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Soundcheck / October 02, 2007

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Tuesday, October 02, 2007
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    Punk Turns 30

    Punk frightened plenty of people when it emerged from the rock underground. One British tabloid dubbed it "the filth and the fury." The BBC banned The Sex Pistols' single "God Save the Queen." Yet at the same time, the movement’s music, style and philosophy was taking root in cities around the world. Today, we a look back at three decades of punk and get 30 essential albums of the genre. Also: Irish singer-songwriter Fionn Regan performs songs from his Mercury Prize-nominated album, "The End of History."

Bold Beginnings: Punk at 30

Doug Brod, editor-in-chief of Spin Magazine, shares the magazine's list of the 30 greatest punk albums, and he looks back at the seminal artists from 1977, the year the musical style exploded on the scene.

Spin's feature on Punk

Crazy Punk Rock Trivia

Handsome Dick Manitoba, singer of 70's New York punk band The Dictators shares his forthcoming book The Official Punk Rock Book of Lists. It includes such pearls of wisdom as "23 Punk Hairdos," "22 Nice Jewish Punks" and "50 Punk Fashion Must-Dos."

The Official Punk Rock Book of Lists on Amazon

Fionn Regan

Singer-songwriter Fionn Regan spent years drifting around his native Ireland, working odd jobs and playing small clubs. Now, with his breakthrough album "The End Of History," he was nominated for a prestigious Mercury prize and has earned comparisons to Bob Dylan, Donovan and Nick Drake. He plays live in studio.

Fionn Regan's web site
Video: Watch "Be Good or Be Gone" music video

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: 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: Stephanie McKay

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The local singer-songwriter performs "Jackson Avenue," a nostalgic toast to her childhood in the South Bronx.

The Decemberists

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.

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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.