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While listening to the radio in my truck, I stumbled onto a public radio broadcast of the last year of the Beatles and found it fascinating. You know, ‘George wrote this song while at Clapton’s house’….. ‘at the same time Paul is playing drums and singing backup on Steve Miller’s album’…’here’s John ranting about how they dissed Yoko’…. kinda stuff mixed in with the music and studio rehearsals, etc, etc. Great stuff if you’re a Beatles fan.
Anyway, the author gave a web address to get this and other radio broadcasts. Turns out there is this site called Public Radio Exchange (PRX.org). There is a ton of cool stuff there. You can browse snippets, but if you sign up, you can hear the full broadcasts. Signup is free and all you have to give is an email address; no address, phone, etc. I downloaded quite a few. It’s kinda like picking out your own radio podcasts. There’s more than just music, but that’s another forum isn’t it?
You might want to check it out. Here is an example of what I ran into in the first 5 minutes:
The Last Year In The Life of The Beatles - 1969
Although their fans didn't know it, the music The Beatles were making in 1969 turned out to be the last recordings they would ever make as a four-some. When John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr gathered in the studio the day after New Year's that year, the last chapter of their remarkable journey began with the sometimes contentious Get Back / Let It Be sessions. The band's business affairs began to unravel soon after and several members' minds started drifting toward getting off The Beatles' merry-go-round. Still they managed to pull off one final masterpiece, Abbey Road, before being photographed together for the last time in August and formally closing the book on the Beatles early in 1970.
Award-winning producer Paul Ingles continues his documentation of The Beatles' story with The Last Year in the Life of The Beatles, a two-hour special that chronologically follows the band through 1969 as they record their final tracks, struggle with their company, squabble with each other, pursue other interests, and ultimately split apart. Listeners will hear behind the scenes studio chatter, rehearsal takes of songs, and finished classics, mixed with informed commentary from a host of music writers, musicians and fans. Clips from news events and other classic music from the tumultuous year that ended the 1960's will also be blended in.
NPR's All Songs Considered: 1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die
So much to hear. So little time. You can spend your entire life devouring music, both new and old, and barely scratch the surface of all there is to discover. NPR reviewer and author Tom Moon is trying to make it a little easier for music fans with his new book: 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List. After four years or exhaustive research, Tom put together an impressive tome ? nearly 900 pages of artists, LPs and songs, as well as a detailed explanation of how each of them wound up on the list. The book showcases a lot of the albums you'd expect to see: Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde or Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run, for example. But unless you're a music scholar, you probably haven't listened to ? or even heard of ? the vast majority of them. On this edition of All Songs Considered, we talk with Tom about his new book and listen to some of the incredible music he selected, as well as some of the ones we think he missed.
Series: The Needle Drop
The Needle Drop is your weekly fix of rock, pop, electronic, and experimental music of the independent persuasion.
The Needle Drop is a radio show, podcast, and blog about music that will excite you. It's nothing but songs you've never heard on albums you haven't seen by bands you don't know.
We take a special focus on independent artists, so we avoid the mind-numbing garbage major record labels are putting out these days.
Every week, The Needle Drop features an hour of the best rock, pop, electronic, and experimental music out there today. It's hosted by Anthony Fantano, a music enthusiast, blogger, bass player, weightlifter, vegan, and professional weirdo. He tries to make the show an authentic new music experience, and the next best thing to having a friend with an almost endless record collection.
Four-part radio documentary celebrates 50 years of Johnny Cash recordings
Each episode presents a unique thematic portrait of his great career.
1. "Ring of Fire" -- Johnny Cash the American Dream
2. "How Great Thou Art" -- Johnny Cash's spiritual quest
3. "The Man in Black" -- Johnny Cash's politics and influence
4. "The World Needs a Melody" -- Johnny Cash the storyteller
Interview subjects include Roseanne Cash, John Carter Cash, Earl Scruggs, Cowboy Jack Clement, Larry Gatlin, Marty Stuart, Rolling Stone critic Anthony DeCurtis, and Cash biographer Patrick Carr. Your listeners will also hear archival recordings of Johnny and June Carter Cash interviews.
