Sometimes even the biggest music fans miss the boat on important albums and artists. On today's show, music critic Ann Powers explains how prejudice, second-guessing and downright obliviousness has caused her to miss some great music. And we take your calls.
Also: Juilliard-trained pianist Andy Russo joins us to share "Mix Tape," a collection of 14 classical arrangements of nuggets by Billy Joel, James Blunt, the B-52's, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and countless others.
Enter Soundcheck’s songwriting contest! Your lyrics could be selected by our Grammy Award-winning judge and set to music by New York-area musicians. Click here for rules and more details.
Also: Juilliard-trained pianist Andy Russo joins us to share "Mix Tape," a collection of 14 classical arrangements of nuggets by Billy Joel, James Blunt, the B-52's, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and countless others.
Enter Soundcheck’s songwriting contest! Your lyrics could be selected by our Grammy Award-winning judge and set to music by New York-area musicians. Click here for rules and more details.
"Regrets, I have a few…"
Music fans and critics alike often prematurely dismiss or miss out on important acts because of immaturity or circumstance. Today we talk with LA Times pop music critic Ann Powers about why she missed the boat on artists ranging from David Bowie to Jeff Buckley to the White Stripes. And ...
How to Make a Mix Tape
Juilliard-trained pianist Andy Russo has released Mix Tape, a collection of 14 classical arrangements of nuggets by Billy Joel, James Blunt, the B-52’s, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and countless others. The album pays homage to those old cassettes you gave your high school sweetheart. Russo joins us to perform live ...
What I Missed: Hank Williams
I am a city boy – always have been. And so country music has long been my musical blind spot. Now, I have to say, in my own defense, that country music itself is at least partially responsible for my longtime ignorance: all that slick, overproduced Nashville stuff tends to ...