Keeping It Real

From: WFMU
Series: Too Much Information
Length: 53:55

Your host dreams of "Cthulhu Con." A bunch of Brooklyn Musicians dream of "Brand Aid." Plus: a lecture on the concept of the unreliable narrator. Read the full description.

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Playing: Keeping It Real
From: WFMU

Tmi33a_small Your host takes off for Providence, RI after dreaming about "Cthulhu Con." Luc Sante gives us the story of Cthulhu creator H.P. Lovecraft. A bunch of Brooklyn Musicians attempt "Brand Aid." Plus: a lecture on the concept of the unreliable narrator.

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Piece Description

Your host takes off for Providence, RI after dreaming about "Cthulhu Con." Luc Sante gives us the story of Cthulhu creator H.P. Lovecraft. A bunch of Brooklyn Musicians attempt "Brand Aid." Plus: a lecture on the concept of the unreliable narrator.