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Schedule in brief, scroll down for details:
Thursday 9 p.m.: BILLY BRAGG on the Thursday Night Feature
Sunday 2-3 p.m.: SAM RIVERS, "Crystals" on the Classic Inside Track
Sunday 5-7 p.m.: Timely topics with TODD & BILL

BILLY BRAGG on the Thursday Night Feature, Thursday 9 p.m.-midnight
This week's Thursday Night Feature will cover the music of English 
singer-songwriter Billy Bragg, who will be making one of his rare 
Triangle appearances on Wednesday, October 23 at the Cat's Cradle.  The 
3-hour special will cover all of Billy's recording career, starting with 
1983's "Life's a Riot with Spy vs. Spy" and ending with this year's 
"England, Half-English."  Many unreleased songs and live tracks will 
also be played.    

SAM RIVERS, "Crystals" on the Classic Inside Track, Sunday 2-3 p.m.
"Crystals", saxophonist and band-leader Sam Rivers' 1974 album, comes 
from a recording session featuring over 50 musicians, including drummer 
Andrew Cyrille, baritone saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett, and bassist Reggie 
Workman. On this album Rivers moves into experimental big band 
territory, playing a mix of raging improvisation and straightforward
bop while allowing all soloists to alternate playing in 
tandem and contrasting between each other. Rivers wrote the songs 
on "Crystals" between 1959 and 1972. By 1974, Rivers had already played 
in groups with Andrew Hill, Donald Byrd, Paul Bley, and Herbie 
Hancock, among others, allowing him to develop a mature sound by the 
time "Crystals", his 9th album, was recorded.

Timely topics with TODD & BILL on Northern Hemisphere Live, Sunday 5-7 
pm.
This Sunday NHL's Todd and Bill will host an open show with sundry 
topics relating to the current events of the day. Listeners are invited 
to call in and participate.

Also this week and every week:
-THE INSIDE TRACK:  a new release played in full Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, 9 p.m.
-ORANGE COUNTY SPECIAL: traditional and neo-traditional music of the 
world, Sunday 10 a.m.-1 p.m
-HELL OR HIGH WATER: music from UNC's Southern Folklife Collection 
Sunday 1-2 p.m.
-CLASSIC INSIDE TRACK: a classic release in full, Sunday 2-3 p.m.
-BROKEN MUSIC: longer, more "difficult" pieces Sunday 3-4 p.m.
-MAKING CONTACT and COUNTERSPIN: news programs from F.A.I.R. (Fairness 
and Accuracy In Reporting) Sunday 4-5 p.m.
-NORTHERN HEMISPHERE LIVE: issues-based live talk Sunday 5-7 p.m.
-BACKYARD BARBEQUE: North Carolina music culled from the fresh produce
from Chapel Hill's finest, as well as older records from N.C. bands of 
the past, Sunday 7-8 p.m.
-THE NEW MUSIC SHOW: spotlight on new releases right out of the mail 
bin, Sunday 8-9 p.m.
-SPORTS RAP: live UNC sports talk, Sunday 9-10 p.m.
-NEW SCIENCE EXPERIENCE: a live electronic mix, Sunday 10 p.m.-12 a.m.

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