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Soundcheck / October 10, 2006

Soundcheck

Tuesday, October 10, 2006
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    Singer Courtney Love at the W Hotel in Los Angeles (Getty Images)

    Women on Top

    The most powerful women making music: Billboard Magazine has just released its list of "The Top 20 Women in Music," from controversial pop star Courtney Love to the best female role models in the Christian world. Also: Jazz pianist Jason Moran and performance artist Joan Jonas perform live in anticipation of their installation coming to DIA Beacon. Finally: Tower Records, the 46-year-old record store chain, which had filed for Chapter 11 in August, was sold to the liquidation company Great American in a bankruptcy auction. Was it a victim of online retail and big-box stores or did it have itself to blaim? Joining us is Dale Kasler, a reporter for the Sacramento Bee, where the chain is based.

Tower Records

Tower R.I.P

It's the End of an Era in music retail. Tower Records was sold to a liquidator on Friday and going out of business sales have begun. Dale Kasler, a reporter for the Sacramento Bee, explains what it means.

Women at the Top of the Music Industry

We check out Billboard Magazine's list of women who are making waves in the music industry and helping to shape today’s business. It includes artists such as Madonna, Jennifer Lopez and Courtney Love, and industry players such as Oprah Winfrey. » Soundcheck looked at men in the music biz back in January

Jason Moran

The acclaimed jazz pianist Jason Moran is collaborating with performance artist Joan Jonas on a project called "The Shape, the Scent, the Feel of Things," which premieres at Dia Beacon later this month. Jason Moran's website

Toumani Diabaté

Best Live Performances of 2008

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We revisit memorable in-studio performances from Toumani Diabaté, Cat Power, Regina Spektor, and others.

Marvin Gaye

The Year in Music and Branding

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Pop music and advertising go together like peanut butter and jelly. Grey Group music director Josh Rabinowitz shares his picks for the best song picks and ad campaigns of 2008.

Taylor Swift

Critics Week

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Music writers look back at the year's best pop, rock, hip hop, classical, jazz, Latin and world albums. Plus: the worst music of the year and the best online music. Read our critics' lists here. And don't forget to cast your vote in our best-albums poll.

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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.