Bill Janovitz

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Bill Janovitz's New Book Tells Stones' Story In 50 Songs

Friday, February 21, 2014

In his new book, Rocks Off: 50 Tracks That Tell the Story Of The Rolling Stones, Bill Janovitz defines the iconic rock band in 50 songs.

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The Rolling Stones In 50 Songs; Saint Rich Plays Live; Smooth Jazz

Friday, February 21, 2014

In this episode: Next week, in honor of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles first playing in the U.S., Soundcheck is reigniting the most important debate of our day: The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones with a live Smackdown at the New York Public Library. (You can make your case here.)

So in the lead-up, we revisit a recent segment with Bill Janovitz, music writer and founding member of the group Buffalo Tom, who wrote 50 essays for his book called Rocks Off: 50 Tracks that Tell The Story Of The Rolling Stones.

Then, New Jersey-bred indie rock band Saint Rich is derived from another band, the instrumental outfit Delicate Steve. Hear the band play songs from its debut album, Beyond the Drone, in the Soundcheck studio.

And: Smooth jazz -- which had its heyday in the 1980's and early ‘90s -- is making a comeback, especially out at sea. Nate Chinen, jazz and pop critic at The New York Times, discusses the evolution of the much maligned genre, and its resurgence via the cruise industry.

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50 Songs That Define The Stones; Savages Plays Live; Rare Recordings From Native American Groups

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

In this epiosde: Bill Janovitz -- writer and founder the ‘90's alternative rock band Buffalo Tom --  talks about a new collection of essays about 50 Rolling Stones songs. 

Plus: Last year the British post-punk band Savages was hailed as one of the best new bands in the U.K. — and at the time, only had one or two songs to its credit. Now that the group's brutal and elegant debut, Silence Yourself, is out, the reviews are in — and they are rave. They play live

And: Columbia University’s Center for Ethnomusicology is voluntarily returning — to several Native American groups — a treasure trove of rare recordings of traditional songs and dances.  Aaron Fox, Associate Professor of music at Columbia and former director of the Center, explains why.