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Writer Rob Sheffield dives into the wild music references of Thomas Pynchon's novel-turned-film. Judah Friedlander shares funny songs. Paloma Faith plays in the Soundcheck studio. (episode)
Thomas Pynchon's psychedelic stoner-noir is crammed with hundreds of music references. Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield picks which songs may make it into Paul Thomas Anderson's film.
The comedian and '30 Rock' actor shares a Pick Three playlist, plus he tells us about the song he finds funniest and shows us his competitive ping pong shoes.
Hear the band perform in the Soundcheck studio.
Canadian garage-rock crew plays with Black Lips tonight at Irving Plaza. Download "We Are The Champion." (article)
The Danish singer-songwriter's deluxe edition of her 2014 album, Aventine, features unreleased songs, remixes and live performances. Hear a brand new song, "Arches." (article)
Twenty-year-old blues guitarist rocks Iridium tonight. Download "Spoonful." (article)
Author Caitlin Moran plays some favorite songs and talks about her new book. Shakey Graves performs live in the Soundcheck studio. Kind Of Blue has just been remade, note for note. (episode)
The bestselling author shares a playlist of her favorite songs, and talks about embracing enthusiasm, combating cynicism and coming of age as a teenage girl in 1990's England.
New York-based jazz quartet Mostly Other People Do The Killing have taken apart the 1959 Miles Davis classic and put it back together, note-for-note.
Hear the guitarist and singer Chris Porterfield and his band Field Report perform songs from Marigolden in the Soundcheck studio.
The retro-leaning Los Angeles band returns with a wildly ambitious 24-song double album. (article)
Tight pop melodies from Denver husband-and-wife duo at Webster Hall tonight. Download "I'm Callin." (article)
Jill Sobule makes a record out of an old charm bracelet, and plays some of it live; Lydia Denworth explores how sound shapes our world as infants. (episode)
In her new book, I Can Hear You Whisper, journalist Lydia Denworth writes about choosing to get a cochlear implant for her deaf son.
The brassy-voiced British pop star stops by our studio to perform songs from her latest album, A Perfect Contradiction.
Beneath big hits like “Changes” and “Let’s Dance” lies the real genius of David Bowie. Soundcheck host John Schaefer offers up his favorite essential lesser-known masterpiece songs. (article)
A new documentary about Clark Terry helps Soundcheck get smarter about the jazz trumpeter's music. Malian guitarist Rokia Traore performs in the Soundcheck studio. (episode)
A poignant documentary, Keep On Keepin’ On, focuses on the life of the now-93 year old jazz trumpeter and one of his young students.
Hear the Canadian vocalist perform music from her latest recording, Fool's Gold, in the Soundcheck studio.