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Soundcheck / January 03, 2006

Soundcheck

Tuesday, January 03, 2006
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    New Year, New Songs

    Today on Soundcheck, live music from the indie band, All Nights Chemists. And the best in spoken word from the director of the Bowery Poetry Club. Also: Sony BMG has tentatively settled at least 15 consumer class actions brought against the music company over its use of copy-protection software on CDs. We're joined by Brian Krebs, a technology columnist for Washingtonpost.com, where he authors the "Security Fix" blog, with a look at its implications.

Sony's spyware settlement

Brian Krebs, a technology columnist for Washingtonpost.com, discusses the settlement that has been reached in that flap over spyware installed in CDs by Sony-BMG.
» Security Fix blog

Poets Speak!

Poet and director of the Bowery Poetry Club Bob Holman shares his picks for the best new spoken word artists.
» Bowery Poetry Club's Website
Also, we dip into the Soundcheck inbox to air some of your rants and raves. You can always email us at soundcheck@wnyc.org.

All Night Chemists

A band from Brooklyn is just starting to make waves. They play live in the studio.
» All Night Chemists Website

Toumani Diabaté

Best Live Performances of 2008

Soundcheck

We revisit memorable in-studio performances from Toumani Diabaté, Cat Power, Regina Spektor, and others.

Marvin Gaye

The Year in Music and Branding

Soundcheck

Pop music and advertising go together like peanut butter and jelly. Grey Group music director Josh Rabinowitz shares his picks for the best song picks and ad campaigns of 2008.

Taylor Swift

Critics Week

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Music writers look back at the year's best pop, rock, hip hop, classical, jazz, Latin and world albums. Plus: the worst music of the year and the best online music. Read our critics' lists here. And don't forget to cast your vote in our best-albums poll.

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Noteworthy New York

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We have invited musicians and artists to help us select their favorite cultural destination in the neighborhood where they live. From parks and coffee shops to bowling alleys and museums, the options are as diverse as our group of contributors.