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Is Madonna Still Relevant?
Madonna still sells out arenas and her albums still go platinum. But with each new album come criticisms that the Material Girl has lost her relevance and her capacity for reinvention. In advance of her series of Madison Square Garden shows this week a trio of Madonna-watchers weighs in on her career: Boston Globe critic Joan Anderman, Pitchfork Media contributor Stephen Deusner and Santiago Fouz Hernández, co-editor of the book "Madonna's Drowned Worlds." Also: a conversation with Mike Thorne. He was responsible for the Sex Pistols' arrival at EMI Records in 1976, and he was their A&R man until they were dropped by the label in 1977. He's since worked as a producer for such artists as John Cale, Laurie Anderson, and Marianne Faithfull, and today he runs the Stereo Society, a record label and recording studio in New York.
Madonna's Reinventions
A trio Madonna-watchers debates Madge's relevance. Boston Globe, pop music critic Joan Anderman, Pitchfork Media contributor Stephen Deusner, and Dr Santiago Fouz Hernández, co-editor of "Madonna's Drowned Worlds: New Approaches to Her Cultural Transformations (1983-2003)."
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Mike Thorne
A conversation with Mike Thorne, the producer and A&R man who helped break the Sex Pistols in 1976.
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In Studio: Angel Deradoorian
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The 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist performs live in our studio.
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Cucu Diamantes Performs Amor Cronico
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Cucu Diamantes went from a tough childhood in Havana, Cuba, to an art school in Rome to underground New York City, where she co-founded the Latin alternative band Yerba Buena.
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In Studio: The Decemberists
The Portland, Ore., band's latest album, "The Hazards of Love," is a concept album with a mythological flair. They joined Soundcheck to play live for a studio audience in WNYC's Greene Space.
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.