Featured music comes from the 4-CD box set "Johnny Cash: Legend," in stores from Columbia/Legacy Recordings this August.
Anyway, the author gave a web address to get this and other radio broadcasts. Turns out there is this site called Public Radio Exchange (PRX.org). There is a ton of cool stuff there. You can browse snippets, but if you sign up, you can hear the full broadcasts. Signup is free and all you have to give is an email address; no address, phone, etc. I downloaded quite a few. It’s kinda like picking out your own radio podcasts. There’s more than just music, but that’s another forum isn’t it?
You might want to check it out. Here is an example of what I ran into in the first 5 minutes:
The Last Year In The Life of The Beatles - 1969
Although their fans didn't know it, the music The Beatles were making in 1969 turned out to be the last recordings they would ever make as a four-some. When John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr gathered in the studio the day after New Year's that year, the last chapter of their remarkable journey began with the sometimes contentious Get Back / Let It Be sessions. The band's business affairs began to unravel soon after and several members' minds started drifting toward getting off The Beatles' merry-go-round. Still they managed to pull off one final masterpiece, Abbey Road, before being photographed together for the last time in August and formally closing the book on the Beatles early in 1970.
Award-winning producer Paul Ingles continues his documentation of The Beatles' story with The Last Year in the Life of The Beatles, a two-hour special that chronologically follows the band through 1969 as they record their final tracks, struggle with their company, squabble with each other, pursue other interests, and ultimately split apart. Listeners will hear behind the scenes studio chatter, rehearsal takes of songs, and finished classics, mixed with informed commentary from a host of music writers, musicians and fans. Clips from news events and other classic music from the tumultuous year that ended the 1960's will also be blended in.
NPR's All Songs Considered: 1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die
So much to hear. So little time. You can spend your entire life devouring music, both new and old, and barely scratch the surface of all there is to discover. NPR reviewer and author Tom Moon is trying to make it a little easier for music fans with his new book: 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List. After four years or exhaustive research, Tom put together an impressive tome ? nearly 900 pages of artists, LPs and songs, as well as a detailed explanation of how each of them wound up on the list. The book showcases a lot of the albums you'd expect to see: Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde or Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run, for example. But unless you're a music scholar, you probably haven't listened to ? or even heard of ? the vast majority of them. On this edition of All Songs Considered, we talk with Tom about his new book and listen to some of the incredible music he selected, as well as some of the ones we think he missed.
Series: The Needle Drop
The Needle Drop is your weekly fix of rock, pop, electronic, and experimental music of the independent persuasion.
The Needle Drop is a radio show, podcast, and blog about music that will excite you. It's nothing but songs you've never heard on albums you haven't seen by bands you don't know.
We take a special focus on independent artists, so we avoid the mind-numbing garbage major record labels are putting out these days.
Every week, The Needle Drop features an hour of the best rock, pop, electronic, and experimental music out there today. It's hosted by Anthony Fantano, a music enthusiast, blogger, bass player, weightlifter, vegan, and professional weirdo. He tries to make the show an authentic new music experience, and the next best thing to having a friend with an almost endless record collection.
Four-part radio documentary celebrates 50 years of Johnny Cash recordings
Each episode presents a unique thematic portrait of his great career.
1. "Ring of Fire" -- Johnny Cash the American Dream
2. "How Great Thou Art" -- Johnny Cash's spiritual quest
3. "The Man in Black" -- Johnny Cash's politics and influence
4. "The World Needs a Melody" -- Johnny Cash the storyteller
Interview subjects include Roseanne Cash, John Carter Cash, Earl Scruggs, Cowboy Jack Clement, Larry Gatlin, Marty Stuart, Rolling Stone critic Anthony DeCurtis, and Cash biographer Patrick Carr. Your listeners will also hear archival recordings of Johnny and June Carter Cash interviews.
Featured music comes from the 4-CD box set "Johnny Cash: Legend," in stores from Columbia/Legacy Recordings this August.
