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Art of Modern Rock book cover

Art of Rock {format} {format} 8:41 Scott Carrier

An explosion of indie bands has re-fueled the genre of rock posters. A new book presents the best of The Art of Modern Rock. [transcript]

Broadcast: Dec 20 2004 on NPR Day to Day Subjects: Rock, Music, Art


damali reflecting in mirrors

Paintmixers {format} {format} 5:57 damali ayo & Dmae Roberts

Performance artist damali ayo heads to hardware stores looking for paint in some shades of dark brown... her own: face, inner thigh, left breast. "I asked him if he could match any color. He said yes, and then I pointed to my skin. He said (and continued to repeat), 'I've never done a flesh tone' which I liked, because it was the first time my skin was referred to as a flesh tone." (Paint-scripts at Stories1st.org.) Re-aired on "The Nude," WNYC Studio 360. [transcript]

Broadcast: Jun 4 2004 on PRI/WNYC Studio 360 Subjects: Art, African American


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Hearing Voices 8:16 Barrett Golding

Barbara Bogaev interviews us for this on-air tour of HearingVoices.com, accompanied by excerpts from our collection of Radio Audities.

Broadcast: May 22 2004 on APM Weekend America Subjects: Art, Spoken Word


Cover of Caldiero’s book

Alex Caldiero- Poet? {format} {format} 5:41 Scott Carrier

When is a poet not a poet? And when should he just say he is? For National Poetry Month a profile of Alex Caldiero, who is a poet, a writer and a performance artist -- but thinks of himself as none of the above. [transcript]

Broadcast: Apr 27 2004 on NPR Day to DaySeries: Poetry Month Subjects: Art, Literature


Microphone and boat

Cutting Squid, Praising White Paint {format} {format} 2:41 Viki Merrick & Chelsea Merz

Two Sonic IDs from WCAI/WNAN and Atlantic Public Media in Massachusetts (Editor: Jay Allison). First, the physical hazards of preparing certain seafood: Dave Masch of Cataumet recounts a painful lesson learned cooking squid. Then, "Soap Bubbles" by Chelsea Merz: Larry Kennedy, a hardware salesman from Falmouth Mass, reads the names of the varying shades of white paint. [transcript]

Broadcast: Oct 3 2003 on NPR Day to DaySeries: WCAI/WNAN Sonic IDs Subjects: Food, Environment, Art


Santa Fe Arts Institute building

Residency {format} 10:42 Ginger Miles

Recently the Santa Fe Arts Institute gave residencies to New York artists directly affected by the attacks on the World Trade Center. An audio diary from an NYC writer and producer, and former WTC nieghbour.

Broadcast: Aug 1 2002 on PRI/WNYC Studio 360 Subjects: Health, Art





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