All Songs Considered Archives - Northwest Public Broadcasting

All Songs Considered Says: Consider Celebrating Beethoven’s 250th Birthday

By NPR News December 15, 2020

There's far more to this enduring figure than the famous Fifth Symphony. And to find out, we've invited writer Jan Swafford to join us for an all-Beethoven "take-over" edition of All Songs Considered to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth.Read More

Hear Joni Mitchell’s Previously Unreleased Early Recordings

By NPR News November 12, 2020

On this special edition of All Songs Considered, NPR Music's Ann Powers and Bob Boilen explore early works of Joni Mitchell and play selections from the new box set from RhinoRead More

Poolside Yuletide: 51 Songs To Paint Your Holidays Pink

By NWPB Music December 24, 2018

This winter, think pink (and red and green and white). Morgan Noelle Smith & Kaylee Domzalski/NPR

This winter, think pink. The guardians of roséwave spent the summer guiding y'all through newfound singledom, messy young adulthood, crying, summer romance, child rearing and boutique fitness, all through the power of pop music and a glass of rosé (or iced coffee, or seltzer, or whatever inspires carefree sipping). Roséwave is the soundtrack for living your best life, no Read More

Paul Simon Says ‘I’m Finished’ Writing Music

By NWPB Music September 5, 2018

In this candid conversation, the singer reveals he hasn't felt compelled to write a new song in years, talks about the desire to better know himself and reflects on the very meaning of life itself.Read More