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Muzak Attack
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Muzak is all around us, even if it doesn’t sound like the elevator music of yester-year. Find out how it influences our spending habits. Plus, Charles Busch. The '80s fringe-theater playwright, novelist, and drag performer stops by to talk about directing his first movie, "A Very Serious Person," which opens next week as part of the TriBeCa Film festival. Finally, composer Yehudi Wyner joins us on the phone from Italy to discuss winning the 2006 Pulitzer Prize.
Muzak Attack
Muzak is all around us, even if it doesn’t sound like the elevator music of yester-year. We’ll explore how the music piped into stores, restaurants, and other public spaces influences your spending habits – and whether there’s simply too much canned music.
» More on Muzak
» Julian Lloyd Webber on background music
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize for Music was announced yesterday. Today on Soundcheck a discussion with the winner, composer Yehudi Wyner.
Charles Busch
Drag legend Charles Busch stops by to discuss his latest endeavor. He’s written plays, musicals, novels, and librettos, and has just directed his first feature movie, which opens next week as part of the TriBeCa Film festival, "A Very Serious Person."
» A Very Serious Person Website
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