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Grammy Award-winning songwriter Jesse Harris, joins us to explain his choice and talk about what makes a great song. And the innovative Brooklyn-based band One Ring Zero plays the new song live. Jesse Harris performs Nov. 21st at Abrons Arts Center. One Ring Zero performs on Oct. 18th at Barbes in Brooklyn. Soundcheck's Songwriting Contest: The Winner Is... Soundcheck blog: Reflections on Our Songwriting Contest ]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:32:00 -0400 The Vote Is In (Soundcheck: Friday, 10 October 2008) 11856852 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-vote-is-in-soundcheck-friday-10-october-2008/11856852/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
Grammy Award-winning songwriter Jesse Harris, joins us to explain his choice and talk about what makes a great song. And the innovative Brooklyn-based band One Ring Zero plays the new song live. Jesse Harris performs Nov. 21st at Abrons Arts Center. One Ring Zero performs on Oct. 18th at Barbes in Brooklyn. Soundcheck's Songwriting Contest: The Winner Is... Soundcheck blog: Reflections on Our Songwriting Contest ]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:32:00 -0400 The Vote Is In (Soundcheck: Friday, 10 October 2008) 11859361 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/viola-unleashed-soundcheck-friday-10-october-2008/11859361/
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Garth Knox made his name as the violist in the celebrated Arditti String Quartet. Increasingly he's been a pioneer of the viola d'amore, a baroque viola precursor, exploring its possibilities in modern music and period appropriate pieces. He joins us to share his debut album on the ECM label, featuring music from 1600 to the present day. ]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 Viola Unleashed (Soundcheck: Friday, 10 October 2008) 11856853 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/viola-unleashed-soundcheck-friday-10-october-2008/11856853/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
Garth Knox made his name as the violist in the celebrated Arditti String Quartet. Increasingly he's been a pioneer of the viola d'amore, a baroque viola precursor, exploring its possibilities in modern music and period appropriate pieces. He joins us to share his debut album on the ECM label, featuring music from 1600 to the present day. ]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 Viola Unleashed (Soundcheck: Friday, 10 October 2008) 11856854 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/guest-appearances-gone-wild-soundcheck-thursday-09-october-2008/11856854/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
Lil' Wayne appeared on more than 70 tracks and mixtapes last year. And Jay-Z will guest on an upcoming Coldplay song, repaying singer Chris Martin for appearing on the rap mogul's "Kingdom Come." With guest appearances quickly becoming the norm and not the exception, we ask New York times pop critic Jon Caramanica why cameos are so prevalent in hip hop. Soundcheck blog: When hip hop cameos reach the point of diminishing returns ]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:18:00 -0400 Guest Appearances Gone Wild (Soundcheck: Thursday, 09 October 2008) 11841582 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/guest-appearances-gone-wild-soundcheck-thursday-09-october-2008/11841582/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
Lil' Wayne appeared on more than 70 tracks and mixtapes last year. And Jay-Z will guest on an upcoming Coldplay song, repaying singer Chris Martin for appearing on the rap mogul's "Kingdom Come." With guest appearances quickly becoming the norm and not the exception, we ask New York times pop critic Jon Caramanica why cameos are so prevalent in hip hop. Soundcheck blog: When hip hop cameos reach the point of diminishing returns ]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:18:00 -0400 Guest Appearances Gone Wild (Soundcheck: Thursday, 09 October 2008) 11856855 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/soundchecks-cd-picks-of-the-week-soundcheck-thursday-09-october-2008/11856855/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
Juana Molina – Un Dia (One Day) – Domino Records Twenty years ago in Argentina, way before the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, there was a comic news program called La Noticia Rebelde, or Rebel News. One young actress featured on the show was Juana Molina, a rising star on television. But Juana dropped acting a few years later – for her country’s dismay – to pursue music. Now she is one of the most innovative singer-songwriters to come from Argentina who experiments with pop, electronica, beats and loops. Her music sounds really deep and dreamy, but somewhere in the underline you can hear her old sense of humor. -- picked by Gisele Regatao Elbow - “The Seldom Seen Kid” (Geffen) Our next CD pick of the week comes from Elbow, a band from Manchester, England, that won this year’s prestigious Mercury Prize for their album “The Seldom Seen Kid.” The Mercury honors great – and sometimes under-the-radar -- albums from British and Irish artists, and this year’s short list of nominees was impressive. On it were vets like Radiohead and Robert Plant and next-big-things like Adele and Laura Marling. But Elbow topped them with an expansive Britpop album that positively torpedoes that new Coldplay. Here’s “Grounds for Divorce” from The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow. – picked by Joel Meyer Rachel Unthank and the Winterset: The Bairns Our final CD pick this week is one of the Mercury Prize also-rans. And it’s amazing they were even nominated. Rachel Unthank & The Wintersets are young musicians playing very old music from Northumbria, a region of England rich in folklore and folk music. Rachel, her sister Becky, and their band have released an album called The Bairns, on Peter Gabriel’s Real World Records. Some of the songs are very short and very spare, a reminder of how they originally sounded. But most are arranged in strange and beautiful ways, as on this song called “I Wish.” -- picked by John Schaefer ]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:43:00 -0400 Soundcheck's CD Picks of the Week (Soundcheck: Thursday, 09 October 2008) 11841583 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/soundchecks-cd-picks-of-the-week-soundcheck-thursday-09-october-2008/11841583/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
