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The Wood Brothers Get 'Loaded'

Jun 17th, 2008 · The Wood Brothers' latest CD, Loaded, enlists some major friends: Amos Lee, Pieta Brown and John Medeski. In a session on WXPN, The Wood Brothers play their own distinct style of jazz, blues and rock.

Keywords: CD · Jazz · wood · Wood Brothers · WXPN · friends · Em · Loading · John Medeski · Amos Lee · distinct · Pieta Brown

'Melody Day,' in More Ways Than One *

Aug 22nd, 2007 · Caribou's "Melody Day" sounds like the product of a different era -- a song that might have been at home on, say, The Velvet Underground's Loaded, had Lou Reed been replaced by Brian Wilson and incorporated layered electronic beats into his songwriting.

Keywords: products · electronics · era · songs · songwriter · Lou Reed · melody · Loading · Brian Wilson · Replacements · Velvet Underground · Caribou

As Thousands Travel, Airlines Hope for No Snags ****

Nov 19th, 2005 · Thanksgiving is next week -- and that means it will be the busiest travel week of the entire year. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kenneth Button, director of George Mason University's Transportation Policy, Operations, and Logistics Center, about airlines' passenger loading strategies to reduce boarding times.

Keywords: director · Scott Simon · passengers · Airlines · Thanksgiving · Loading · Kenneth Button · George Mason University · Transportation Policy · Logistics Center

Navy Aid Ship Rides Out Rita, Poised to Help

Sep 23rd, 2005 · Noah Adams talks with Capt. Rich Callas aboard the Navy amphibious assault ship Iwo Jima, currently riding out Hurricane Rita in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship is loaded with emergency equipment and supplies, and ready to begin rescue and aid missions as soon as possible after the storm makes landfall.

Keywords: emergency · landfall · Mission · supplies · assaulting · Rita · Hurricane Rita · Noah Adams · Gulf of Mexico · Loading · Navy · equipment

Loading Up on Penguin Classics *

Aug 24th, 2005 · Amazon.com has rounded up more than 1,000 titles of classic literature and is offering them as a single purchase for just under $8,000. The Penguin Classics Collection weighs 700 pounds -- but delivery is free.

Keywords: classics · Literature · titles · penguins · delivery · Amazon.com · Loading · Penguin Classics Collection

A Last Blast for Hunter Thompson ****

Aug 21st, 2005 · Celebrities and common folk celebrated the life of journalist Hunter Thompson Saturday night, then cheered as his ashes were loaded into shells and fired into the skies over his ranch outside Aspen. NPR's Loren Jenkins, a close friend, was in attendance.

Keywords: skiing · celebration · Thompson · friends · folk · Hunter · cheerful · aspens · Loading · Hunter Thompson · ashes · shells

Slate's Summary Judgment: 'Bewitched,' 'Herbie: Fully Loaded,' 'Land of the Dead'

Jun 24th, 2005 · Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan reviews what the critics are saying about this week's new movie releases, including Bewitched, Herbie: Fully Loaded and Land of the Dead.

Keywords: movies · Judgment · Jordan Legan · Loading · Herbie · Bewitched

'Entourage:' Young, Famous and Loaded in Hollywood

Jun 10th, 2005 · Critic at large John Powers has been watching the HBO show Entourage -- about a handsome young movie star and his buddies -- and has some thoughts on the way the rich and powerful are often protected from reality.

Keywords: critic · protections · famous · movies · rich · Hollywood · buddies · John Powers · HBO · Loading · Entourage · handsome