Andy Greenwald

Freelance music writer

Andy Greenwald appears in the following:

Comedy Central Picks New Host for 'The Daily Show'

Monday, March 30, 2015

WNYC
Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old comedian from South Africa, will replace outgoing host Jon Stewart.

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'Twin Peaks' Is Returning To Television, But What About The Music?

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

David Lynch and Mark Frost invite us all to revisit the mysterious town of Twin Peaks, 25 years later.

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Revisiting WKRP In Cincinnati; Twin Peaks Is Back, But What About Its Music?; Streets Of Laredo Plays Live

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

The beloved rock radio sitcom has a new box set with most of its original music. The surreal drama Twin Peaks is coming back in 2016. Streets of Laredo plays in the Soundcheck studio.

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HOLLYWOOD ON THE POTOMAC

Friday, August 29, 2014

Bob speaks with Grantland TV critic Andy Greenwald, and the creators of "Veep" and "House of Cards" about why Hollywood is shining a spotlight on DC.

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Hollywood on the Potomac

Friday, May 09, 2014

There are currently more than a dozen television shows set in or around the world of Washington, DC—dramas like Netflix's "House of Cards," comedies like HBO's "Veep," and thrillers like FX's "The Americans." Bob speaks with Grantland TV critic Andy Greenwald, and the creators of "Veep" and "House of Cards" about why Hollywood is shining a spotlight on DC.

And if you want to hear more about DC television, listen to this extended cut of Bob's interview with "Veep" creator Armando Iannucci.

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'Fess Up: Your Musical Guilty Pleasures

Monday, May 06, 2013

It's guilty pleasures week on Soundcheck -- and that means that it's time to come clean. Do you have a musical guilty pleasure? A genre... an artist... a song that you secretly love b...

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The Worst of 2011

Friday, December 23, 2011

It was the best of sounds...it was the worst of sounds. We conclude Critics Week with a look at the biggest musical mistakes of the year with author and Grantland.com pop culture correspondent Andy Greenwald. And -- we ask you to weigh in.

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Smackdown: Battle of the Big Ideas

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Concept albums have been buzzed about as of late, with new releases from Bjork, The Roots and Coldplay (just to name a few) following the time-honored format.

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Soundcheck Smackdown: Phil Collins

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Last week, drummer-turned-singer Phil Collins once again publicly stated - and restated - his intentions of withdrawing from the music biz. The news leads us to this week’s Soundcheck Smackdown, when music writer Andy Greenwald and Entertainment Weekly editor-at-large Ken Tucker face off about the highs and lows of the former Genesis frontman’s career.

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