17-part history of popular music, distilled more than 1,000 hours of footage into just under 15 hours of indelible TV. Now it's been released as a 5-DVD set. Fresh Air's rock historian has a review.

Viking's Choice: A Year Of Beautiful Noise

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:02:00 EST

For the past month, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich laid out multiple strips of paper on his desk, with names like Uncle Owen Aunt Beru, Extra Life and Erykah Badu printed on them. It turns out he was working on his list of the year's top CDs, analog-style. He shares his unique sense of music in this episode of All Songs Considered.

Parting Words

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:29:00 EST

Host Andrea Seabrook closes the show with some parting thoughts. Today marks the end of her hosting of All Things Considered, Weekend — for now. You will soon hear her reporting for NPR from the halls of Congress.

'Fleet Foxes' Tops Listeners' Music Poll

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:59:00 EST

For the past few weeks, listeners have been voting for the best albums of 2008 in the All Songs Considered online poll. Bob Boilen talks about the year in music and the poll's final results, singling out music from Bob Dylan, She & Him, Girl Talk and this year's top album from Fleet Foxes.

The Vote Is On For The Year's Best Music

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:05:00 EST

It's an annual tradition this time of year: the critics' lists of the year's best movies, books and, of course, music. For the past few weeks, listeners have been weighing in on their picks in the All Songs Considered online poll. Bob Boilen previews the list so far and plays some of his favorites.

The Year In Review: 2008

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:06:00 EST

On this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen talks with Carrie Brownstein (Monitor Mix blogger), Stephen Thompson (editor for Song of the Day), and Robin Hilton (All Songs producer and host of Second Stage) about the year in music. What were the biggest surprises of 2008? What were the best new bands, or the best songs? Listen and let us know what you think by joining the NPR online community.

What Is Twitter, And Other Tech Questions

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:51:00 EST

Last week, All Things Considered launched All Tech Considered. The first segment — about how to scan barcodes and comparison shop with your cell phone — spurred listener questions. Technology expert Omar Gallaga of the Austin American-Statesman answers a few.

Shearwater: Tiny Desk Concert

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:36:00 EST

We've come up with many excuses to have artists come in and perform Tiny Desk Concerts at the workspace of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. Some are too quiet to be well-served by traditional live concerts, while others are little-known staff favorites who wouldn't ordinarily receive a large-scale webcast presentation. Usually, it's just an opportunity to bring in artists who, for one reason or another, haven't gotten as much of our attention as we'd like to give them.

The Year's Overlooked Gems

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:59:00 EST

We receive several hundred CDs a week at All Songs Considered and do our best to listen to a bit of everything. But there's only enough time and space on the show to cover a tiny fraction of them. That means a lot of great albums get missed. Fortunately, as we compile our ballot for the year's best CDs, NPR listeners have been helping us find some of those buried and overlooked musical gems. On this edition of All Songs Considered we share some of those picks: the best of the CDs we missed this year, including music from Flobots, Department of Eagles, Human Highway, and more.

1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:07:00 EDT

So much to hear. So little time. You can spend your entire life devouring music, both new and old, and barely scratch the surface of all there is to discover. NPR reviewer and author Tom Moon is trying to make it a little easier for music fans with his new book: 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List. On this edition of All Songs Considered, we talk with Tom about his new book and listen to some of the incredible music he select, as well as some of the ones we think he missed.

Holmes Makes Broadway Debut In 'All My Sons'

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EDT

Tickets for the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's play All My Sons have been selling out, and John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest have received accolades for their performances. But the chance to see Katie Holmes' Broadway debut really has theatergoers excited.

Letters: Candidates' Songs

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:33:00 EDT

On Wednesday, All Things Considered played a few songs making the rounds online about the presidential and vice presidential candidates. Not many songs about Joe Biden could be found. That prompted a couple of listeners to send in songs about Biden.

Senates Takes Up Bailout Bill

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDT

The Senate is taking up the $700 billion plan to rescue Wall Street. The House rejected a similar measure on Monday. As the Senate weighs the bailout, All Things Considered presents some of the sounds and voices of the Senate.

