Summary
WNYC, New York Public Radio, brings you Soundcheck, the arts and culture program hosted by John Schaefer, who engages guests and listeners in lively, inquisitive conversations with established and rising figures in New York City's creative arts scene. Guests come from all disciplines, including pop, indie rock, jazz, urban, world and classical music, technology, cultural affairs, TV and film. Recent episodes have included features on Michael Jackson,Crosby Stills & Nash, the Assad Brothers, Rackett, The Replacements, and James Brown.
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Web: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
A decade ago, Osvaldo Golijov, an Argentine composer based in Boston, was tasked with writing a passion, a musical setting of on..
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Sunday, May 2, 2010
In 2006, OK Go made music and internet history with the video for their song "Here It Goes Again." The clip, which featured the ..
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Friday, April 30, 2010
A 35-year veteran of the music industry, British rocker Graham Parker recently took his first stab at penning music for televisi..
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Friday, April 30, 2010
R&B singer Erykah Badu was recently charged with disorderly conduct after stripping naked for her new music video. Elsewhere, ro..
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Every week, the Soundcheck staff highlights outstanding new releases. This week's picks include a bass player with an ear for gu..
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Mary Chapin Carpenter came out of a small movement of folk-influenced country singer/songwriters of the late 80s. She has since ..
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Friday, April 30, 2010
In the last 18 months, most top executives of nonprofit arts institutions throughout the country have frozen or cut their salari..
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Friday, April 30, 2010
The Harlem School of the Arts reopened last week, after it shut down three weeks ago because of money problems. The school's fat..
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Friday, April 30, 2010
The Jack Quartet is an explosive young string quartet that specializes in new music. And occasionally, really old music. They t..
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Earlier this month, the government of Georgia approved legislation to eliminate funding for the state's arts council. After hund..
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Just before Malian bluesman Ali Farka Touré died in 2006, he recorded with his son Vieux. The track, featured on Vieux' debut a..
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The latest album from DJ Rob Swift, The Architect, sounds like a symphony orchestra conducted by Grandmaster Flash. Raised in Ja..
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Saturday, April 24, 2010
Female emcees, or "femcees," have always been a minority in hip-hop. But in this decade, they became almost an endangered specie..
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Saturday, April 24, 2010
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein has been performing with the world’s major orchestras since she was 13, when she made her debut with..
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