Nov 26th, 2008 · Minneapolis-based quintet One for the Team offers a healthy dose of sunshine on its sophomore album, Build It Up. The album, which first dropped this past summer, serves up a dozen tracks of jangly power pop, with glimmering unisex harmonies that offer a welcome balm to the wintry weather.
May 7th, 2008 · Lucy Bland's debut, full-length release, Down to Sea Level, is a soul-warming balm for the endlessly rainy days of their hometown Seattle, Wash. Delicate, electronic beeps and pops mingle with melodic strings and singer Cat Biell's cozy vocals. It's the sonic equivalent of lazing in a gently swaying hammock, under a cloudless day at the beach.
Feb 12th, 2008 · A Singapore retailer has pulled a line of Jesus cosmetics after receiving complaints about the American-made products branded "Lookin' Good for Jesus." They included a "virtuous vanilla" lip balm, as well as hand and body cream. Their slogan was "Get His Attention."
Nov 7th, 2005 · Hailing from New York, The Fuzz Haunted is the latest musical collaboration from Steve Dawson & Randy Lord. The Fuzz Haunted's songs feature distinct vocal harmonies, bold guitars, accordions, singing saws, feedback, church organs and police sirens.
Oct 8th, 2004 · Critics say a question about AIDS and African-American women had Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic challenger Sen. John Edwards bumbling for answers in Tuesday's vice-presidential debate. NPR's Tony Cox talks to Pernessa Seele, founder and CEO of the organization Balm in Gilead, and Deneen Robinson, an AIDS advocate and mother who has been living with HIV for 12 years.