Review Song Of The Day The Power of the Remix June 30, 2006 • In the right hands, remixes have tremendous power: Producers can transform mediocrities into masterpieces, and they can recontextualize music outside its original genre. Djinji Brown approaches Kahil El'Zabar's "Running in the Streets" with an appropriately light touch. 'Running in the Streets (Djinji Brown Remix)' by Kahil El'Zabar Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5522963/5523000" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Art & Design Art Conservators at Work: A Living Exhibit June 30, 2006 • The Smithsonian American Art Museum reopens Saturday after a 6-year renovation. One new feature is an conservation lab with floor-to-ceiling glass windows. Conservators accustomed to careful, detailed and solitary work on fragile art will now have an audience. Art Conservators at Work: A Living Exhibit Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5525121/5525289" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Performing Arts 'Love' Brings Beatles and Cirque Du Soleil Together June 30, 2006 • The French-Canadian theatrical company Cirque du Soleil is known for its visually spectacular shows. The company's latest show -- Love -- kicks off Friday night in Las Vegas. It's a fantasy set to 90 minutes of Beatles music. 'Love' Brings Beatles and Cirque Du Soleil Together Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5524232/5524679" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review 'The Devil Wears Prada' Fresh Air June 30, 2006 • Our film critic reviews The Devil Wears Prada, a film adaptation of the book that stars Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. 'The Devil Wears Prada' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5524567/5524568" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Hidden Kitchens: The Kitchen Sisters Texas Icehouses Melt Away June 29, 2006 • Texas Icehouses — part town hall, part tavern, icehouses have been a South Texas tradition since the 1920s. Once a vital part of everyday local culture, a cornerstone of every neighborhood in San Antonio and Houston, they are a rapidly diminishing, endangered species. A journey into this Mexican, German, Tejano, Anglo tradition. Texas Icehouses Melt Away Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5522825/5523302" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Song Of The Day Reveling in the Joy of Repetition June 29, 2006 • Hot Chip is clearly made up of geeky music obsessives, each far-reaching in his musical ideas. A quirky, intelligent collection of songs, the band's new album The Warning owes as much to Prince and Aphex Twin as it does to The Beach Boys, New Order and Beck. 'Over and Over' by Hot Chip Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5519219/5519226" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music Interviews Cosmopop: European Music with a Global Flavor June 29, 2006 • Europop groups are increasingly sharing a global music vocabulary, adding their own madcap cosmopolitan flavor to familiar genres. Music critic John Brady profiles German group Stereo Total, The Pinkertones from Spain and Swedish combo The Concretes. Cosmopop: European Music with a Global Flavor Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5521156/5521157" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pop Culture Cirque du Soleil Interprets the Fab Four June 29, 2006 • The long awaited Cirque du Soleil production called Love opens this weekend at the Mirage in Las Vegas. The show brings together two powerhouses in popular entertainment: the world famous acrobatic troupe from Canada and the music of the Beatles. Cirque du Soleil Interprets the Fab Four Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5518450/5518451" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media NBC Plugs into YouTube's Viral Growth June 28, 2006 • YouTube, the wildly popular video-sharing Web site, was an underground phenomenon just a few months ago. Now, with millions of viewers and millions in venture capital, YouTube is entering into a deal with NBC to promote the network's programming on the site. NBC Plugs into YouTube's Viral Growth Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5516885/5516914" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Walkmen, Back with 'Hundred Miles' June 28, 2006 • A bunch of friends from high school form a rock band, united by the dream of getting heard -- and against long odds, it happens. But then comes the rock 'n' roll nightmare: After a first flash of exposure, the band spends the next few years trying to replicate its success. This could have happened to the Walkmen, which formed when most of its members were in high school, at St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. A Hundred Miles Off, the third Walkmen CD, came out recently. The Walkmen, Back with 'Hundred Miles' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5519057/5519058" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Stories in Song: Regina Spektor's 'Begin to Hope' June 28, 2006 • Singer, songwriter and pianist Regina Spektor's new CD is Begin to Hope. The Russian emigre, who came to the United States when she was 9, says her songs aren't about herself and likens writing songs to writing fiction. Stories in Song: Regina Spektor's 'Begin to Hope' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5518985/5519505" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review 'Superman Returns' Fresh Air June 28, 2006 • Our film critic reviews Superman Returns. The new feature is directed by Bryan Singer, who made The Usual Suspects and X-Men. Newcomer Brandon Routh plays the man of steel, and Kevin Spacey is archenemy Lex Luthor. 'Superman Returns' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5518203/5518204" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Song Of The Day Downsizing Drama with Delicacy and Grace June 27, 2006 • Grant-Lee Phillips' nineteeneighties would seem to be an odd creative detour — the set finds him covering '80s alt-rock classics by the likes of R.E.M., the Cure and the Pixies — but it's surprising how smoothly its tributes fit into his homespun, heartfelt catalog. 'Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me' by Grant-Lee Phillips Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5516234/5516241" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Song Of The Day The Sound of Pure Britpop, Texas-Style June 27, 2006 • The Texas band Dynah draws on influences ranging from Mick Ronson and Johnny Marr to Radiohead. Wake, its sophomore album, represents a potent distillation of those influences — awash in atmospheric soul, with zero filler. 'How To' by Dynah Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5512862/5513017" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review 'Superman Returns' with Strong Action, Weak Story June 27, 2006 • Morning Edition and Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan gives his take on the new Superman movie, Superman Returns. Turan likes the action, but he says the characters and plot are not made of steel. 'Superman Returns' with Strong Action, Weak Story Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5514424/5514425" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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