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Joe Pernice
Thursday, August 06, 2009
With indie bands like the Pernice Brothers and Scud Mountain Boys, Joe Pernice specialized in heartbreaking pop ballads. Now, the soft-voiced singer takes on heartbreak in a new novel, "It Feels So Good When I Stop." Pernice joins us to talk about the slacker musician at the heart of the ...
Measuring the National Mood Through Song
Thursday, August 06, 2009
It's possible to track how happy we are by analyzing song lyrics, blog posts, and speeches, according to scientists at the University of Vermont. Overall, songs have gotten sadder since the 1960s. Today we look at the study's implications. Plus: a look at the Muslim punk style called Taqwacore. Finally: ...
