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The Eagles are the sound of Wal-Mart and Paul McCartney's music is selling Starbucks. Today, how the ad jingle has moved beyond "plop, plop, fizz, fizz." Also: Folk heiress Lucy Wainw... (episode)
Classical music concerts weren't always formal rituals where audiences sat in funereal silence. A new book called "After the Golden Age" explains how 19th-century recitals were like r... (episode)
Some of the most fascinating songs on the planet last for hours, evolve over time and contain messages that no one quite understands. Today we find out about the mysterious world of w... (episode)
Many hospitals use music as a way to ease patients' pain, lower blood pressure, and reduce stress. But not everyone believes in music's therapeutic benefits. Today: a Soundcheck Smack... (episode)
Ry Cooder is best known for his work on the platinum-selling Buena Vista Social Club. On today's show, the virtuoso guitarist talks about his latest album, the third part of a trilogy... (episode)
Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline helped define classic country music from the 1950s through the Seventies. Today we peer inside the dark heart of a genre obsessed with drink... (episode)
Fifteen years ago, Liz Phair released her debut LP, "Exile in Guyville" and heralded a new gender politics for rock. Since then, she’s become an indie star, a major-label pop diva, an... (episode)
In the age of MP3s and burned CDs, the mixtape is a lost art form. Yet for people of a certain generation, cassette mix tapes are worth remembering as the ultimate audio valentines. T... (episode)
Rapper Ice T is set to perform with the Indianapolis Symphony, but it’s not the first time two very different genres have found common ground. Today we look at the cozy relationship b... (episode)
To some music fans, a concert isn't a concert until they've taken a picture using their cell phone. Or text-messaged their friends. Today, we debate whether cellular phones are enhanc... (episode)