Tom Cole

Richie Havens, Folk Singer Who Opened Woodstock, Has Died

Tom Cole — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:30:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf1B9ktRCkg

Saving The Sounds Of America

Tom Cole — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:22:00 +0000

We've been able to record sound for over 125 years, but many of the recordings that have been made in that time are in terrible shape. Many more, even recordings made in the past 10 years, are in danger because rapid technological changes have rendered their software obsolete.

Janet Feder: Tiny Desk Concert

Tom Cole — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 12:59:00 +0000

Janet Feder came to NPR with an infant guitar, the curiosity of a child and a wild imagination. The guitar was just a couple of months old — hand made for her by Los Angeles-based guitarist and teacher Miroslav Tadic. It's a nylon-string baritone electric! Its player is diminutive — barely taking up any space behind Bob Boilen's desk. Yet, if you look closely, you'll see the products of her immense curiosity and imagination. A small split ring (like the kind you put your keys on) holds a metal bead in place on the top E string near the sound hole.

Janet Feder: An Avant-Garde Artist Takes A Real Risk

Tom Cole — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:58:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOzinX8e9Pw

Eulogy For A Record Store

Tom Cole — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:02:00 +0000

How do you measure the value of an experience — one that promises the thrill of new discoveries; the chance to experience, at least vicariously, foreign cultures, new ideas, unexpected emotions — and, at least for a moment, escape? What's that worth?

Probably more than words can express — whatever experience those questions might conjure for you.