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REM - The end of the night in Belgrade, 2005(David Belisle)90s Nostalgia: Too Soon?
From MC Hammer to Chumbawamba, the 1990s produced some memorable musical moments. But when is it too early to look back? David Kamp, music journalist and co-author of the Rock Snobs Dictionary will help answer that question, and we'll take your calls: are we ready for 90s nostalgia? And we'll speak with Steve Knopper, music and business reporter for Rolling Stone magazine. He'll be by to help take the pulse of the blues. Blues greats RL Burnside and Clarence Gatemouth Brown have just died, and on Friday the legendary BB King turns 80. Is the delta blues tradition dying out? Who are the younger musicians who are carrying onthe tradition?
Too soon to look back?
We'll take your calls on 90s nostalgia with music jounalist David Kamp.
You can also email us your thoughst on th ebest and the worst of the 90s at soundcheck@wnyc.org.
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Taking the pulse of the Blues
With the passing of some of the great blues artists of our time, we look at the state of the blues with music and business reporter Steve Knopper.
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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.
