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The Return of Squeeze
The British group Squeeze bridged the gap between guitar pop and post-punk during the late 1970s and early '80s. Today, one-half of the Squeeze songwriting team talks about reuniting a Britpop favorite. And: violinist Phillipe Quint recalls a different kind of reunion, one that happened after a fateful ride in a taxi.
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Unfreezing Squeeze
Starting in the late 1970s, the British pop band Squeeze had a successful run that yielded hits like "Tempted," "Take Me I'm Yours" and "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)." At the core of the group was a songwriting duo. One-half of that team, Chris Difford, joins us to talk about recharging the reunited group's batteries for a new live album, "Five Live in America."
Soundcheck blog: John Schaefer on "getting the band back together."
Fare Play From Grateful Violinist
Violinist Philippe Quint is building classical music audiences one cab driver at a time. After leaving his $4 million Stradivari violin in a Newark taxi this past spring, he is giving a recital at Carnegie’s Weill Hall later this month and is dedicating it to cab driver Mohamed Khalil. Quint joins us today with a live preview.
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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.