Guest DJ: Will Sheff of Okkervil River

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:17:00 EDT

Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff shares some of his favorite (and fairly obscure) music with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. The two talk about Okkervil River's latest album, The Stand-Ins and listen to some of the songs Sheff has loved and been inspired by over the years. Hear music from soul singer Lorraine Ellison, the 1960s Jamaican group Carlton and the Shoes, former teen idol-turned introspective singer Dion, and The Penetrators — a 1970s band some would call punk, others would call garage rock.

Fall Music Preview

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:47:00 EDT

All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen looks at some of the most anticipated CDs due out this fall, with reviewers Tom Moon, Will Hermes, and Meredith Ochs. Hear a sneak preview of TV On the Radio's spectacular new album, Dear Science, plus the latest and reportedly final album from The Streets, a sultry new CD from Lucinda Williams, more bootleg recordings from Bob Dylan, the comically cool Eagles of Death Metal, Blitzen Trapper, Jolie Holland, and more.

Voters In York., Pa., Examine Race

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:17:00 EDT

All Things Considered has collaborated with Morning Edition in conversations about politics, race and personal lives in York, Pa. The city and county have a rich and erratic history with regard to race. Residents discuss the presidential election.

Politics And Race in York, Pa.

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDT

Morning Edition and All Things Considered traveled to York, Pa., for a series of conversations with residents about race in their personal lives and in politics. The city and county of York have a rich, uneven history of race relations. Over the years, racial tensions have waxed and waned, but never disappeared. A broad cross section of voters speak about how black Americans perceive white Americans and vice versa.

Willie Stark Lives On

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:25:00 EDT

One of the best-known politicians of the 20th century was Willie Stark, the populist hero who rose to rule his state in All the King's Men. Stark has lived on in three stage plays, two movies, an opera and several required-reading lists.

Thao Nguyen's Tiny Desk Concert

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:05:00 EDT

Thao Nguyen makes captivating music. Her songs are raw and infectious, her voice has a distinctive swagger, and she's a remarkably nimble guitarist. Nguyen's songs come from very real and jarringly honest places. The singer-songwriter stopped by NPR's offices recently to give an intimate performance at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.

The '80s: Were They Really That Bad...

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:18:00 EDT

Were the 1980s the worst years for music? NPR listeners seem to think so, according the results of our poll. When asked to pick the best year for music, nearly everyone skipped the '80s entirely. On this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen looks back at the decade of synth pop, hair metal, and hardcore with Stephen Thompson, editor of Song of the Day, Robin Hilton, All Songs Considered producer and host of Second Stage, and Carrie Brownstein, writer for the Monitor Mix blog.

Mark Warner's 'Value-Add' Politics

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:36:00 EDT

In an interview with All Things Considered, on Tuesday, U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia Gov. Warner used the term "my value-add." Though it's a business term, he was referring to his ability to forge a bipartisan consensus.

'All My Children' Seeks Iraq War Vet

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDT

It's a move that might be inspired by the Oscar-winning movie "The Best Years of Our Lives." The popular daytime soap opera All My Children is looking for an Iraq war veteran to play the role of a, well, Iraq war veteran.

Guest DJ Randy Newman

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:28:00 EDT

The singer-songwriter's new CD, Harps and Angels, is as good as anything he's ever done and, at times, better. He stopped by to DJ an episode of All Songs and talk about his favorite songs and the musicians that shape his music, especially Ray Charles, the Beatles and his uncle, Alfred Newman.

Tom Waits Glitter And Doom Concert Preview

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:11:00 EDT

Tom Waits doesn't tour a lot, and when he does, tickets are hard to come by. But in this week's All Songs, you can hear an excerpt of the final performance of his recent tour, along with Celtic music from Cape Breton, and African-inspired sounds with a distorted twist in the music of NOMO. And lovers of great pop music won't want to miss new music by The Silent Years and Brendan Canning of Broken Social Scene.

Viking's Choice

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:14:00 EDT

What's that noise? Do you hear it? It sounds like maybe a spoon in a garbage disposal. Oh, wait, it's just NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich playing death metal through his headphones again. On this edition of All Songs Considered, Gotrich sits down with host Bob Boilen and talks about some of the artists he thinks have been noticeably absent from the show this year — some hard and loud, some ethereal and restrained. Hear music from Harvey Milk, Sebmo, Extra Life, Jacaszek and more.