Who SPIN Missed: Listeners Weigh In
Friday, May 25, 2012
Our segment on SPIN's new "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list got a lot of feedback - some vitriolic, some snarky, and some supportive. What nearly every comment had, though, was a name of someone who was overlooked in SPIN's list. Here's a Spotify playlist featuring just a few of the "unsung guitar heroes" suggested in the comments.
The Rights and Wrongs of Spin's Guitar List
Thursday, May 24, 2012
John Schaefer's response to Spin's List of 100 Greatest Guitarists
RIP Donna Summer
Thursday, May 17, 2012
John Schaefer refuses to acknowledge his response to Donna Summer's music.
Music and motion in concert
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Dancing in concerts: John Schaefer feels strongly both ways.
Remembering Pete Fornatale
Friday, April 27, 2012
John Schaefer recalls a New York radio legend
Kudos to two very different musicians
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Two musical awards are announced - one national, the other local.
Kraftwerk at MOMA
Monday, April 16, 2012
John Schaefer reports back on Saturday's Kraftwerk performance
Kraftwerk's Brilliantly Mixed Message
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Kraftwerk's simple songs are not so simple after all.
The Ring Haiku project
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Setting the stage for tomorrow's big Ring Haiku event!
Exclusive: 'Newsies' Cast Recording Stream
Monday, April 02, 2012
PLEASE NOTE: Soundcheck's weeklong sneak preview of the "Newsies" cast recording is over. The stream has expired. Thank you for listening!
Disney's new Broadway musical "Newsies" will release an original cast recording on iTunes on April 10 and on CD on May 15. But Soundcheck premiered the album a week early with an exclusive stream.
Playlist: Dr. John Pays a Studio Call + Ethan Lipton: In Studio
Monday, March 26, 2012
Click through to see today's playlist.
Songs for a Future We Hope to Never See
Friday, March 23, 2012
Great songs for terrible futures
Accordions And Prison Music - a followup
Friday, March 23, 2012
More listener comments on recent Soundcheck shows
The Best Wedding Bands May Not Be Wedding Bands
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
John Schaefer's search for a "cool wedding band"
Living On Borrowed Sounds
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Reactions to yesterday's segment about a controversial film score
How To Store Virgin Vinyl?
Friday, February 17, 2012
After yesterday's Supercollectors segment about digital audio storage, our listener Matt emailed us to ask us a question of a very analog nature.
More Boombox Stories
Thursday, February 16, 2012
After yesterday’s Supercollectors segment on boomboxes, we received some interesting feedback in the Soundcheck inbox.