WNYC - Soundcheck: Don't Get Fooled Again (March 30, 2007)

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Soundcheck / March 30, 2007

Soundcheck

Friday, March 30, 2007

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John Flansburgh (Susan Anderson)

Don't Get Fooled Again

John Flansburgh visits Soundcheck to examine musical hoaxes—just in time for April Fool’s Day. Plus, California-based a cappela band Slammin performs live in our studio.
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Musical Hoaxes

John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants stops by to look at the "wink wink" stories in music history. The post-punk darling and half of the alt-rock duo They Might Be Giants digs up pearls like “The White Stripes are siblings!” and “Mama Cass choked on a ham sandwich!”

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Slammin's Body of Work

California-based band Slammin mixes a cappela singing with beat boxing and body percussion. Their sound is rooted in jazz, funk, R&B and world music. They visit Soundcheck for a live, in-studio performance.