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Friday, September 07, 2007
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    Music Video 2.0

    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.

Feist - 1 2 3 4

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Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Cheated Hearts

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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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Irma Thomas

Irma Thomas

Soundcheck

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

Soundcheck

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

Soundcheck

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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