Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'emthree'

'Three Cups of Tea' With Pakistan's Musharraf

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:30:00 EDT

Greg Mortenson, executive director of the Central Asia Institute, met with Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf during a recent trip to the region. Musharraf had read a book Mortenson co-wrote titled Three Cups of Tea, about his experiences building more than 60 schools in remote parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

John Meeks: 'I See Your Lips'

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:08:00 EDT

John Meeks has been playing and recording for 15 years, but his new Three Song Demo is the pre-release EP to his first full-length album, due out this Fall. It isn't as if Meeks has spent more than a decade trying to come up with some complex musical formula. In fact, what is so compelling about Meeks' music is his simple, straightforward approach. The three acoustic, country-twinged songs are free of artifice, aren't overly produced or orchestrated, and sound effortless.

Greg Laswell Takes Flight

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:08:00 EDT

With his third album, Three Flights from Alto Nido, Greg Laswell continues to refine his acoustic sound, which combines powerful guitar riffs and sweeping piano with rousing vocals. In a session on World Cafe, Laswell plays songs from the new album.

Actor, Filmmaker Sydney Pollack Dies at 73

Tue, 27 May 2008 08:08:00 EDT

Sydney Pollack died Monday of cancer at his home in Los Angeles. He was best known for directing The Way We Were, Out of Africa, Tootsie and Three Days of the Condor, among many other movies. But he began his career as an actor.