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Event | May 09, 2012
Emel Mathlouthi: The Arab Singer Who Inspired Tunisians in Revolution
Sixteen months ago, when thousands of Tunisians marched on their country's streets in a movement that begat the Arab Spring, Emel Mathlouthi's protest song "My Word Is Free" served as the demonstrators' unofficial anthem. By Jonathan Curiel
Noise Pop | May 08, 2012
May 2012
Listen to Noise Pop's May 2012 mix featuring music by Death Grips, Here We Go Magic, Royal Headache and Sonny and the Sunsets, plus a tune that may be an early contender for song of the summer.
The Bay Bridged | May 03, 2012
Live This Month: May 2012
Listen to The Bay Bridged mix of bands performing in the Bay Area this month, featuring TV Girl, Ty Segall & White Fence, Whirr, and Dean Wareham.
Noise Pop | Apr 28, 2012
Coachella 2013 Predictions
Listen to Noise Pop's report back on the 2012 Coachella festival and hear the gang's predictions for the bands that will appear in 2013.
The Bay Bridged | Apr 25, 2012
Mixtape: Checking Out New Bay Area Hip Hop
Listen to The Bay Bridged mix of recent Bay Area hip hop, featuring Main Attrakionz, Friendzone, MondreM.A.N. and Lil B. Please Note: This episode contains adult language and situations.
Noise Pop | Apr 17, 2012
April 2012
Listen to Noise Pop's latest new music mix, featuring Moonface, Ty Segall and White Fence, Japandroids, AU, and more.
The Bay Bridged | Mar 21, 2012
Mixtape & Review: Highlights from the 2012 South by Southwest Music Festival
The Bay Bridged highlights from the 2012 South by Southwest Music Festival, featuring Ume, Free Energy, R. Stevie Moore, Purity Ring, and more.
Music | Mar 15, 2012
7 Songs You Don't Know You Love (Spring Fling Edition)
Weeding through all the new music out there can be a harrowing, not to mention time-consuming, process. Luckily for you, I've compiled a handy list of all the songs you don't know you already love. By Emmanuel Hapsis
Noise Pop | Mar 07, 2012
March 2012
Listen to Noise Pop's latest new music mix, featuring Perfume Genius, Geographer, Cloud Nothings and more.
The Bay Bridged | Mar 01, 2012
Live This Month: March 2012
Listen to The Bay Bridged mix of bands performing in the Bay Area this month, including Ceremony, Crocodiles, White Fence, Chuck Prophet, Yalls and more.
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Journey Through Musical Time With This App
The "Radio Time Machine" is an online application that has collected the top 20 Billboard hits back to 1940. Some transcend their time period, while the appeal of others may be harder to understand. Host Scott Simon speaks with Brett Westervelt, a grad student at Stanford University and the designer of the app.
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Idina Menzel: From Broadway To The Symphony
The star of Rent and Wicked is making standards and pop songs her own — with the help of symphonies around the country.
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Around The Jazz Internet: May 18, 2012
Ten albums for newbies, the hated Cabaret Card and composer/arranger Gil Evans' centennial.
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YACHT, 'Beam Me Up': A Laser Tag Apocalypse
The L.A.-based band performs a song about welcoming the downfall of the human race, inside a Portland laser tag arena.
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KQED Art Event Picks
- Sat, May 19, 2012 - 2012 Berkeley Himalayan Fair
- Sat, May 19, 2012 - Phantoms of Asia at the Asian Art Museum
- Sat, May 19, 2012 - John Chiara Solo Show at the Haines Gallery
- Sat, May 19, 2012 - Renegade Humor at San Jose Museum of Art
- Sat, May 19, 2012 - All You Need is Love at the Museum of Art and History
- Sat, May 19, 2012 - In Conversation: June Schwarcz and John Chiara at the Richmond Art Center
- Sat, May 19, 2012 - The Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival
- Sat, May 19, 2012 - Remnants: Artists Respond to the Chinese American Experience
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