Juana Molina – Un Dia (One Day) – Domino Records Twenty years ago in Argentina, way before the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, there was a comic news program called La Noticia Rebelde, or Rebel News. One young actress featured on the show was Juana Molina, a rising star on television. But Juana dropped acting a few years later – for her country’s dismay – to pursue music. Now she is one of the most innovative singer-songwriters to come from Argentina who experiments with pop, electronica, beats and loops. Her music sounds really deep and dreamy, but somewhere in the underline you can hear her old sense of humor. -- picked by Gisele Regatao Elbow - “The Seldom Seen Kid” (Geffen) Our next CD pick of the week comes from Elbow, a band from Manchester, England, that won this year’s prestigious Mercury Prize for their album “The Seldom Seen Kid.” The Mercury honors great – and sometimes under-the-radar -- albums from British and Irish artists, and this year’s short list of nominees was impressive. On it were vets like Radiohead and Robert Plant and next-big-things like Adele and Laura Marling. But Elbow topped them with an expansive Britpop album that positively torpedoes that new Coldplay. Here’s “Grounds for Divorce” from The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow. – picked by Joel Meyer Rachel Unthank and the Winterset: The Bairns Our final CD pick this week is one of the Mercury Prize also-rans. And it’s amazing they were even nominated. Rachel Unthank & The Wintersets are young musicians playing very old music from Northumbria, a region of England rich in folklore and folk music. Rachel, her sister Becky, and their band have released an album called The Bairns, on Peter Gabriel’s Real World Records. Some of the songs are very short and very spare, a reminder of how they originally sounded. But most are arranged in strange and beautiful ways, as on this song called “I Wish.” -- picked by John Schaefer ]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:43:00 -0400 Soundcheck's CD Picks of the Week (Soundcheck: Thursday, 09 October 2008) 11856856 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-return-of-peter-walker-soundcheck-thursday-09-october-2008/11856856/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
In the late 1960s, guitarist Peter Walker studied raga with Ravi Shankar and released two raga-inflected folk music. In the 1970’s he settled in Woodstock and disappeared from the music scene. He has now being re-discovered by a record label and is into Flamenco. He joins us with a live performance. ]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 The Return of Peter Walker (Soundcheck: Thursday, 09 October 2008) 11841584 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-return-of-peter-walker-soundcheck-thursday-09-october-2008/11841584/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
In the late 1960s, guitarist Peter Walker studied raga with Ravi Shankar and released two raga-inflected folk music. In the 1970’s he settled in Woodstock and disappeared from the music scene. He has now being re-discovered by a record label and is into Flamenco. He joins us with a live performance. ]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 The Return of Peter Walker (Soundcheck: Thursday, 09 October 2008) 11841585 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/steinski-soundcheck-wednesday-08-october-2008/11841585/
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Steven Stein currently writes a blog about music and copyright laws. But 25 years ago he was known as Steinski, a pioneering force in the controversial hip-hop style of record sampling and beat-making. Stein joins us to talk about breaking ground -- and wrestling with copyright issues -- in the 1980s. Soundcheck blog: John Schaefer muses on our increasingly sampled world ]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:00:00 -0400 Steinski (Soundcheck: Wednesday, 08 October 2008) 11856857 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/steinski-soundcheck-wednesday-08-october-2008/11856857/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
Steven Stein currently writes a blog about music and copyright laws. But 25 years ago he was known as Steinski, a pioneering force in the controversial hip-hop style of record sampling and beat-making. Stein joins us to talk about breaking ground -- and wrestling with copyright issues -- in the 1980s. Soundcheck blog: John Schaefer muses on our increasingly sampled world ]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:00:00 -0400 Steinski (Soundcheck: Wednesday, 08 October 2008) 11841586 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/girl-talk-soundcheck-wednesday-08-october-2008/11841586/
