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John Flansburgh visits Soundcheck to examine musical hoaxes—just in time for April Fool’s Day. Plus, California-based a cappela band Slammin performs live in our studio. (episode)
B-musicals were low-budget song-and-dance rarities made in the 30s, 40s and 50s that proved to be a training ground for future A-list stars like Ann Miller, Donald O'Connor and many o... (episode)
In "The Label: The Story of Columbia Records," author Gary Marmorstein chronicles the fascinating history of a label that helped give us the careers of Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Bil... (episode)
While most experts agree that the CDs days are numbered, don't break out the Requiems just yet. Today we look at niche labels who are not only focusing their efforts on CD production,... (episode)
Jennifer Lopez releases her first album in Spanish tomorrow. Today Soundcheck looks into the phenomenon of Latin crossover… in reverse. Producer Rudy Perez joins us to explain how har... (episode)
To be an old school label in 2007 is to be out of business. Between today, and Wednesday, we will run three segments looking at the past, present and future of record labels. On today... (episode)
We know they're good musicians, but are they good Deejays too? Bob Dylan, Marky Ramone, and Snoop Dog all have their own shows. Musician deejays "Little Steven" Van Zandt and John McE... (episode)
Lee Hazlewood is an iconoclastic figure in pop, behind songs like “These Boots are Made for Walking” and “Some Velvet Morning.” At age 77 he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Tod... (episode)
Doc Pomus wrote “Save the Last Dance for Me” without being able to dance, or even walk. On today’s show, we look at how the polio survivor penned some of the era’s biggest hits yet s... (episode)
Novels about pop music often hit on tried and true themes but not so in the case of writer Jonathan Lethem. His latest, "You Don't Love Me Yet," is an improbable comic novel about the... (episode)