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In this episode: Documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis and Robert Del Naja, of electronic act Massive Attack, discuss their unsettling collaboration underway at the Park Avenue Armory. M... (episode)
Robert Del Naja of trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack have joined forces with British documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis for an immersive multimedia piece running at the Park Avenue Armo...
<p>Hear Tired Pony perform in the <em>Soundcheck</em> studio.</p>
In this episode: Radio and television host Eddie Trunk recently released the second volume of his Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal series. He joins us to discuss some of his f... (episode)
<p>Radio and tv host Eddie Trunk shares stories of some of his favorite heavy metal and hard rock bands.</p>
<p>Musopen.org founder <guest name="Aaron Dunn ">Aaron Dunn talks</guest> about his Kickstarter campaign, "Set Chopin Free."</p>
In this episode: Former LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy discusses his latest project: composing music for the Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's drama "Betrayal." Plus: Nichol... (episode)
<p>Former frontman of LCD Soundsystem James Murphy talks about his latest projects: A new revival of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, and producing Arcade Fire's upcoming album <em>Reflektor</em>.</p>
Novelist Nicholson Baker’s new book, Traveling Sprinkler, is about a fairly well regarded poet named Paul Chowder who is having a hard time writing a new book. So he picks up a guitar...
In this episode: The legendary artist, musician, and activist Yoko Ono discusses her new album, Take Me To The Land Of Hell. Plus: Rachel Kushner, author of the critically-acclaimed ... (episode)
The artist, activist and musician talks about her new album, Take Me To the Land of Hell, which was produced by her son, Sean Lennon, and features collaborations with Lenny Kravitz, ...
<p>Watch Golden Suits perform live in the <em>Soundcheck</em> studio.</p>
In this episode: Pauline Black, frontwoman for the influential British 2-Tone ska band The Selecter, discusses her recent memoir, Black By Design, and a new album, String Theory.... (episode)
<p><span>The new book <em>Hidden In The Mix </em>dispels the myth that country music is exclusively "white" music. </span></p>
<p>Watch the North Carolina folk duo perform new songs live in the <em>Soundcheck</em> studio.</p>
In this episode: A new documentary tells the story of two historic recording studios based in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, the Staple Singe... (episode)
<p>The new documentary <em>Muscle Shoals</em> tells the story of a small Alabama town that cranked out hits for two decades.</p> <p> </p>
<p>Hear rapper and producer Blitz the Ambassador perform in the studio.</p>
In this episode: We wrap up Madonna Week with a look at the pop icon’s recent career with Billboard editor Joe Levy -- from her latest albums, to her extremely profitable MDNA world ... (episode)
<p>Soundcheck wraps up Madonna Week with a look at a more modern side of Madonna's career with Billboard editor Joe Levy.</p>
<p>The popular play-along video game “Rock Band,” recently announced an indefinite hiatus. We hear about its rise and fall.</p>
<p>Watch J. Roddy Walston And The Business perform in the <em>Soundcheck</em> studio.</p>
In this episode: NPR Music’s Ann Powers joins us for a deep dive into Madonna’s 1998 album Ray of Light. Plus: In 1984, Detroit News reporter Susan Whitall interviewed Madonna a... (episode)
NPR Music’s Ann Powers calls Ray of Light Madonna's “mid-life enlightenment” record — and she walks us through this interesting chapter in the star’s career.
The Twin Cities area is home to Doomtree, one of the best independent hip-hop collectives in the country. Dessa, its only female MC, has stepped up the singing on her new solo album, ...
In this episode: Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer, of the The Takeaway’s Movie Date podcast, look back at Madonna’s career on the silver screen. Plus: Songwriter and pop parodi... (episode)
Kristen Meinzer and Rafer Guzman, co-hosts of The Takeaway’s Movie Date podcast, join Soundcheck to discuss Madonna’s career on the screen.
<p>The National Book Award-winning author and composer James McBride discusses his latest book and performs traditional spirituals with a quintet of singers and musicians in the <em>Soundcheck</em> studio.</p>
In this episode: Madonna Week on Soundcheck continues with the writer, commentator and Barneys' Creative Ambassador-at-Large Simon Doonan. He joins us to discuss the Material ... (episode)
<p><guest name="simon-doonan">Simon Doonan</guest> -- writer, fashion commentator and Creative Ambassador-at-Large for Barneys -- joins us to discuss the Material Girl’s influence on fashion.</p>
The writer Soniah Kamal talks about Madonna's impact on her strict Muslim upbringing in Saudi Arabia.
<p>Hear Stanley Jordan perform in the <em>Soundcheck</em> studio.</p>