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Thursday, January 05, 2006
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    Beware File Sharers!

    The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has filed a new round of lawsuits against file-sharers, bringing the total number of such lawsuits in the US to over 17,000. Today on Soundcheck, we speak with Brad Hill, a frequent contributor to The Digital Music Weblog, who'll give us an overview of the state of the lawsuits. We'll also be joined by the guitarist Jason Vieaux. He's a leading performer of music for spanish guitar. He's just released a new cd devoted to the music of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny.

RIAA lawsuits continue

Brad Hill, a frequent contributor to The Digital Music Weblog, joins us for an RIAA lawsuit overview.
» Brad Hill's Blog

Jason Vieaux

Jason Vieaux discusses his new cd, devoted to jazz guitarist Pat Metheny.
» Jason Vieaux's Website

Best Live Performances of 2008

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

The Year in Music and Branding

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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.

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.

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.