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Keeping Time in Los Angeles

  • Melissa Haley
  • March 5, 2020
Music was noise, and noise was music, and George Antheil was on his way.
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Swinging Modern Sounds #102: Ten Influential Albums

  • Rick Moody
  • February 27, 2020
Music columnist Rick Moody writes on ten albums that influenced him through his life.
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Swinging Modern Sounds #101: A Really Big Band

  • Rick Moody
  • January 30, 2020
Zappa, on the other hand, was never sentimental.
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“Close to You”: A Family’s Love, Depression, and Grief

  • Josiah Nelson
  • January 9, 2020
In my hands is the record of my youth.
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Voices on Addiction: Jack and the Boss

  • Nina Gaby
  • December 23, 2019
My sobriety is still a mystery to me. Forty years this December.
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You Never Win, You Never Lose: Talking with Gabriel Birnbaum

  • Jon Doyle
  • December 23, 2019
Gabriel Birnbaum discusses his new album, NOT ALONE.
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Wanted/Needed/Loved: Erin McKeown’s Dress

  • Allyson McCabe and Esme Blegvad
  • December 19, 2019
I still had the dress and decided to wear it.
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Everything Is Happening All of the Time: Talking with Sven Ratzke

  • Allyson McCabe
  • December 18, 2019
Sven Ratzke discusses his new show, WHERE ARE WE NOW.
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Wanted/Needed/Loved: Tom May’s Hiking Boots

  • Allyson McCabe and Esme Blegvad
  • November 21, 2019
It’s good to know I’ll always be prepared for what’s out there.
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Swinging Modern Sounds #99: One of These Days It’s Gonna Set You Free

  • Rick Moody
  • November 7, 2019
I’m just being an artist. I’m just being creative.
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Wanted/Needed/Loved: Donna Dresch’s World of Radio

  • Allyson McCabe and Esme Blegvad
  • October 17, 2019
It was like a nationwide Yellow Pages of radio.
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Wanted/Needed/Loved: Sanae Yamada’s Favorite Foods

  • Allyson McCabe and Esme Blegvad
  • September 19, 2019
It’s beyond comfort food. And when I’m out on the road it’s a signifier of home.
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