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Off-Ramp

Off-Ramp for December 27, 2008

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Meet Angel Joy Blue; A Tribute to Theme Songs; He's Alive; A Down-to-Earth Angel; Jazzing up the Classics; It's A Good Day to Be a Songwriter in L.A.; Angel Gets her Wings; Mock Me Gently; Queen of Disco in LA
Meet Angel Joy Blue; A Tribute to Theme Songs; He's Alive; A Down-to-Earth Angel; Jazzing up the Classics; It's A Good Day to Be a Songwriter in L.A.; Angel Gets her Wings; Mock Me Gently; Queen of Disco in LA

Meet Angel Joy Blue; A Tribute to Theme Songs; He's Alive; A Down-to-Earth Angel; Jazzing up the Classics; It's A Good Day to Be a Songwriter in L.A.; Angel Gets her Wings; Mock Me Gently; Queen of Disco in LA

Meet Angel Joy Blue

Off-Ramp for December 27, 2008

Meet 24-year old opera singer Angel Joy Blue, a home-grown soprano who supports her career by winning beauty pageants.

A Tribute to Theme Songs

Off-Ramp for December 27, 2008

TV composer Ben Vaughn has worked on That Seventies Show and Third Rock from the Sun. He talks with John about his new album - a tribute to the great instrumental music of the past, like "Moon River."

He's Alive

Off-Ramp for December 27, 2008

John talks with international music superstar Tom Jones about his new album, 24 Hours, and about being one of the best pop singers ever...for forty years.

A Down-to-Earth Angel

Off-Ramp for December 27, 2008

Opera singers are human, after all: Angel tells us she sings in the shower and the car.

Jazzing up the Classics

Off-Ramp for December 27, 2008

Uri Caine is a pianist who plays fast, loose, and beautifully with the classics. Caine talks to Off-Ramp producer Queena Kim about reinterpreting the classics.

It's A Good Day to Be a Songwriter in L.A.

Off-Ramp for December 27, 2008

Singer-Songwriter Priscilla Ahn talks to Off-Ramp contributor Christina Huh about her debut album A Good Day.

Off-Ramp Exclusive Video: Priscilla Ahn's Boob Song Blooper

Video by Tanya Jo Miller

Angel Gets her Wings

Off-Ramp for December 27, 2008

After growing up listening to opera legend Leontyne Price, Angel took her career to a new level when she joined the Young Artist Program.

Mock Me Gently

Off-Ramp for December 27, 2008

KPCC's Steven Cuevas plots against - then finds himself missing - the noisy mockingbird in his backyard.

Queen of Disco in LA

Off-Ramp for December 27, 2008

This year Donna Summer came out with her first album in 18 years. Music critic Kate Sullivan gives us the skinny on the Queen of Disco.