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Sir Edward ElgarDebating England's National Composer
This year marks the 150th anniversary of Sir Edward Elgar. While the composer of "Pomp and Circumstance" is being feted everywhere from Gloucester, England to Bard College in upstate New York, not everyone agrees on his greatness and his links to England's imperialist past. Today, a debate on Elgar with two experts. Also: songwriter Nick Cave is not going gracefully into musical middle age. He's exploring an even darker side of his music with Grinderman. He and drummer Jim Sclavunos talk about the band's self-titled debut.
Who Says He's Elgar the Great?
2007 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Edward Elgar, the composer of works like Pomp and Circumstance. But it's also the year that the bank of England has removed him from the 20 Pound note. Today, a debate over his merits with Bard College president Leon Botstein and Norman Lebrecht, author and music critic from London's Evening Standard.
Norman Lebrecht on Elgar
Bard Music Festival: Elgar and his World
Filipino Hip Hop
In Queens, home to two-thirds of New York's Filipinos, a group called New York's Finest Pinoyz, or NYFP, is at the forefront of hip hop’s newest frontier. Dorian Merina has the story.
NYFP's website
Nick Cave
Australian songwriter Nick Cave enlisted three members of his regular band, The Bad Seeds, for a raucous side project called Grinderman. Cave and drummer Jim Sclavunos join us to share the group's self-titled debut.
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The Ill Effects of Urban Noise
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Soundcheck received an overwhelming response to our segment on the effects of urban noise. So much so that Arline Bronzaft decided to address the feedback. Listen to the original segment and read Bronzaft's response.
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