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Program 08-07-27-A |
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When somebody asks Josh Ritter what kind of music he
plays, sometimes he ends up lying. After all, Ritter's music is hard to
describe - a little bit rock n' roll by way of Bruce Springsteen with
a twist of Bob Dylan. Anyway you describe it, Josh Ritter has arrived.
In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, we'll get inside
the music of one of music's new stars.
SEGMENT 1:
Sticky Fingers is a tribute band whose members impersonate The Rolling Stones. Steven Kurutz spent a year with them and wrote about it in a book called "Like A Rolling Stone: The Strange Life of A Tribute Band." He talks with Steve Paulson about the top echelon of tribute bands, and the nature of their success. Also, pianist Christopher O'Riley performs the classics but also covers the rock music of his own time. He tells Jim Fleming about playing the music of the late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, whose music he performs on an album called "Home to Oblivion." And we hear examples.
SEGMENT 2:
TTBOOK producer Doug Gordon attempts to interview Chris Murphy and Patrick Pentland of the Halifax Indie band Sloan. Also, Steve Lopez is the author of "The Soloist," a book about a homeless musician named Nathaniel Ayers. Lopez talks with Anne Strainchamps about how he found Ayers and what he learned from him.
SEGMENT 3:
Josh Ritter is a folk-rocker who's being called the heir apparent to Dylan and Springsteen. He joins Steve Paulson in the TTBOOK studios in Madison, Wisconsin to perform a few songs and to talk about his music.
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CDs & Books:
| Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter (Sony) | |
| Christopher O'Riley - Home
to Oblivion: Elliott Smith Tribute (World Village) |
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| Steven Kurutz, Like A Rolling Stone: The Strange Life of A Tribute Band (Broadway) |  |
| Steve Lopez, The Soloist (Putnam) |  |
Websites:
Music:
- -Edge of the World/ Josh Ritter/
The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter/ Sony BMG
- -Start Me Up (In the style of the Rolling Stones)
Karaoke version/ Karaoke All Stars
- -Paint it Black/ Karaoke version
- -Miss Misery (early version) /Elliott Smith/ "New
Moon"/ Kill Rock Stars
- -Speed Trials/ Elliott Smith/ "Either/Or"/
Kill Rock Stars
- -Between the Bars Elliott Smith/"Either/Or"/
Kill Rock Stars
- -Between the Bars(Elliott Smith)/ Christopher O'Riley/
"Home to Oblivion"/ HarmoniaMundi
- -Coast to Coast/ Elliott Smith/ "From a Basement
on the Hill"/ Anti
- -Coast to Coast/ Christopher O'Riley/ "Home to
Oblivion"/ HarmoniaMundi
- -Let's Get Lost/ Christopher O'Riley/ "Home to
Oblivion"/ HarmoniaMundi
- -She Says What She Means/ Sloan/ "Navy Blues"/
Universal Music
- -Suite I in G M BWV 1007/ Matt Haimovitz, cello/ 6
Suites for Solo Cello JS Bach/ Oxingale
- -Naked in a Window/ Josh Ritter/ The Historical Conquests
of Josh Ritter/ Sony BMG
- -The Temptation of Adam (In studio)
- -Right Moves/ Josh Ritter/ The Historical Conquests
of Josh Ritter/ Sony BMG
- -To the Dogs Or Whoever/Josh Ritter/ The Historical
Conquests of Josh Ritter/ Sony BMG
- -Girl in the Hard Times (In studio)
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Distribution dates: week of 07/27/2008
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