Tag: Patrick Foster
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Episode 2118: Countdown: Patrick’s Top 10 Classical Jams: Number Two and Number One
We’re taking a musical detour this week as Patrick throws a little classical music into your ears. All week, he’s going to be counting down his top 10 classical jams! The countdown concludes today with two all-time heavyweights of the genre: Johann Sebastian Bach (Cello Suites No. 2 and 3) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Symphony No. 38).
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Episode 2117: Countdown: Patrick’s Top 10 Classical Jams: Number Four and Number Three
We’re taking a musical detour this week as Patrick throws a little classical music into your ears. All week, he’s going to be counting down his top 10 classical jams! Number four is an otherworldly work from Gustav Holst, while number three is a symphony from Ludwig Van Beethoven, but not the 5th or 9th.
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Episode 2116: Countdown: Patrick’s Top 10 Classical Jams: Number Six and Number Five
Listen: EPISODIX: Posted: May 14, 2025 Music: Notes: The classical music detour continues with Patrick sharing two more pieces for your ears to enjoy. Number…
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Episode 2115: Countdown: Patrick’s Top 10 Classical Jams: Number Eight and Number Seven
We’re taking a musical detour this week as Patrick throws a little classical music into your ears. All week, he’s going to be counting down his top 10 classical jams! Number eight is a tribute to the world’s oldest established record company, Deutsche Grammophon, while number seven is a stone-cold classic, Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons.”
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Episode 2114: Countdown: Patrick’s Top 10 Classical Jams: Number 10 and Number Nine
We’re taking a musical detour this week as Patrick throws a little classical music into your ears. All week, he’s going to be counting down his top 10 classical jams! Number 10 is an album from renowned Canadian pianist Glenn Gould and number nine is a slamming set of string quartets composed by Bela Bartok. Crank it up, peoples!
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Episode 2113: Perfect Pop: Waco Brothers “Death of Country Music”
It’s been a long week, so how about a little Perfect Pop to send us into the weekend? Patrick inducts a beautifully ragged country rock tune from the Waco Brothers.
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Episode 2107: Book Nook: The Golden Age of Rock Instrumentals
It’s time to dive into Patrick’s Book Nook, peoples! Today, the spotlight is on a volume published in 1997: The Golden Age of Rock Instrumentals by Steve Otfinoski. Come explore the world of songs with no vocals, twangy guitars, honking sax and wicked piano.
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Episode 2104: Rest in Power: David Thomas of Pere Ubu
Patrick pays tribute to David Thomas, who passed away recently at the age of 71. His vocals, songwriting and live presence in Pere Ubu were enormously influential on a generation of post-punk artists.
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Episode 2103: March 2025 New Music 10: Deafheaven, The Loft
The March 2025 New Train’s journey wraps up for this month, pulling into its home station, where Patrick climbs aboard to clear up all the empty beer cans and discuss new music from Deafheaven and The Loft.
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Episode 2087: A Brief History of Bebop Part 3: Beyond Bebop
It’s time for another history series, listener! Patrick leads you through the development and history of bebop, the style that marked the beginning of modern jazz. In the final installment, Patrick discusses three important jazz movements that arose from bebop: Cool Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz and Hard Bop.