1. "The CD" - Singer-songwriter Coby Dick talks about the band's vibe and the message in their music.
2. "Dead Cell" - A disturbing song about kids who don't care about much.
3. "Listen Up" - Coby Dick talks about lessons he's learned and written about in songs.
4. "Coby's Life" - Coby talks about his own hard times growing up and how he dealt with it.

1. "The CD" - Trans Am has been waiting for years to make a CD in their own studio, says drummer Sebastian Thomson.
2. "Vocals" - How a long-forgotten lead singer gave rise to Trans Am today.
3. "Mics On The Mall" - Percussion solos can happen almost anywhere, says Thomsom.
4. "The Dark Gift" - Some thoughts on the CD's nine-minute-long centerpiece.

1. "The CD" - Lead vocalist Chris Shinn tells how the band and its sound came into being.
2. "Cessna" - Shinn talks about the inspiration and meaning behind the band's first song.
3. "Writing Songs" - The members of Unified Theory write all their material as a band.
4. "Instead of Running" - Chris Shinn wrote this song to help face an old fear.

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1. "Slobberbone?" - Never name your band when you’ve been drinking.
2. "The CD: Themes and Overpasses" - Reflections on adversity, perseverance, and the gospel rendered in spray paint on freeway overpasses across America.
3. "Lazy Guy" - Some of the best songs are about finding clouds in silver linings.
4. "Meltdown" - Sometimes you write a song and then discover later what you were writing about.

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1. "Witless Banter" - Lead singer Elyse Wright clues us into the joke.
2. "Short and Sweet" - Elyse takes a look at the shortest and the most tender songs on the album.
3. "Cat Fight" - Just in case you're one of those people who always ask if Elyse and Karenna fight.
4. "Fountain of Youth" - The band's recipe for eternal youth.

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1. "The CD" - Saxophonist and songwriter David Brown has created a CD inspired by the sights and sounds of his travels in the tropics.
2. "Sewers of Bangkok" - The weird inspiration for a song about a figure who sees all of the human condition.
3. "Shams" - Nirorukidul is an Indonesian Goddess who lives in the ocean near Java. Brown tells the rest.
4. "Water Songs" - David Brown says he's drawn to steamy weather and tropical moments, in his life and in his music.

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1. "The CD" - Composer-guitarist Joey Burns talks about Calexico's lush western sound.
2. "Ballad of Cable Hogue" - An improbable mix of ghost towns and Paris cafes.
3. "Hot Rail" - This instrumental began in a rail yard when the studio engineer was at lunch.
4. "Drenched" - Joey Burns talks about this song of memories and unhappy endings.

1. "The CD" - Persuasions leader Jerry Lawson tells the remarkable history of Frank Zappa and the Persuasions.
2. "Their Music" - Lawson explains how a Frank Zappa song could become a Persuasions song.
3. "Hotplate Heaven" - Tackling Zappa's biting social commentary with Doo-Wop Harmonies
4. "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing" - The Persuasions' church-trained voices meet Zappa's skepticism, to curious effect

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1. "The CD" - Saxophonist Dana Colley on breaking new musical ground while recording at home.
2. "The Night" - Dana Colley talks about melody and imagery in the title cut.
3. "Writing Songs" - Morphine's songs often come from surprising places.
4. "The Morphine Orchestra" - Colley talks about performing after the untimely death of bandleader Mark Sandman.

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1. "The CD" - Singer-songwriter Aaron Perrino on the band's quick start and current attitude.
2. "The New Parade" - Perrino talks about the poetry and meaning of the title cut.
3. "Writing Songs" - Perrino on what's wrong with most pop songs.
4. "Influences" - The influences that shaped The Sheila Divine.

1. "The EP" - Singer-guitarist Susie Keynes on the unique sound ot this women-led band from Australia.
2. "Perceptions" - Keynes talks about communicating--and mis-communicating--with the fans.
3. "Harmonies" - The pleasure of singing live in five-part harmony.

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1. "Homeboys from the Valley" - Guitarist Stan Lee reflects on The Dickies’  humble origins.
2. "They Like Us, They Really Like Us!" - Lee puzzles over the band’s staying power and appeal.
3. "Stukas Over Disneyland" - Mickey shakes in his boots at the happiest place in the world.