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From time to time we'll create special multimedia slideshows and audio programs, and post them on this page. A special feature might be an interview with a great musician; it could also be a "newsreel" with photographs from world events accompanied by music. At times we may do an online call-in show so you can ask host Bob Boilen questions about the program, speak with featured artists, or talk with one of NPR's music critics about different artists and their work.
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If you'd like to suggest program ideas, write us at allsongs@npr.org
Below you'll find information about these features
with links to view or hear them.
The Dark Side of the Moon
This year we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pink Floyd's legendary album, The Dark Side of the Moon . Below you'll find a few selections from the Dark Side along with some of the many variations and tributes that have appeared over the years.
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about The Dark Side of the Moon
Watch Pancultural Music
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It may sound like classical music, but for NPR reviewer Tom Manoff, it's pancultural - an unusual mix of sounds from different cultures, languages and world instruments. On this special video edition of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen speaks with Manoff about pancultural music with selections from the artists listed below
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Special Coverage Photo Essay
We've received many e-mails about the music played during NPR's special coverage of the war in Iraq. In this special edition of All Songs Considered, you'll find full versions of some of the selections you've asked about. We've also gathered some of the striking images taken since March 20 and collected them in a photo essay.
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The Lost Beatles Tapes
Originally broadcast live on Friday, March 14th, this special edition features music from the lost Beatles tapes. These rare recordings were stolen more than 30 years ago and remained missing until police recovered them earlier this year.
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Ry Cooder Interview
In this extended interview with All Things Considered host Michele Norris, Ry Cooder discusses his new collaboration with Cuban guitarist Manuel Galbán for the album, Mambo Sinuendo. Together Cooder and Galbán recreate the sounds and spirit of the 1950s, when Cuban popular music began to hint at a fusion of American pop-jazz.
Listen to the extended interview:
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Expanded coverage of Ry Cooder
The Be Good Tanyas LIVE!
Originally broadcast live from NPR's studio 4-A on January 21, 2003, this special edition features a performance from Canada's rustic roots group, The Be Good Tanyas. The band talks with All Songs host Bob Boilen about their music and offers a sneak peek at a few cuts from their upcoming album, Chinatown.
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All Songs LIVE with Tom Moon
Our debut edition of All Songs Considered LIVE! originally broadcast on January 10, 2003. Host Bob Boilen and NPR music critic Tom Moon look back at some of the best albums of 2002 and offer a preview of upcoming releases. Featured artists include Orchestra Baobab, Solomon Burke, Sea and Cake, Ry Cooder and much more.
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Bob Boilen Interview
NPR's Scott Simon talks with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen about the new All Songs CD and the art of picking music for the news.
Listen to Bob's interview
You can purchase the new All Songs Considered CD at the NPR Online Shop.
Brainwashed - Interview
The last time George Harrison released an album, his only son, Dhani was just nine years old. Now Dhani is 24 and he's just finished co-producing a collection of new songs from his father called Brainwashed. Dhani completed the new album with musician Jeff Lyne, George Harrison's longtime friend and collaborator. In this extended interview with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen, Dhani Harrison and Jeff Lyne talk about putting the finishing touches on George's final studio recording.
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Expanded coverage of Brainwashed
George Harrison
It’s been a year since George Harrison died. He left behind unfinished music with instructions for his son Dhani and his friend and musical companion Jeff Lynne on how to produce the record.
That CD, Brainwashed will be released next week. All Songs Considered presents this special video about the making of Brainwashed, including interviews with George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Dhani Harrison.
Watch the Making of Brainwashed
Ryan Adams
Just 27 years old, Ryan Adams draws inspiration from classic rock musicians. Sometimes he sounds like Van Morrison; other times he sounds like Neil Young. He's often compared to The Band's Robbie Robertson. Critics say Adams is just stealing music from other more talented artists. But his fans say he's paying homage to them. In this extended interview with NPR's John Ydstie, Adams talks about his latest album, Demoliton, the creative process and much, much more. CAUTION: CONTAINS GRAPHIC LANGUAGE
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For more on Ryan Adams, including song samples, check out this special feature from All Things Considered.
