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Friday, September 08, 2006
  • WWE Wreckless Intent
    WWE Wreckless Intent

    Music Goes to the Mat

    Record labels and artists are striking deals with the pro wrestling business as they try to pin down new listeners. A new CD called "WWE: Wreckless Intent," features entrance music to World Wrestling Entertainment matches by bands like P.O.D., Three 6 Mafia, and Motorhead. Today, Neil Lawi, general manager of the WWE Music Group, discusses this unusual collision of pop music and pro wrestling. Also: Venezuelan-born pianist Gabriela Montero is making waves with her new CD "Bach and Beyond." She performs selections from the disc, which features improvisations on Bach's best-loved works. Finally, a look at how CBS News enlisted film composer James Horner when it needed a new theme song for its nightly newscast with Katie Couric.

Scoring Katie Couric

New York Times music critic Anne Midgette explains how CBS News' new theme music captures the oxymoronic expectations surrounding its new anchor.
» Katie Couric's New Groove by Anne Midgette

Rocking the Ring

Neil Lawi, general manager of the WWE Music Group, explains how musicians and labels are striking deals with the pro wrestling industry.
» World Wrestling Entertainment Web site

Gabriela Montero

Venezuelan-born classical pianist Gabriela Montero shares some of her music, including improvisations on Bach.
» Gabriela Montero's Web site

Introducing our Video Contest

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John Schaefer gives the lowdown on Soundcheck's music video challenge with the Fiery Furnaces.

In Studio: Angel Deradoorian

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The 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist performs live in our studio.

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.

In Studio: Stephanie McKay

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The local singer-songwriter performs "Jackson Avenue," a nostalgic toast to her childhood in the South Bronx.

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.