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In this episode: Guest host and musician Erin McKeown discusses the daily routines and schedules of artists like George Gershwin, Steve Reich, Gertrude Stein and Ludwig van Beethoven ... (episode)
Writer and so-called "Sabbathologist" Steve Smith gives Erin McKeown a lesson in Black Sabbath 101, after the band's new album 13 was the number one album in the country last week.
In this episode: In 2010, Cecile McLorin Salvant won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition. She joins us to sing a few songs from her new album, Woman Ch... (episode)
<p>David Cote, theater editor of <em>Time Out New York</em>, joins our guest host Erin McKeown to talk about some of the sports stories that have been adapted for the stage.</p>
Soundcheck's conversation about sports on stage continues as guest host Erin McKeown is joined by two of the people who have helped adapt these stories for the theater: Thomas Kail an...
In this episode: Soundcheck guest host Kurt Andersen (host of Studio 360) talks high school rockers, as part of Studio 360’s ongoing Battle of the High School Bands. One of the contes... (episode)
<p>Guest host Kurt Andersen speaks with Andrew W.K., Ben Folds, and two high school rockers about <em>Studio 360</em>'s "Battle of the High School Bands" listener challenge.</p> <p> </p>
In this episode: Pop diva Kylie Minogue stops by to talk about a new single, "Skirt," a new book chronicling the evolution of her fashion through a 25-year career, and her upcomi... (episode)
<p>Pop superstar and fashion icon Kylie Minogue talks about her upcoming album -- and a new book chronicling the evolution of her fashion through a 25 year career</p>
<p><span>The Lonely Island’s recent chart success demonstrates the power of YouTube for pop parody.</span></p>
Every so often, we turn our series “THAT Was A Hit?!?” on its head with Soundcheck frequent guest Chris Molanphy, calling it instead, “That WASN’T A Hit?!?” We look back at songs that...
In this episode: Comedian and "gibberish" rapper Hannibal Buress reflects on the intersections between comedy and music. And: Soundcheck producer Gretta Cohn talks with the Brooklyn... (episode)
<p>Comedy writer and stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress talks about interviewing musicians, mining rap lyrics for jokes, and getting the occasional pedicure.</p>
<p>In his new book <em>Assimilate</em>, writer S. Alexander Reed delves into the sound and heroes of the loud post-punk genre industrial music -- from Throbbing Gristle to Skinny Puppy to Trent Reznor's Nine Inch Nails.</p>
In this episode: We spin some of our favorite recent performances recorded live in the Soundcheck studio. There's new music for every taste: Bobby McFerrin's latest gospel-infused Ame... (episode)
In this episode: In the new film The History of Future Folk, space aliens on a mission to invade earth instead fall in love with human music. The film's co-director and writ... (episode)
<p>Hear an interview and live session with the cast and writer-director of the new film <em>The History Of Future Folk.</em></p>
<p><guest class="mceGuest" name="Brian Whitman">Brian Whitman</guest> of The Echo Nest, a music data company, recently figured out how to predict movie fandom based on music fandom, and vice versa.</p>
<p>Hear the upbeat Cajun band perform in the studio at 2 p.m. ET.</p>
In this episode: In the new film Frances Ha, Greta Gerwig dances through the streets of New York to David Bowie’s “Modern Love.” The filmmaker and actress talks about picking the mu... (episode)
<p>Gerwig discusses <em>Frances Ha</em>, the film’s music, and some of her favorite songs in her Pick Three.</p>
<p>Composer <guest>Marco Beltrami</guest> developed a novel — and creepy — way of setting the tone for the score of the new film <em>World War Z</em>.</p>
<p>Hear Argentinean bandoneón player JP Jofre and his band drop by the <em>Soundcheck</em> studio to play songs from his latest album, Hard Tango.</p>
In this episode: A new film, 20 Feet From Stardom shines the spotlight away from the headliners and onto their backup singers. We talk with the director of the documentary, ... (episode)
<p>Music writer Lizzy Goodman gives her preliminary opinion of Kanye West's <em>Yeezus</em> and two other new releases.</p>
<p>Hear the Irish singer-songwriter Julie Feeney perform live in the <em>Soundcheck</em> studio.</p>
In this episode: Sex, drugs and rock and roll – that pretty well sums up the early years at MTV, at least according to some of the station’s earliest on-air personalities. ... (episode)
Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll – that pretty well sums up the early years at MTV, at least according to some of the station’s earliest on-air personalities. Two of the station’s origina...
Online radio giant Pandora announced last week that it has purchased a small terrestrial radio station in Rapid City, S.D. Paul Resnikoff of Digital Music News joins us to explain the...
<p>Hear Galician bagpiper Cristina Pato play in the <em>Soundcheck</em> studio.</p>