Derek Bell
Watch: Freedom? 'Tis A Gladsome Heart
from the CD Mystic Harp Vol. 2
Derek Bell, harpist for the Irish folk group, The Chieftains, died suddenly on Thusrday, October 17th. He was 67 years old. Bell was in the U.S. at the time, on tour to promote the Chieftains' latest release. All Songs Considered remembers Bell in this special feature.
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Edgar Meyer
Watch: Smiles and Tears
from the CD Work in Progress (MCA)
Bassist and composer Edgar Meyer is known for challenging musical expectations. He's classically trained, but his music, performed on the upright bass, is a blend of numerous genres, including jazz, folk and country. Meyer was honored this week by the MacArthur Foundation with a genius grant for accepting "no limits for the instrument and no boundaries for his music."
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ATC Theme: The Story
All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen has this special profile of Don Voegeli (rhymes with vaguely), composer of the theme music for NPR's All Things Considered. Voegeli wrote the original theme more than 30 years ago. Since then, it's gone through a number of changes, drawing both outrage and awe from loyal listeners.
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Expanded coverage on the ATC theme.
Peter And The Wolf
This just in: A third-grade boy in Virginia has captured a wolf in a meadow just outside the Washington beltway. Watch or listen to All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen interview Performance Today Producer Mark Mobley to learn more!
Read a review of Peter And The Wolf: A Special Report from the Athens Daily News.
You can purchase a copy of Peter And The Wolf: A Special Report at the NPR Online Shop.
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George Harrison Tribute
"He left this world as he lived in it, conscious of God, fearless of death, and at peace, surrounded by family and friends. He often said, 'Everything else can wait but the search for God cannot wait, and love one another.'"
(Statement from the Harrison family following his death)
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to the audio-only
version
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to the Morning Edition obituary for George Harrison.
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to the All Things Considered remembrance of George Harrison.
Expanded coverage of George Harrison
Music Inspired by Sept. 11
Many musicians around the country were inspired by the attacks to pick up a pen or a guitar and write.
We've received a lot of CDs and mp3s about the events of September 11th and we'd like to share some of them
with you.
If you've written a song inspired by recent events and would like us to consider it, read our submission guidelines.
Details about music inspired by Sept. 11th
Music For America
NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg asks artists what music America should be listening to given these times. In this ongoing Morning Edition feature, Susan talks with great American performers, including Beverly Sills, Leonard Slatkin, and Leon Fleisher. They offer their suggestions on music that heals and inspires.
Listen to Susan Stamberg's interview with pianist Leon Fleisher. Considered one of the greatest classical pianists of the 20th century, Fleisher suggests Beethoven's Ode to Joy to inspire heroism and selflessness.
Listen as Susan speaks with conductor Leonard Slatkin. As Director of the National Symphony Orchestra, Slatkin sees the American spirit reflected in Aaron Copeland's Appalachian Spring.
Listen to Susan's interview with Soprano Beverly Sills, whose choice of must-hear music for the times is the Casta Diva aria from Bellini's Norma.
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September
11, 2001
As NPR covered
the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington DC, it
was music that gave listeners time to reflect, to digest
the events and the impact. So many letters came to NPR telling
us how comforted they were by the music. In this special
feature, we offer some of those songs,
along with images from events following the attacks.
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to the audio-only version
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about September 11th
Watch
The Sprague
Brothers
In June of 2001,
on the 7th
edition of All Songs Considered, we featured
the Sprague Brothers - an old-time rock duo reminiscent
of early Beatles or the Everly Brothers. All Songs Considered
host Bob Boilen interviewed the Sprague Brothers for
this special feature.
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to the audio-only
version
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