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Soundcheck / September 29, 2006

Soundcheck

Friday, September 29, 2006
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    Farm Aid Rocks the Garden State

    Farm Aid holds its annual concert Saturday in, of all places, Camden, New Jersey. We find out why a music festival created to support American agriculture is coming to a concrete-covered city. And, the Wired Next Fest gets underway this weekend. We explore the latest innovations in music technology. Also: The Long Winters, a Seattle-based indie band, perform live in the studio.

Farm Aid Hits the Garden State

Willie Nelson, John Cougar Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Neil Young are making their way to Camden, New Jersey for this year's Farm Aid Festival. We look at how the Garden State became a site to celebrate America's family farm.
FarmAid website

The Long Winters

The Seattle-based band plays their hard-to-pigeonhole pop music live in the studio. The Long Winters website

What's Next?

WIRED NextFest is a four-day festival of innovative products and technologies looking at exploration, entertainment, transportation, health, communication, design, security, and green living. We talk to the festival director about the newest in music technology. Wired NextFest website

Jen Lewin's Light Curtain Laser Harp

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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

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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.

  1. Radiolab: Choice (11/14/2008)
  2. The Brian Lehrer Show: The Hybrid Economy (11/18/2008)
  3. The Brian Lehrer Show: Agriculture Warrior (11/17/2008)
  4. Radiolab: Sperm (11/21/2008)
  5. The Brian Lehrer Show: Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble (11/19/2008)
  6. The Brian Lehrer Show: Pay To Play Nice (11/14/2008)
  7. The Leonard Lopate Show: Secrets of Success (11/19/2008)