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Music videos were abandoned by MTV years ago, but the medium has found new life thanks to YouTube, MySpace and the blogosphere. Today on Soundcheck, find out if the music video could provide a lifeline for a struggling music industry. And later: Better known to indie rock as "Smog," Bill Callahan has released more than a dozen haunting albums over the last two decades. He talks about the new direction on his latest, Woke on a Whaleheart, and performs live in our studio.
I Want My 'Net TV
MTV is attempting to shake up its Video Music Awards telecast this Sunday. But the real creativity in music videos is taking place online. We'll hear how social-networking sites and digital tools have altered the creation, distribution, and raison d’être of music videos. We talk with Wired magazine columnist Eliot Van Buskirk and music video director Patrick Daughters, who has worked with Feist, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and many others.
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Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Cheated Hearts
Bill Callahan
After 15 years working under the monicker "Smog," Bill Callahan released his latest album under his own name. Woke on a Whaleheart is more upbeat and straightforward than past efforts, with hints of gospel, pop, and even the Rolling Stones. He performs live in our studio.
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In Studio: The Decemberists
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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.
