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Monday, January 22, 2007
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  • Doug Aitken's 2001 installation in Vienna
    Doug Aitken's 2001 installation in Vienna (dougaitkenworkshop.com)

    Off-the-Wall Ideas

    Mayor Bloomberg recently announced that more public art is planned for 2007. Today: we look at “How much is too much?” with the video-artist who turned MoMA into a drive-in, Doug Aitken. Also: Soul singer, and former Navy officer, Ruthie Foster performs live.

Off-the-Wall Art

Mayor Bloomberg announced in his state-of-the-city address that more public art is planned for 2007. But some people wonder: how much is too much? We debate the issue with New York Times reporter Robin Pogrebin, and the video-artist who turned MoMA into a drive-in, Doug Aitken.

More about Doug Aitken's "sleepwalkers"

Off-the-Wall Voice

Texas native Ruthie Foster is a former US Navy Petty Officer whose powerhouse singing bridges folk, blues, and soul music. Critics have called hers "a voice that can make grown men cry." She performs live in the Soundcheck studios.

Ruthie Foster's Website

Irma Thomas

Irma Thomas

Soundcheck

August 22, 2008
New Orleans singer Irma Thomas has survived 50 years in the music business - and at least two hurricanes. She joins us to talk about her record, Simply Grand.

Bon Iver

Soundcheck

July 30, 2008
Singer-songwriter Justin Vernon spent a winter holed up in his father's hunting cabin in remote Wisconsin, recording songs about solitude that would be released under the name Bon Iver. He joins us to play some of them live.

Billboard Chart

Who's On Top and Who Should Be?

Soundcheck

August 14, 2008
Soundcheck looks at the artists who are reigning atop the Billboard albums chart -- and what their rankings tell us about the state of pop music.

Janelle Monae

The Next Big Things

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Paste magazine editor-in-chief Josh Jackson joins us to talk about Johnny Flynn, Janelle Monae, Bon Iver, Amy MacDonald and other must-hear artists who made Paste’s list of "The Best of What’s Next: 26 Emerging Artists You Should Know."

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