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Farm Aid holds its annual concert Saturday in, of all places, Camden, New Jersey. We find out why a music festival created to support American agriculture is coming to a concrete-cove... (episode)
Over a thirty year career, blues guitarist Robert Cray has won five Grammys, sold millions of albums and is currently opening for Eric Clapton. Today, Cray shares music from "Live Fro... (episode)
Danny Elfman is of Hollywood’s most sought-after composers, especially known for scoring such Tim Burton films as "The Nightmare before Christmas" and for his theme to "The Simpsons."... (episode)
Wynton Marsalis is known for his strong opinions and his controversial appreciation of the history of jazz. Today, Marsalis talks about one of his biggest passions: the classic Hot Fi... (episode)
Paying $400 to see the Rolling Stones or $700 for Barbara Streisand might sound excessive as it is. But you'll fork over even more when you go to eBay or a scalper. Today, a look at h... (episode)
This season, the Metropolitan Opera is planning to broadcast operas to movie theaters, satellite radio, and even Times Square. Across the plaza, New York City Opera is dropping its ti... (episode)
Led Zeppelin is out and Hip Hop is in. That’s what one automobile ad campaign wants you to believe. Today on Soundcheck, how ad agencies use music to sell their products...and break... (episode)
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Only in New York can you hear jazz inside an old grain silo, opera in a converted shoe factory, and chamber music on a barge in the East River. Today, a look the city's unusual perfor... (episode)
Fans of musicals are least likely to take drugs or commit crimes, while hip hop and dance music fans are more likely to have had multiple sex partners. Today on Soundcheck, we discuss... (episode)
Steve Van Zandt has a career built on many roles: as the longtime guitarist with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band; as Tony Soprano's closest advisor (the pompadoured Silvio Dante); a... (episode)