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The DJ in the Operating Room

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Friday, October 19, 2007

Like most of modern life, surgery has acquired a soundtrack, whether it be reggae or rock, Celtic or classical. Surgeons say it relieves tension, focuses their attention and helps pass the time. Today, Susan Schwartz, a reporter for the Montreal Gazette and Dr. Alan I. Benvenisty from St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center talk about playlists for surgery. Also on the show: the Glasgow indie rock back 1990s evokes another era in their music: '70s glam rock. They perform live in the studio.

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Susan Schwartz

The Many Soundracks of Surgery

Before they scrub in, many doctors in an operating room have something to consider beyond medical matters: What music will they play? Susan Schwartz, a reporter for the Montreal Gazette, and Dr. Alan I. Benvenisty, M.D., who practices general surgery and vascular surgery at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center join ...

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1990s

1990s are an indie rock three-piece band from Glasgow that claim to play music "like a blonde gets out of a car." Whatever that means, they are here in town for this year's CMJ Music Marathon and join us today with a live performance.

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