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Glass in a Box
For more than 40 years, Philip Glass has created music -- and controversy. The iconic composer talks abour his career and a 10-CD retrospective. And: guitarist Tom Morello knows a thing or two about controversy. He rocked this summer's Democratic and Republican national conventions with his band Rage Against the Machine and as a solo artist. He plays live in our studio.
Heart of Glass
Philip Glass has been making music for more than 40 years and he is one of the country’s best-known living composers. He has done operas, symphonies, and film scores, like those for "The Hours" and "The Truman Show," and has still managed to remain controversial. Glass joins us in light of the release of "Glass Box" — a 10-disc retrospective of his work.
Soundcheck Blog: Philip Glass, perennial lighting rod
Tom Morello, Still Raging
As the baseball-capped powerhouse behind Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, Tom Morello is one of today’s most dynamic -- and most creative -- rock guitarists. In 2007, he launched a solo acoustic project called The Nightwatchman. But this summer, he popped up in the videogame “Guitar Hero III” and reunited with Rage to rock the Democratic and Republican conventions. The Harlem-born Morello joins us to perform songs from his latest Nightwatchman record, “The Fabled City,” set for release tomorrow.
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Introducing our Video Contest
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In Studio: Angel Deradoorian
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The 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist performs live in our studio.
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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.
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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.
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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.