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Not long ago, Gregg Gillis was just a mild-mannered biomedical engineer. But his obsession with samples turned him into Girl Talk, a mad-scientist DJ who masterminds sweaty (and nearly naked) live shows. He joins us to talk about the risks and rewards of mashing up LL Cool J, Yo La Tengo, and more than 300 other ear-catching samples on his latest album "Feed the Animals." ]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:16:00 -0400 Girl Talk (Soundcheck: Wednesday, 08 October 2008) 11856858 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/girl-talk-soundcheck-wednesday-08-october-2008/11856858/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
Not long ago, Gregg Gillis was just a mild-mannered biomedical engineer. But his obsession with samples turned him into Girl Talk, a mad-scientist DJ who masterminds sweaty (and nearly naked) live shows. He joins us to talk about the risks and rewards of mashing up LL Cool J, Yo La Tengo, and more than 300 other ear-catching samples on his latest album "Feed the Animals." ]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:16:00 -0400 Girl Talk (Soundcheck: Wednesday, 08 October 2008) 11841587 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/dj-shadow-soundcheck-wednesday-08-october-2008/11841587/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
In 1996, the mysterious DJ Shadow released "Endtroducing," a scratch-happy album that made it into the Guinness Book of World Records as the first made up entirely of samples. Many of those samples came from old vinyl records. But as DJ Shadow told "Studio 360" producer Derek John, finding all those records wasn’t easy. ]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 DJ Shadow (Soundcheck: Wednesday, 08 October 2008) 11856859 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/dj-shadow-soundcheck-wednesday-08-october-2008/11856859/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
In 1996, the mysterious DJ Shadow released "Endtroducing," a scratch-happy album that made it into the Guinness Book of World Records as the first made up entirely of samples. Many of those samples came from old vinyl records. But as DJ Shadow told "Studio 360" producer Derek John, finding all those records wasn’t easy. ]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 DJ Shadow (Soundcheck: Wednesday, 08 October 2008) 11856860 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/esperanza-spalding-soundcheck-tuesday-07-october-2008/11856860/
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Jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding has always been precocious. She started playing the club scene Portland, Ore., as a teenager. When she was 20, she became the youngest faculty member ever at Berklee College of Music in Boston. And now at 23, after playing with jazz giants like Herbie Hancock and Pat Metheny, she is releasing an album in three languages. She joins us with a live performance.Esperanza Spalding is playing at the Highline Ballroom tomorrow night. The show starts at 8 p.m. ]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:00:00 -0400 Esperanza Spalding (Soundcheck: Tuesday, 07 October 2008) 11841588 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/esperanza-spalding-soundcheck-tuesday-07-october-2008/11841588/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
Jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding has always been precocious. She started playing the club scene Portland, Ore., as a teenager. When she was 20, she became the youngest faculty member ever at Berklee College of Music in Boston. And now at 23, after playing with jazz giants like Herbie Hancock and Pat Metheny, she is releasing an album in three languages. She joins us with a live performance.Esperanza Spalding is playing at the Highline Ballroom tomorrow night. The show starts at 8 p.m. ]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:00:00 -0400 Esperanza Spalding (Soundcheck: Tuesday, 07 October 2008) 11856861 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-myspace-debate-soundcheck-tuesday-07-october-2008/11856861/
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The popular social networking website has always been a place for small bands to reach out to fans and in many cases, achieve success. But the website is now owned by Ruphert Murdoch and when it launched its online music store last month it left the indies out. In the first of a four-smackdown series on music buying, we'll debate MySpace. Joining us is Erick Schonfeld, co-editor of Techcrunch.com, and Farhad Manjoo, technology columnist of Slate.com. Soundcheck Blog: John Schaefer on MySpace Next up in the series: iTunes, Wal-Mart, and then the iPod versus Zune. ]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:50:00 -0400 The MySpace Debate (Soundcheck: Tuesday, 07 October 2008) 11841589 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-myspace-debate-soundcheck-tuesday-07-october-2008/11841589/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
The popular social networking website has always been a place for small bands to reach out to fans and in many cases, achieve success. But the website is now owned by Ruphert Murdoch and when it launched its online music store last month it left the indies out. In the first of a four-smackdown series on music buying, we'll debate MySpace. Joining us is Erick Schonfeld, co-editor of Techcrunch.com, and Farhad Manjoo, technology columnist of Slate.com. Soundcheck Blog: John Schaefer on MySpace Next up in the series: iTunes, Wal-Mart, and then the iPod versus Zune. ]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:50:00 -0400 The MySpace Debate (Soundcheck: Tuesday, 07 October 2008) 11841590 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/boogaloo-nights-soundcheck-monday-06-october-2008/11841590/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
