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Friday, June 08, 2007
  • Cluttered mess

    Finding Creativity in Mess

    Many people suffer guilt over their messy desks and homes. Today, we look at how a little disorder can actually benefit creativity and art. Send us a photo of your mess and then tune in to see what it means. Also: Jazz-folk band Tin Hat play live in studio. This is an encore edition of Soundcheck.

The Art of Mess

Many people suffer guilt over their messy desks and homes. We look at how a little disorder can actually benefit creativity and art. David H. Freedman, co-author of A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder, puts John Schaefer's messy desk under the microscope. And Nick Keelan, professor at the music conservatory at Lawrence University in Wisconsin, discusses how disorder is intertwined with musical performance.

Slideshow: View examples of messy workplaces

Tin Hat

Jazz-folk band Tin Hat makes freewheeling chamber music for the 21st century. They perform live in studio.

Tin Hat Web site

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: Los Amigos Invisibles

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The Venezuelan funk-rock band "Los Amigos Invisibles" was discovered by David Byrne in a Manhattan record shop. They perform live on Soundcheck.

In Studio: Angel Deradoorian

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The 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist performs live in our studio.

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.

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.