NPR Webcast Schedule For Newport Folk Festival (Sunday)

NPR will be offering a webcast of the final day of the Newport Folk Festival. You can check out today's schedule below. The final slot is TBD, but I am hoping that they will add Levon Helm's Ramble on the Road with special guests!, but we will see. If you are just hanging around your place and want to hear some great music, tune in. In case you missed yesterday's coverage, NPR has you covered.

To listen to Sunday's webcast, click here.

SUNDAY, AUG. 1, 2010
11:40 a.m. ET - Cory Chisel
12:35 p.m. ET - Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings
1:35 p.m. ET - A.A. Bondy
2:05 p.m. ET - Preservation Hall Jazz Band
3:10 p.m. ET - Punch Brothers, featuring Chris Thile
3:45 p.m. ET - The Avett Brothers
4:25 p.m. ET - Horse Feathers
4:55 p.m. ET - Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros
6:00 p.m. ET - TBD

NPR Webcast Schedule For Newport Folk Festival (Saturday)

NPR will be offering a webcast of this weekends Newport Folk Festival. You can check out today's schedule below. The festival boasts a really solid lineup, so if you are just hanging around your place and want to hear some great music, tune in.

To listen to the webcast, click here.

SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2010
11:40 a.m. ET - Sarah Jarosz
12:35 p.m. ET - The Low Anthem
1:30 p.m. ET - Nneka
2:20 p.m. ET - Blitzen Trapper
3:25 p.m. ET - Yim Yames (Jim James of My Morning Jacket)
4:30 p.m. ET - Andrew Bird
5:45 p.m. ET - O'Death
6:05 p.m. ET - John Prine

NPR First Listen: Los Lobos - 'Tin Can Trust'

NPR First Listen: Menomena - 'Mines'

Hump Day Happenings

I actually didn't get around to posting this yesterday, so here it is. It's been a pretty chill week for me, but I am definitely looking forward to this weekend. I actually sold my Pitchfork 3-day pass because I didn't want to deal with the crowds this year. As a consolation, I picked up a ticket to see Pavement at Pritzker Pavilion in September!

• Three people arrested over attempted murder at T in The Park
• Belle & Sebastian debut new song in Helsinki
• Could Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch become a state park?
• moe. has a little fun at the expense of PT
• NPR has the exclusive premiere of The Avett Brothers new music video
• QOTSA will reunite for a benefit for their good friend Brian O'Connor

Phish - 6/25/10 "Chalk Dust Torture" from Phish on Vimeo.

Didn't Get To Bonnaroo..... NPR Has You Covered

You have to love internet and NPR for that matter. For those of us who didn't make it to Manchester, TN this past weekend and sweat it out for Bonnaroo, fear not. NPR has posted a boat load of sets from the festival that includes, Dan Deacon, John Prine, Regina Spektor, Jimmy Cliff, The National, Isis & The Avett Brothers to name a few.

Check out NPR's Bonnaroo menu here.

The National At World Cafe Live

Thank Boosh It's Friday!

It's going to be a great weekend! I am psyched about Beer Hoptacular! tonight. If you haven't got your tickets yet, there is still time. Tomorrow, I have a bachelor party for one of my best friends. No plans for Sunday, but it will probably be a rest day. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

• Snoop Dogg to join Gorillaz at Glastonbury?
• NPR pays tribute to The Mighty Uke
• Just how bad are record sales? Check it out
• MGMT unveils their open taping policy
• Aerosmith's Joe Perry has high hopes for their next record
• Check out the Band of Horses video for "For Annabelle"

Phish - Waste

NPR's First Listen: Blitzen Trapper - 'Destroyer Of The Void'

First Listen: Midlake's - The Courage Of Others

NPR is currently streaming Midlake's forthcoming record, The Courage of Others, which will be released on February 2. You can listen to the stream here.

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NPR PRESENTS THEIR 50 MOST IMPORTANT RECORDS OF THE DECADE

NPR has put together a list of their 50 most important records of the decade. You can check out their choices here. It seems that some fans are not very happy with the list. Check out the comments at the bottom of the story.

Please read the paragraphs below before passing any judgment on their choices.

November 16, 2009 - It seemed like an impossible task, but that didn't stop us from trying. With the first decade of the new millennium coming to a close, we decided to compile a list of the 50 most important recordings of the past 10 years — a list that covers a wide range of styles and genres, with indelible songs and albums that challenge, inspire and captivate. These are the game-changers: records that signaled some sort of shift in the way music is made or sounds, or ones that were especially influential or historically significant.

Favorite records don't necessarily qualify. A lot of people, including nearly everyone at NPR Music, love Fleet Foxes' debut album, but was it one of the decade's most important? (You can tell us what you think in the comments section below.) The 50 recordings that appear here are listed alphabetically. We've included artists and bands from a number of musical worlds, from dubstep and hip-hop to Top 40 pop, classical, jazz, world, beardy folk, metal and hard rock. There's some country, too, but admittedly no grindcore or goa trance. (Again, you can tell us what you think in the comments section below.)

A lot of people, including All Songs Considered listeners, helped put this list together. As we culled through the nominees, tears were shed and arguments were had. But one thing we all agreed on: This was one of the best decades yet for music. We can't wait to hear what comes next.

Friendly Reminder: Dinosaur Jr. live on NPR tonight

The coverage will start at approximately 8:30 p.m. E.T. with an opening solo set by Lou Barlow.

Hump Day Happenings

• In case you missed it, Pavement reunited and will tour in 2010. The big news today is that Pavement will headline and curate ATP Festival in Minehead, England.
• NPR will stream the Dinosaur Jr. show at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, October 8.
• Austin360.com has the scoop on all the happenings at ACL this past weekend
• Pitchfork has some info on a possible new Animal Collective record due this year
  

Listen To The New Flaming Lips Album 'Embryonic'

NPR is streaming the new Flaming Lips album Embryonic in it's entirety.

Click here to listen to the album.

Check out their new video for the song "I Can Be a Frog" below.
The Flaming Lips "I Can Be A Frog"