Critics' Week: The Decade in Pop Music
Monday, December 14, 2009
The decade in music: Take Soundcheck's Listeners Poll!
Guests:
Maura JohnstonThe Decade in Pop Music
In 2000, iPods hadn’t yet arrived, Tower Records was still the go-to music retailer, and no one could imagine the music industry phenomenon that would become "American Idol." Today, music writer Maura Johnston fills us in on how pop music responded to the major changes in technology (Youtube, iPods, MySpace) ...
Soundcheck's Picks of 2009
Our favorite albums in 2009 include music featured in a car commercial, some old Americana, Bernstein's Mass and a pioneer of Brazilian Manguebeat.
Julian Lennon
Soundcheck Critics' Week: Best Pop of the '00s
During the week of December 14, WNYC's Soundcheck is speaking with music critics each day about their favorite material of 2009 and the last decade. For Monday's edition, John Schaefer spoke with freelance music writer Maura Johnston about pop in the aughts.
Soundcheck's Picks of the Year
What a year it was... Our favorite albums include music from a car commercial, some old Americana, a Bernstein Mass and… well, you know we have someone from Brazil on our team…
New Pop for a New Century?
Soundcheck's John Schaefer wants to know what you thought was the biggest story in pop music during the '00s.
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Lissy Trullie
"Don't To Do"
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Jams Dean
"Where The Wild Jams Are"
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"Mom Cop"
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