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Tuesday, October 18, 2005
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    Falling on Tone-Deaf Ears?

    If you've ever cringed at the sound of someone warbling off-key on karaoke night, you may assume they're just bad singers. But that person may also suffer from a condition called amusia. People with amusia have difficulty distinguishing between two notes that are close together, or even remembering a simple melody. Today we're joined by Lauren Stewart, a research fellow at University College in London and the University of Newcastle, and who recently wrote an article about amusia in the BBC Music Magazine. Also: Touring with her latest recording Back to Me and appearing tonight at Webster Hall, rising star singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards stops in for a chat. Following the release of her debut album "Failer" in 2003, Rolling Stone declared this Canadian native one of the year's most promising new acts.

Kathleen Edwards

Singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards joins us in advance of her performance at Webster Hall tonight.
» Kathleen Edwards's Web site

All About Amusia

Lauren Stewart, a research fellow at University College in London and the University of Newcastle, talks about research into the misunderstand amusia.

Irma Thomas

Irma Thomas

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New Orleans singer Irma Thomas has survived 50 years in the music business - and at least two hurricanes. She joins us to talk about her record, Simply Grand.

Bon Iver

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Singer-songwriter Justin Vernon spent a winter holed up in his father's hunting cabin in remote Wisconsin, recording songs about solitude that would be released under the name Bon Iver. He joins us to play some of them live.

Billboard Chart

Who's On Top and Who Should Be?

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Soundcheck looks at the artists who are reigning atop the Billboard albums chart -- and what their rankings tell us about the state of pop music.

Janelle Monae

The Next Big Things

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Paste magazine editor-in-chief Josh Jackson joins us to talk about Johnny Flynn, Janelle Monae, Bon Iver, Amy MacDonald and other must-hear artists who made Paste’s list of "The Best of What’s Next: 26 Emerging Artists You Should Know."

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