Mar 13th, 2008 · Best known for his sly, sexy party anthems, 72-year-old Andre Williams toiled in the music industry trenches for decades, battling homelessness and addiction along the way. Now he's been rediscovered by young white rockers.
Keywords: industry · battles · music · homelessness · veterans · rocker · Sly · anthems · Sexy · Andre Williams
Dec 1st, 2008 · In a Mountain Stage set originally recorded in December 2007, Vega and her band perform selections from her latest CD, Beauty & Crime. She also performs a couple of the songs that brought her to the forefront of pop music in the late 1980s: the unlikely hits "Luka" and "Tom's Diner."
Keywords: crime · mountains · 2007 · Tom · CD · music · 1980 · songs · Vegas · Suzanne · Diner · Lukas
Dec 1st, 2008 · Just as the 2008 presidential election exposed and ultimately crossed gender, racial and generational barriers, many of the year's notable recordings explored and wrestled with different kinds of boundaries — some musical, some cultural, and some almost unimaginable if not for the power of music.
Keywords: presidential · culture · wrestle · CD · music · Racial · 2008 · boundaries · Barriers · gender · explore · generate
Nov 30th, 2008 · Host Liane Hansen speaks with Music & Technology series producer Ned Wharton who offers a few final thoughts on the subject.
Keywords: Liane Hansen · music · technology · Ned Wharton · Music Technology
Nov 29th, 2008 · The Internet has been revolutionary for connecting musicians with their fans. But new companies like eJamming AUDiiO and Indaba Music are developing technology for online collaborations — between musicians.
Keywords: companies · music · online · technology · Internet · broadband · collaboration · Revolutionary · eJamming · AUDiiO · Indaba Music
Nov 29th, 2008 · For musicians just a decade ago, radio was the only way to make it big. The Internet has changed that. Artists like City and Colour can build an audience by sending out their music over various networks. But in a crowded online world, just putting it out there isn't enough.
Keywords: city · world · network · audience · artists · music · online · Internet · Blog
Nov 28th, 2008 · Charlie Gillett is known to international radio listeners for his BBC world music show. But his roots go deep into rock.
Keywords: world · BBC · music · Charlie · Gillett · Charlie Gillett
Nov 28th, 2008 · Detroit-born pianist, composer and educator Geri Allen is a musician of great depth and creativity. She's recently been presented with a Guggenheim Fellowship for music composition. Allen displays her compositional skills and plays the music of Monk and Strayhorn with McPartland.
Keywords: educating · Detroit · music · Jazz · Allen · Composing · pianist · composition · creativity · McPartland · Geri · Geri Allen