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New Year, New Songs
Today on Soundcheck, live music from the indie band, All Nights Chemists. And the best in spoken word from the director of the Bowery Poetry Club. Also: Sony BMG has tentatively settled at least 15 consumer class actions brought against the music company over its use of copy-protection software on CDs. We're joined by Brian Krebs, a technology columnist for Washingtonpost.com, where he authors the "Security Fix" blog, with a look at its implications.
Sony's spyware settlement
Brian Krebs, a technology columnist for Washingtonpost.com, discusses the settlement that has been reached in that flap over spyware installed in CDs by Sony-BMG.
» Security Fix blog
Poets Speak!
Poet and director of the Bowery Poetry Club Bob Holman shares his picks for the best new spoken word artists.
» Bowery Poetry Club's Website
Also, we dip into the Soundcheck inbox to air some of your rants and raves. You can always email us at soundcheck@wnyc.org.
All Night Chemists
A band from Brooklyn is just starting to make waves. They play live in the studio.
» All Night Chemists Website
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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.
