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Brave New World

Looking for a voice outside the mainstream? A real alternative? Brave New World brings you music that jumps, kicks, whispers, and screams its way into your soul. It's often loud because it's about emotion, but often quiet for the same reason.

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Highway 61 to Zuma

Join Brave New World host TRICIA HALLORAN for a live special, Highway 61 to Zuma, music from the decade between 1965 and 1975, including Dylan, Bowie, Beatles, Stevie Wonder, … more >>

Robert Forster and Grant McLennan

Tricia Halloran hosts a live session with Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, the founding members of the beloved and influential Australian band The Go-Betweens. … more >>

The Pastels

Dreamy pop from Scottish indie-popstars the Pastels. more >>

Kristen Hersh

Otherworldly singer-songwriter and Throwing Muses founder Kristen Hersh comes to entertain with stories and songs from her new album. more >>

Action Plus

Unsigned band Action Plus performs and is interviewed by guest host Anne Litt. more >>

Tyson Meade

Tyson Meade, lead singer of Chainsaw Kittens, joins Tricia for a solo set. more >>

Sixteen Deluxe

Sometimes they sing all sweet and nice, but I don't think they really are. Sixteen Deluxe can flip a pretty pop song into squalling guitar noise and then back before you know … more >>

Steve Wynn

Steve Wynn fronted one of L.A.'s best bands, The Dream Syndicate, and has been releasing excellent solo albums ever since. He brings his intriguing music, soulful singing, … more >>

Refrigerator

Refrigerator's new album is, as always, charmingly idiosyncratic in tone and lyric content, but warmly welcoming musically, with sophisticated melodies and production. They … more >>

Mecca Normal

If Patti Smith and Tom Verlaine had demented younger siblings, they would be the Vancouver duo known as Mecca Normal. Their work is never less than astonishing - jagged … more >>

Reservoir

Reservoir. more >>

Mark Mulcahy

The poignant songwriting of Miracle Legion's Mark Mulcahy has only grown stronger through the years, join Brave New World to hear that memorable voice and an acoustic … more >>

Helium

Mary Timony's always impressive guitar pyrotechnics and trademark wistful vocals are still there, but her new work toys with the legacy of 80's keyboard pop, 70's prog-guitar … more >>

Pomegranate

The trio known as Pomegranate make moody rock that somehow still sounds energetic and fun; downbeat songs that sound celebratory and find the happiness in a bad situation. more >>

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Tricia Halloran
Tricia Halloran has served as Director of A&R for HUM since 2002. HUM creates soundtracks for world-class brands such as Honda, Citibank, Lexus, Apple, Toyota, and Anheuser-Busch. Halloran sources both emerging recording artists and established stars to create original music for commercials. She also heads up HUM’s music supervision division that researches and licenses existing recorded material, matching the right track with the right spot.

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