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In this episode: An in-studio performance from the jazz drummer Kendrick Scott and his band, Oracle. Plus: New York native Tecla makes a style of music she’s called “Tropical Electr... (episode)
In this episode: Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, led by singer-guitarist Thao Nguyen, plays songs from their latest album, We The Common, in our studio. Plus: Lonely Planet’s US edi... (episode)
<p>Watch Thao And The Get Down Stay Down perform two new songs in the <em>Soundcheck</em> studio.</p>
In New York City, there are street signs practically everywhere you look: Regulations, noise violations, directions, and — at least for the moment — rap lyrics. Street artist and grap...
In this episode: Last week, the news leaked that NBC plans to move The Tonight Show back to New York -- and replace current host Jay Leno with the comedian, actor and musician Jimmy... (episode)
According to news leaked last week, Jimmy Fallon will become the new host of The Tonight Show in a year and a half – and The Roots, current house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon...
<p>Watch the band perform two songs from its latest album <em>The Invisible Way</em>, in the <em>Soundcheck</em> studio.</p>
Twenty-five new recordings have been added to National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress -- from The Wild Tchoupitoulas to Betty Carter and Pink Floyd. Matthew Barton, Cur...
Every so often, our series, “That Was A Hit?!?,” catalogues songs that — however unlikely — charted in the Top 40. Chris Molanphy, who previously profiled Prince’s “Batdance” in our s...
In this episode: A triple dose of new music. First, french electro-rock band Phoenix won a Grammy for their 2009 album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix and earned a mainstream audie... (episode)
Phoenix visits the Soundcheck studio with a stripped-down version of "Entertainment," the first single from their new album, Bankrupt! And vocalist Thomas Mars and guitarist Laurent B...
The New York City band the Strokes exploded out of the gate twelve years ago with their highly acclaimed album, Is This It. Steven Hyden, staff writer for the sports and pop culture s...
Over the last few years, STRFKR has brought its high energy live shows to as many moving bodies as will have them. We speak with Hodges and drummer Keil Corcoran, and the band plays l...
In This Episode: The Scottish-led, Dublin-based band The Waterboys have been making a unique blend of Celtic folk rock since 1983. They set the poetry of W.B. Yeats to music... (episode)
The Waterboys’ new album is called An Appointment With Mister Yeats, and it takes poems by the Nobel Prize-winner W. B. Yeats -- a towering figure in 20th century literature and in Ir...
In this episode: In just over a year’s time, Dave Grohl has won five Grammys for his latest Foo Fighters album, released the documentary Sound City, reunited the other surviving ... (episode)
<p>We discuss Dave Grohl's transition from punk rocker to mainstream success with <guest class="mceGuest" name="Paul Brannigan">Paul Brannigan</guest>, author of the Dave Grohl biography <em>This Is A Call</em>.</p>
<p>Hear Lyla Foy, who records under the moniker Wall, perform songs from her upcoming EP Shoestring, in the <em>Soundcheck</em> studio.</p>
In this episode: Callie Khouri, the creator and executive producer of the TV drama Nashville, joins us to talk about the real-life country music that shapes much of her acclaimed show... (episode)
<p>It’s more than just a compelling storyline that draws an audience to Nashville; what really seems to have made an impression is the series’ music.</p>
Ten years ago, trombone player Ryan Keberle was among the first graduates of Juilliard’s jazz studies program. Since then, he’s broadened his musical scope to include R&B and indie ro...
In this episode: You know the saying good things come in threes? Well some great things come in twos. First: we catch up with one of rock's most enduring duos: Debbie Harry and Ch... (episode)
Buke and Gase, the duo comprised of Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez, takes its name from the group’s two primary instruments: The buke, a six-string, guitar-like instrument built on a for...
In this episode: On the heels of our look at musical adaptations of the original Wizard of Oz books, we hear about Harold Arlen, the late composer behind “Over the Rainbow” ... (episode)
A new musical celebrates the life of Harold Arlen, the man who composed the music to The Wizard of Oz. George Bugatti, co-writer and co-star of The Wonderful Wizard of Song, an off-Br...
British quartet Veronica Falls married the morbid with the sweet on their 2010 debut single, "Found Love in a Graveyard." Their sophomore release, Waiting for Something to Happen, is ...
Dapper Dan's hip hop clothing was truly unique, yet not totally original. He created hybrids that purported to be designer fashion but were infused with his own brazen style. Kelefa S...
In this episode: A new documentary called “Reincarnated” aims to explain how the rapper Snoop Dogg became the rapper Snoop Lion. Writer Jaime Lowe tells us the transformation was abou... (episode)
As the Arab Spring echoed throughout the Near East and North Africa, rappers led the way in Egypt, Tunisia, and even in Mali. Two of the leading musicians, Deeb, from Egypt and Amkoul...