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Soundcheck / June 12, 2006

Soundcheck

Monday, June 12, 2006
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    Stokes in Love/Life at Lincoln Center (Joan Marcus)

    Tony Awards Round-up

    Soundcheck rounds up the winners and losers at last night's Tony Awards with Time Out New York theater editor David Cote. Also, Tony-winning singer and actor Brian Stokes Mitchell performs live in the studio. One of the leading voices on Broadway he has just released the debut album on the Playbill Records label. Plus the author of a new book about the black Renaissance that took place in 1940's Los Angeles. He argues that the scene was just as influential as the Harlem Renaissance.

Tony Award Winners and Losers

Analysis of the winners and losers at Sunday's Tony Awards with Time Out New York theater editor David Cote.
» List of 2006 Tony Award Winners and Nominees
» Studio 360's interview with Sarah Jones (Tony Award Winner)
» Studio 360's interview with Sweeney Todd's Manoel Felciano (Best Supporting Actor in a Musical Nominee)
» Studio 360's interview with The Lt. of Innishmore director Wilson Milam
» Listen to Soundcheck's interview with Ben Brantley, chief theater critic of the New York Times
» Listen to Soundcheck's interview with Jersey Boys
» Sweeney Todd on Soundcheck

The Los Angeles Renaissance

R.J. Smith, the author of "The Great Black Way: L.A. in the 1940s and the Lost African-American Renaissance," explains how Los Angeles'African American cultural scene in the 1940s was just as influential as the Harlem Renaissance.

Broadway Star: Brian Stokes Mitchell

Tony-winning singer Brian Stokes Mitchell is one of the leading voices on Broadway and has just released the debut album on the Playbill Records label. He performs live in the studio.
» Brian Stokes Mitchell's Web site

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Noteworthy New York

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We have invited musicians and artists to help us select their favorite cultural destination in the neighborhood where they live. From parks and coffee shops to bowling alleys and museums, the options are as diverse as our group of contributors.

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Your "Democracy Song"

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As we march toward Election Day, Soundcheck wants you to identify a song that captures the spirit of democracy. It might be Woody Guthrie’s populist classic “This Land Is Your Land” or Sly and the Family Stone’s funky hit “Everyday People.” It might even be a current Top 40 hit with mass appeal. Put on your musical thinking cap, get creative, then post your song here.

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Buying Music: A Smackdown Series

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Check out our ongoing series of Soundcheck Smackdown debates on the music marketplace -- and how we shop inside it. Part I: the pros and cons of MySpace. Part II: two documentarians throw down over music at Wal-Mart. Coming up: Part III: iTunes and Part IV: iPod vs. Zune

Atmosphere

Atmosphere

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With minimalist beats and confessional rhymes, the hip-hop duo Atmosphere became the toast of the hip-hop underground after it formed 10 years ago. Now, the group has turned to classic funk and soul, and frontman Slug is still telling captivating stories. They perform in our studio.

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

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A two-block stretch of West 28th Street was once the home of American songwriters and music publishers. But buildings in area are now up for sale, and preservationists fear a major development is in the works. We look at the history and future of Tin Pan Alley.

Michael Azerrad

I Am Azerrad ... No, I Am Azerrad!

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Nirvana biographer and indie-rock historian Michael Azerrad writes about musicians for a living. Now, the British band Tubelord (pictured) has written about him -- and the lyrics are a tad scary.

Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile

Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile

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Two major players from the worlds of classical and American roots music have joined forces for an album of new material. They perform in our studio.

Tina Dico

Tina Dico

Soundcheck

Singer-songwriter Tina Dico tops the charts in her native Denmark. She joins us to share songs from her latest full-length album, "Count to Ten," as well as a trilogy of EPs.

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