All Songs Considered

"All Songs Considered" is a weekly online multimedia program started in January 2000 by NPR's "All Things Considered" director Bob Boilen. [ [http://www.bobboilen.info/ Bob Boilen] ] At first, the show featured information and streaming audio about the songs used as bumper music on "All Things Considered". The program has turned into a source of discovery for new music of all genres. The program has featured such diverse artists as Ella Fitzgerald, Nick Drake and Bright Eyes. One is as likely to hear electronica from the Congo as to hear guitarist Les Paul.

In August 2005, "ASC" began podcasting the show for free through Apple's iTunes online music service or from the NPR website. [ [http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_detail.php?siteId=4819413 NPR:"All Songs Considered"] ]

In 2005, "All Songs Considered" began webcasting live concerts from Washington, D.C.'s . Audio from those concerts include acts such as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Decemberists, Interpol, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Calexico with Iron & Wine, Lucinda Williams, Sigur Rós, Death Cab for Cutie, Sleater-Kinney, Richard Thompson, and many others. In November 2007, "ASC" created a live concert podcast featuring past concerts previously broadcast on the show. [ [http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_detail.php?siteId=15842121 NPR:"Live Concerts from All Songs Considered"] ]

Also in 2007, "All Songs Considered" became the cornerstone program of NPR Music, the music discovery Web site from National Public Radio.

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External links

* [http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=37&agg=1 "All Songs Considered"]
* [http://www.npr.org/music/ NPR Music]