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Wednesday, March 14, 2007
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  • The Music Industry's Spring Break

    The annual South by Southwest festival is the music industry's equivalent of college spring break -- when musicians, industry types and fans crowd Austin, Texas, for four days of concerts, booze and barbeques. Today, we find out what's hot at this year's festival. Also: 26-year-old concert pianist Jonathan Biss already has a shelf full of awards and a contract with EMI. Today he previews his new collection of works by Robert Schumann, and shares his own iPod playlist. Finally: Is hip-hop relevant to middle-aged white guys?

South by Southwest

It's that time of year again. When bands travel across the country or even ocean in hopes of becoming the next big thing. We hear what's hot at the South by Southwest Festival.

Kicking it Old School... Really Old School

Guys who took an interest in old school Hip Hop in the '80s and '90s are now hitting middle age. Hear why they are having a harder time relating the subject of today's rap songs.

Is Hip-hop Relevant To Middle-Aged White Guys? (The Onion)

Jonathan Biss

Pianist Jonathan Biss talks about his current CD of works by Schumann, and shares his own eclectic iPod playlist.

Jonathan Biss's Web site

Irma Thomas

Irma Thomas

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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

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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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