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Monday, March 13, 2006
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  • Punk Rock

    Billy Bragg is kicking off his first US tour in two years with a touchdown at South by Southwest. The British anti-folk singer will also be in our studio to perform live. And The Sex Pistols say they are boycotting their induction into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame on Monday night. Are they just being punks or is the Hall irrelevant? Also: The mix of art and spirit in music from mystic and composer G.I. Gurdjieff.

Billy Bragg

The legendary anti-folk punk rocker plays live in the studio.
» Billy Bragg's website

Who Cares about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Sex Pistols don't care about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Should you? We speak to Warren Zanes, of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and rock critic Tim Riley.
» Rock and Rock Hall of Fame website

Musical Mysticism

The mystic and composer G.I. Gurdjieff combined music, dance and spiritual teachings.
» Information about the Rubin Museum screening

Irma Thomas

Irma Thomas

Soundcheck

August 22, 2008
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

Soundcheck

July 30, 2008
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?

Soundcheck

August 14, 2008
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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