The 53 Songs Project

This year's Academy Award-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man is about fans seeking out an American musician, almost unknown in the United States, who was wildly popular in South Africa. The movie was compelling--but the story wasn't new. Only the location. Read more about Away From Home

As new technology changes the way we travel, one song has kept pace. From the age of sail to today's rapid transit, the tune has returned and returned with new lyrics to match. Read more about Return Trips

In a country the size of the United States, the long-distance road trip is a necessity, a tradition and a beloved tradition. But it comes with a cost, and part of that cost are the 30,000 lives lost every year in road accidents. Some are marked on the side of America's roads, with anything from simple crosses to the elaborate display that inspired this week's song. Read more about Some Place To Be

From north to south, the market streets of Lambeth have been inspiring musicians for at least eighty years. Read more about Illumination

Sometimes how you get there matters as much as where you're going. The Divine Comedy demonstrate this with two songs about European travel. Read more about Dance Down the Aisle