Sep 5th, 2008 · Hear the band recorded live in concert, from one of the year's most memorable tours. Radiohead ended its run of U.S. cities this summer with a dazzling spectacle of sight and sound at the Santa Barbara Bowl, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Though the tour was intended to showcase the band's latest album, In Rainbows, Radiohead thrilled the audience with plenty of old favorites, including "Karma Police," "The National Anthem," and "Everything In Its Right Place."
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Sep 5th, 2008 · The Ting Tings' debut album, We Started Nothing, has propelled the British duo to worldwide fame on the strength of some of the catchiest pop songs in recent memory. The British duo layers together synths, powerful drum beats and catchy melodies in a session from WXPN.
Keywords: worldwide · British · memory · fame · songs · WXPN · duo · album · melodies · synth · electro · sassy
Sep 4th, 2008 · The singer and composer blends wry personal stories with often-complex brass and string arrangements, and mixes it up with both classical musicians and indie rockers. He performs live from his forthcoming self-titled album.
Keywords: indie · music · brass · Singer · Composing · album · rocker · wry · Gabriel · Kahane · lieder
Sep 4th, 2008 · The Gaslight Anthem's new album, The '59 Sound, is filled with narratives that recall and refer directly to Bruce Springsteen's early works. Music reviewer Tom Moon says that it's one of the year's great surprises.
Keywords: music · album · Tom Moon · Bruce Springsteen · anthems · Gaslight · Gaslight Anthem
Sep 4th, 2008 · On his new album, Young Jeezy uses his motivational rasp to raise the spirits of people facing rising gas prices and unemployment rates. Though he's not a great rapper by traditional standards, the young Atlanta MC pads his raps with what he does best: big, clunky punchlines and inspirational refrains.
Keywords: rapper · Traditional · inspiration · album · Spirit · unemployment · recession · punchline · clunky · motivation · Jeezy · Atlanta MC
Sep 4th, 2008 · British pop icon Paul Weller has described his new double-disc album, 22 Dreams, as "a year in my life." It tracks Weller's course through the changing seasons. The former frontman of The Jam performs his kaleidoscopic pop music in a session on World Cafe.
Keywords: British · icon · music · Paul · frontman · album · cafes · Weller · Paul Weller · The Jam · Dreams · Kaleidoscopic
Sep 3rd, 2008 · Hearing the country singer should be enough to prove that her vernacular rings true. But she also has a family history that's the stuff of true country music. She performs from her latest album, Balls, live on Mountain Stage.
Keywords: country · mountains · history · music · Family · Singer · album · Elizabeth · vernacular · emMountain · emBalls
Sep 3rd, 2008 · Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen Campbell has reinvented himself with his new album, Meet Glen Campbell. Rethinking rock's greatest acts, Campbell arranges the songs of Tom Petty, The Velvet Underground, and U2, which he has recorded at the age of 72. Hear Campbell's renditions when he stops by World Cafe with host David Dye.
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