Mar 17th, 2010 · Sweet Lord, I love Chicago's HoZac Records. I am a relatively new convert to the label, introduced to it in late 2009 by Matador Records' Gerard Cosloy. But, trust me, it was love at first speaker blow-out. Since then, I find myself talking about HoZ...
Mar 15th, 2010 · In the summer and fall of 2009, the band recorded its fourth album, I Learned the Hard Way, at its studio in Brooklyn. Photographer Jacob Blickenstaff was there to capture it on film. View a behind-the-scenes gallery of the band in the recording studio.
Feb 26th, 2010 · The economy rocketed ahead at a 5.9 percent pace in the fourth quarter, stronger than first estimated. But the growth spurt isn't expected to carry over into this year. The Commerce Department's new reading was better than its initial estimate of 5.7 percent growth.
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 19th, 2010 · After working together on the films Ocean's 11, 12 and 13, actor Matt Damon and director Steven Soderbergh teamed up again on the film The Informant!, a dark comedy about a rising corporate executive at Archer Daniels Midland who blows the whistle on price fixing. This interview was originally broadcast on September 16, 2009.
Feb 18th, 2010 · NPR News Investigation: Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab took two separate trips to Yemen, four years apart, to learn Arabic at a school near the capital. Officials now wonder whether the second trip, in 2009, was simply an excuse to gain entrance to Yemen to train with al-Qaida.
Feb 16th, 2010 · The National Automobile Dealers Association met for its annual convention over the weekend in Orlando, Fla. The group believes 2010 will be better than 2009, which was the worst year in nearly three decades. The reasons: consumers have put off buying cars for several years and now need them. Plus, easing credit and incentives make it easier to buy.
Feb 9th, 2010 · The lagging U.S. economy continues to take its toll on Mexican migrant workers, who are sending less money home — 16 percent less in 2009. The decrease in remittances is affecting the economies of many Mexican states, especially rural areas. In Hidalgo, abandoned houses and half-finished projects reflect the downturn.