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The Lowdown on Live 8
In 1985, Irish rocker Bob Geldof organized what was then the biggest charity concert series in history: Live Aid, which raised $200 million for African famine relief. Now, two decades later, Geldof has organized a sequel, Saturday's Live 8 concert series. In advance of the nine worldwide shows, we get a Live 8 primer with Blender magazine senior editor Ann Powers. Also: Through his band the Eels, singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett has drawn on the turmoil and tragedy in his life to create ambitious music that, according to Rolling Stone, "demonstrates disarming wit, tear-stained awareness and heavenly loser love." His recently released CD, Blinking Lights and other Revelations, has been called "some of the best-written songs of this new century" by the magazine Under the Radar, and on today's show, Uncle E himself comes by guitar-in-hand for a performance and a chat. Finally, Noche Flamenca has developed into one of Spain's most successful flamenco companies. They join us in the studio to talk about flamenco and their recently extended run at Theatre 80.
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