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Friday, November 17, 2006

The Chicago power-pop band OK Go became a viral Internet sensation earlier this year when two homemade videos - including one of a choreographed treadmill dance routine - leaked onto the Internet. But before that, they were (beleive it or not) a Public Radio favorite. Today, the band talks about virtual fame and plays live in the studio. Also: the indie-rock duo Mates of State first came to public attention when they held a contest for fans to create their own video for the first track on their EP: "Goods (All In Your Head)." The winning entry became the official video for the song, and was aired on MTV. The wife-and-husband duo performs live in the studio. And finally: We find out why members of Procol Harum are in court this week over the authorship of their 1967 hit "A Whiter Shade of Pale."

OK Go

When OK Go started dancing on treadmills they helped trigger a major music marketing phenomenon. The band explains how it happened, and performs live in the studio.

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Procol Harum seeks to settle score

How members of the band Procol Harum are locked in a copyright battle over the 1967 hit "Whiter Shade of Pale."

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Mates of State

The husband-and-wife indie-rock duo Mates of State perform live in the studio.

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