As America voted for change Tuesday, the old-time metal-rockers AC/DC were hanging on to the top spot on the Billboard albums chart for a second week. Right on their heels were albums by Pink and John Legend. On today's show: what this week's top-selling albums do - and don't - say about the national mood. Also: Canadian singer and songwriter Kathleen Edwards is performing a special acoustic show with John Doe of the legendary punk outfit X. The pair join us to talk about this unusual collaboration.
Pop at the Polls
On the third installment of our monthly series "Who's On Top and Who Should Be," music critic Mike Wolf joins us to crack open the Billboard charts to see which albums were selling as people were voting.
Soundcheck blog: John Schaefer on the reign of AC/DC
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Soundcheck blog: John Schaefer on the reign of AC/DC
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Inside The Presidential iPod
Earlier this year, when Barack Obama revealed the contents of his iPod to Rolling Stone magazine, many music fans were fairly impressed by the diversity of his playlists: Yo-Yo Ma, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z and John Coltrane were among the cited artists. Now, after a grueling campaign when music ...
Hockey and Harmonies
As a member of the seminal 1980s punk band X, John Doe helped introduce male-female vocal harmonies to the punk rock. Later, he moved on to solo albums and an acting career. Canadian singer and songwriter Kathleen Edwards has written music about her favorite sport -- hockey -- and broken ...
For Those About to Chart...
Today’s another installment in our occasional series we call “Who’s On Top – And Who Should Be.” It’s the second part of the title, of course, that’s more interesting. Yeah, AC/DC’s second week at #1 is kind of interesting, if only because of ...