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Joy Division
Joy Division was one of the gloomiest rock bands to emerge from England in the late '70s. The troubled life of the band's front-man, Ian Curtis, is now the subject of the rock biopic "Control." We talk to the film's director, Anton Corbijn. Also: Composer AR Rahman is a star in his native India, having sold more than 100 million albums, and composed the soundtracks to dozens of Bollywood films. Now American audiences are about to get more familiar with his music, which is featured in Cate Blanchett's film "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," which opens this Friday. Finally, Soundcheck's CD Picks of the week.
No Joy in Tragic Tale
The British band Joy Division had a short life in the late 70s, but today it has become one of the biggest influences in alternative rock, with disciples like Interpol and the Killers. The troubled life of the band’s front-man, Ian Curtis, is now the subject of the rock biopic ...
Soundcheck CD Picks of the Week
Each week, the Soundcheck staff digs through their inboxes for the best, catchiest, or strangest music they can find.
Marcel Khalifé: Taqasim (Nagam Records/Connecting Cultures Records)
Marcel Khalifé is a Lebanese composer and master of the Arabic lute oud who lives in exile in Paris. This instrumental record explores ...
Marcel Khalifé: Taqasim (Nagam Records/Connecting Cultures Records)
Marcel Khalifé is a Lebanese composer and master of the Arabic lute oud who lives in exile in Paris. This instrumental record explores ...
AR Rahman
Dubbed the Mozart from Madras, AR Rahman is India's best-known composer. While American audiences know the music he wrote for Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit "Bombay Dreams," they’re about to get even more familiar with his work, thanks to "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," a film about Queen Elizabeth starring Cate Blanchett ...