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Soundcheck / July 26, 2005

Soundcheck

Tuesday, July 26, 2005
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  • Paul Shaffer
    Paul Shaffer (Late Night with David Letterman)

    Oh no, payola!

    Music’s making big news today as Sony-BMG, the world's largest producer of recorded music, has agreed pay a 10 million dollars settlement for paying DJ's to play its songs. Scott McKenzie, editor of Billboard Radio Monitor, will join us to talk about the crackdown on the time honored tradition of payola…and tell us what it means for what we’ll be hearing on the radio. And Paul Shaffer's big break came in 1982 as the leader of "the world's most dangerous band," serving as sidekick, bandleader and music director on David Letterman's late-night talk show. Today on Soundcheck, Paul Shaffer joins John Schaefer to walk through some career highlights and talk about the re-uniting of some of the key bands who made up the British Invasion. And we'll have a visit from the Brooklyn band, The Howard Fishman Quartet. Fishman's musical interests move between old-time swing and contemporary chamber pop. He and the band will perform live in the studio.

Show us the money

Scott McKenzie tells us about the implications of cracking down on payola.
» Billboard Radio Monitor

The World's Most Dangerous Bandleader

Paul Shaffer has been a musician, bandleader and talk show sidekick for much of his career. He'll joins us today to talk about playing host to an upcoming "British invasion" concert.
» Paul Shaffer's bio

Bandleader for the 21st century

Howard Fishman's Brooklyn-born band champions a unique style of chamber pop. They're celebrating the release of a new cd and they'll perform live in the studio.
» Howard Fishman's Web site

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

Soundcheck

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

Soundcheck

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.