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The Chicago power-pop band OK Go became a viral Internet sensation earlier this year when two homemade videos - including one of a choreographed treadmill dance routine - leaked onto the Internet. But before that, they were (beleive it or not) a Public Radio favorite. Today, the band talks about virtual fame and plays live in the studio. Also: the indie-rock duo Mates of State first came to public attention when they held a contest for fans to create their own video for the first track on their EP: "Goods (All In Your Head)." The winning entry became the official video for the song, and was aired on MTV. The wife-and-husband duo performs live in the studio. And finally: We find out why members of Procol Harum are in court this week over the authorship of their 1967 hit "A Whiter Shade of Pale."
OK Go
When OK Go started dancing on treadmills they helped trigger a major music marketing phenomenon. The band explains how it happened, and performs live in the studio.
Procol Harum seeks to settle score
How members of the band Procol Harum are locked in a copyright battle over the 1967 hit "Whiter Shade of Pale."
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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.
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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: Stephanie McKay
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The local singer-songwriter performs "Jackson Avenue," a nostalgic toast to her childhood in the South Bronx.
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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.
