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The Colin Kaepernick ‘Blacklist’ Is – Seriously – His Own Fault
So the hardlistening staff caught this piece on Weekend All Things Considered the other day. How Much Are Colin Kaepernick’s Political Views Impacting His Unsigned Status? We’re going to take a few minutes now to talk about sports. Now, even … Continue reading
The Ballad of Joe Boyd (Music by Nick Drake), Con.
Last year the hardworking staff posted this. Producer Joe Boyd Gets Nick Drake’s Boston History Wrong NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered on Sunday included a conversation with Joe Boyd, “[who] produced Nick Drake’s first two albums back in 1969 and 1970, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Pafenbach, Andre Betz, Bug Editorial, Entertainment Weekly, family-sized can of words, Honey Moon, Joe Boyd, Jonathan Dayton, Lance Accord, Lance Jensen, Little Miss Sunshine, Liz Vanzura, Lost in Translation, Nick Drake, NPR, Pink Moon, Ron Lawner, Shane Hutton, Sofia Coppola, South by Southwest, The Church, The Cure, Under the Mlky Way, Valerie Feris, Volkswagen, Weekend All Things Considered
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Nobody at NPR Knows How to Pronounce ‘The’ Before a Vowel
The hardtalking staff has railed about this before, but we’ll say it again: The Proper Pronunciation Of ‘The’ Before A Vowel Is Literally Disappearing. Again, from thee EnglishClub.com: We also (should) say “thee online magazine Ozy,” as opposed to “thuh … Continue reading
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Tagged Arun Rath, EnglishClub.com, NPR, NPRniks, pronunciation of the, Weekend All Things Considered
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Producer Joe Boyd Gets Nick Drake’s Boston History Wrong (II)
As the hardworking staff promised, we got in touch with the creative director of the 1999 Volkswagen commercial that featured Nick Drake’s Pink Moon: This all got started when Drake’s producer Joe Boyd said the following in an NPR … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Pafenbach, Arnold Worldwide, Joe Boyd, Lance Jensen, Nick Drake, NPR, Pink Moon, Shane Hutton, The Church, Volkswagen, Weekend All Things Considered
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Producer Joe Boyd Gets Nick Drake’s Boston History Wrong
NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered on Sunday included a conversation with Joe Boyd, “[who] produced Nick Drake’s first two albums back in 1969 and 1970, and since Drake’s death has organized concerts in which a dozen or so musicians gather to … Continue reading
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Tagged Arnold Worldwide, Joe Boyd, Nick Drake, NPR, Pink Moon, The Church, Volkswagen, Weekend All Things Considered
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NPR=National Public Rehab For Eliot Spitzer
The hardworking staff yields to no one in its admiration for the work of Guy Raz, anchor of NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered. Then again . . . Sunday’s WATC edition featured a segment, Today’s Wall Street Not Much Different … Continue reading
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Tagged Chapter 13, Client 9, Eliot Spitzer, Guy Raz, NPR, Sheriff of Wall Street, Weekend All Things Considered
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Hey Guy, Where You Goin’ With That Mike In Your Hand?
Weekend All Things Considered host Guy Raz is a music enthusiast with a wide range of interests, which are reflected in the segments he does on his weekly NPR programs. Yesterday’s show included a story about the Monterey Jazz Festival … Continue reading
The Nickname Primary
As the hardworking staff read its umpteenth story today about GOP presidential hopefuls taking to the campaign trail in the Hawkeye State, or recall elections adding t what has been a tumultuous year in the Badger State, we remembered a … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Seabrook, Badger State, Hawkeye State, Weekend All Things Considered
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