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I grew up on a well-intentioned, but deeply damaging, diet of show tunes and folk songs, with a little light classical mixed in. The soundtracks to John Hughes movies really pushed my... (article)
For every couple that bonds over a passion for Puccini, there's another that runs aground because he loves Bach and she loves Beyoncé. Today: When taste in music tears couples apart. ... (episode)
I’m looking forward to the Super Bowl. I’m looking forward to the Super Bowl. Really, I’m looking forward to the Super Bowl. Goddam Giants. No, I’m NOT looking forward to the Supe... (article)
This year's Super Bowl telecast comes during a tough time in the advertising industry. Find out the role music will play in this year's ads and during the halftime show. Plus: live mu... (episode)
Political oppression, violence, hyper-inflation, plus a recent cholera epidemic have devastated the southern African nation of Zimbabwe.
Although William Schuman died in 1992, his heyday as a composer was in the middle of the century – the 40s through the 60s. At that time, composers who wanted to be taken seriously w... (article)
William Schuman composed more than 100 works during his lifetime and won the Pulitzer Prize for music. But he still found time to re-shape Lincoln Center and the Juilliard School. Tod... (episode)
In the film 'Apocalypse Now,' two characters learn the hard way that you 'never get out of the boat.' But today the Soundcheck Smackdown dares to venture into a tiger-filled jungle wi... (article)
As cultural icons go, Bruce Springsteen has it all: heaps of hit albums, decades of critical acclaim, and most recently, the ear of a new American president. But skeptics still aren't... (episode)
A lot has already been written about whether an Obama-led capitol city will have a different, hipper feel, merely because of the influence of the young, basketball-playing, Blackberry... (article)
Today: we kick off the first in an occasional series called "The Culture of Change: Obama's first 100 Days," by looking at Washington, D.C. While sometimes maligned as being a little ... (episode)