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Wednesday, May 18, 2005
  • Bruce Springsteen's Devils and Dust CD cover
    Bruce Springsteen Devils & Dust CD (Sony)

    Who's the Boss?

    Bruce Springsteen's new record, Devils and Dust, comes as part of a long tradition of singing about the working class, from Woody Guthrie to Johnny cash to Bob Dylan. Today on the show, Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone, tells us how the Boss has taken up the mantle of the working person, and whether he succeeds. And Dave van Ronk was one of the founding fathers of the 1960s folk revival. The co-writer of his memoir, Elijah Wald, joins us to talk about van Ronk, "The Mayor of MacDougal Street."

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Introducing our Video Contest

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John Schaefer gives the lowdown on Soundcheck's music video challenge with the Fiery Furnaces.

In Studio: Angel Deradoorian

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The 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist performs live in our studio.

Cucu Diamantes Performs Amor Cronico

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Cucu Diamantes went from a tough childhood in Havana, Cuba, to an art school in Rome to underground New York City, where she co-founded the Latin alternative band Yerba Buena.

In Studio: Stephanie McKay

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The local singer-songwriter performs "Jackson Avenue," a nostalgic toast to her childhood in the South Bronx.

In Studio: The Decemberists

The Portland, Ore., band's latest album, "The Hazards of Love," is a concept album with a mythological flair. They joined Soundcheck to play live for a studio audience in WNYC's Greene Space.

Sound Off

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Throughout May, Soundcheck presents “Sound Off” a Friday series on the many aspects of noise in music and our lives. The series -- which coincides with “Better Hearing and Speech Month” -- looks at issues like New York’s noisiest neighborhoods, the latest research on iPods and hearing loss, and what happens when noise becomes a musical ingredient.