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News and Nostalgia: Name TWO Things That Ain't As Good As They Used To Be
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
Length: 55:36
This is a stand alone episode of the "newsical" series "What's the Frequency, Kenneth? heard weekly on a number of public radio stations around the country
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Piece Description
This is a stand alone episode of the "newsical" series "What's the Frequency, Kenneth? heard weekly on a number of public radio stations around the country
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living in the Past | Jethro Tull | The Best of Jethro Tull. | Chrysalis | 2008 | 03:26 |
| These Spectacles Reveal the Nostalgics | The Hives | Lex Hives. | Disque Hives | 2012 | 01:57 |
| 1,2,3,4 | Feist | The Reminder. | Arts and Crafts | 2007 | 03:03 |
| Wind is Blowing Stars | Laura Veirs | Carbon Glacier. | Nonesuch | 2004 | 02:43 |
| Watch the Corners | Dinosaur Jr. | I Bet The Sky. | Jagjaguwar | 2012 | 04:50 |
| A Lie | The Eastern Sea | Plague. | White Lab Black Lab | 2012 | 03:27 |
| Who | St. Vincent and David Bourne | Love This Giant. | 4 AD | 2012 | 03:50 |
| Myth | Beach House | Bloom. | SubPop | 2012 | 04:20 |
| She's Not There | Nick Cave and Neko Case | True Blood Vol.3 . | Water Tower | 2011 | 02:19 |
| Daddy Issues (excerpt) | Lana Del Ray | Unknown Discography. | nme.com | 2012 | 04:50 |
| Gone Daddy Gone | Gnarls Barkley | St. Elsewhere. | Downtown | 2006 | 02:23 |
| Flip Ya Lid | Nighmares on Wax | In a Space Outta Sound. | Warp | 2006 | 05:24 |
| Periphery | Fiona Apple | The Idler Wheel.... | Epic | 2012 | 04:58 |
| Myxomatosis | Radiohead | Hail To The Thief. | Capitol | 2009 | 03:53 |
| Sweet Life (Radio Edit) | Frank Ocean | Channel Orange. | Def Jam | 2012 | 04:25 |
| April Fool | Patti Smith | Banga. | Columbia | 2012 | 03:48 |
Additional Credits
The episode includes actualities of Obama, Romney, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner,Ex-Barclays exec, Bob Diamond, Sen. Watergate Comm. Chairman, Sam Ervin and Bob Halderman, Ann Curry, Bob Schieffer and David Gregory... V.P. Joe Biden, the mayor of Scranton, Pa., Congressman Ellison...from C-Span, media and political websites...for illustrative, analysis and commentary purposes
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