One story compiled in "Best Music Writing 2008" tells the story of a Latin music craze that briefly reigned supreme in 1960s New York. Music writer Oliver Wang shares the rise and fall of the boogaloo. ]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:25:00 -0400 Boogaloo Nights (Soundcheck: Monday, 06 October 2008) 11802044 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/boogaloo-nights-soundcheck-monday-06-october-2008/11802044/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
One story compiled in "Best Music Writing 2008" tells the story of a Latin music craze that briefly reigned supreme in 1960s New York. Music writer Oliver Wang shares the rise and fall of the boogaloo. ]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:25:00 -0400 Boogaloo Nights (Soundcheck: Monday, 06 October 2008) 11841591 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/music-the-year-in-words-soundcheck-monday-06-october-2008/11841591/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
This year's installment of the "Best Music Writing" series pulls together stories on Pete Seeger, the Wu Tang Clan, and a punk band called Nunzilla. Guest editor Nelson George joins us to talk about this year's selections. ]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 Music: The Year in Words (Soundcheck: Monday, 06 October 2008) 11841592 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-forecast-calls-for-rock-soundcheck-monday-06-october-2008/11841592/
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Sam Champion visits the Soundcheck studio for a live performance. No, not the New York-area TV weatherman and "Good Morning America" personality. We're joined by Sam Champion, the Brooklyn-based indie-rock quartet. They join us to play songs from their new album "Heavenly Bender." ]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 The Forecast Calls for Rock (Soundcheck: Monday, 06 October 2008) 11802047 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-forecast-calls-for-rock-soundcheck-monday-06-october-2008/11802047/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
Sam Champion visits the Soundcheck studio for a live performance. No, not the New York-area TV weatherman and "Good Morning America" personality. We're joined by Sam Champion, the Brooklyn-based indie-rock quartet. They join us to play songs from their new album "Heavenly Bender." ]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 The Forecast Calls for Rock (Soundcheck: Monday, 06 October 2008) 11802046 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/music-the-year-in-words-soundcheck-monday-06-october-2008/11802046/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
This year's installment of the "Best Music Writing" series pulls together stories on Pete Seeger, the Wu Tang Clan, and a punk band called Nunzilla. Guest editor Nelson George joins us to talk about this year's selections. ]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 Music: The Year in Words (Soundcheck: Monday, 06 October 2008) 11802048 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/indie-opera-around-new-york-soundcheck-friday-03-october-2008/11802048/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
New York City Opera has long been known as the cheaper and more accessible alternative for opera-goers. But as its home at Lincoln Center is being renovated this season, the company will essentially be closed. Without its roughly 120 performances, audiences and singers will have to look elsewhere. One place to start is the bars, basements and shoebox theaters around town, home to the city’s small, indie opera companies. Soundcheck’s Brian Wise reports. ]]> Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:45:00 -0400 Indie Opera around New York (Soundcheck: Friday, 03 October 2008) 11787955 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/indie-opera-around-new-york-soundcheck-friday-03-october-2008/11787955/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
New York City Opera has long been known as the cheaper and more accessible alternative for opera-goers. But as its home at Lincoln Center is being renovated this season, the company will essentially be closed. Without its roughly 120 performances, audiences and singers will have to look elsewhere. One place to start is the bars, basements and shoebox theaters around town, home to the city’s small, indie opera companies. Soundcheck’s Brian Wise reports. ]]> Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:45:00 -0400 Indie Opera around New York (Soundcheck: Friday, 03 October 2008) 11802049 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/in-good-humor-soundcheck-friday-03-october-2008/11802049/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
Two-time Grammy winning blues guitarist Taj Mahal has been playing the blues for four decades, but he hasn't lost his sense of humor. He joins us to talk about singing about an old man's itch on his new album, Maestro. The record includes high-profile guests like Ben Harper and Ziggy Marley.The Taj Mahal Trio is playing tomorrow night at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, starting at 9 p.m. ]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:36:00 -0400 In Good Humor (Soundcheck: Friday, 03 October 2008) 11787956 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/in-good-humor-soundcheck-friday-03-october-2008/11787956/
From : WNYC's Soundcheck
Two-time Grammy winning blues guitarist Taj Mahal has been playing the blues for four decades, but he hasn't lost his sense of humor. He joins us to talk about singing about an old man's itch on his new album, Maestro. The record includes high-profile guests like Ben Harper and Ziggy Marley.The Taj Mahal Trio is playing tomorrow night at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, starting at 9 p.m. ]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:36:00 -0400 In Good Humor (Soundcheck: Friday, 03 October 2008)