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Transcript: New Music: Elvis Costello, Neil Diamond and More
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- May 6, 2008
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MIKE PESCA
NPR The Bryant Park Project
05-06-2008
New Music: Elvis Costello, Neil Diamond and More
Host: MIKE PESCA
Time 8:00-9:00 AM
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MIKE PESCA, host:
So there was a time when listening to music meant the one travelling troubadour, or maybe your pop played the fiddle. Later on, it meant radio or the three or four new releases each week that you'd get in the local record shop. But now, it means, according to the latest SoundScan statistics, a million billion records a week.
(Soundbite of laughter)
PESCA: And since we can't get deep into all the new recordings on New Music Tuesday, let us take a second and briefly sample some of the offerings. Consider it a pu-pu-platter ...