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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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Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, stars of the romantic indie film Once, will debate which is more powerful: a love song or a breakup song. And: live music from Grammy winning violinist Joshua Bell and Cuban stars Tiempo Libre.
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The Ill Effects of Urban Noise
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Soundcheck received an overwhelming response to our segment on the effects of urban noise. So much so that Arline Bronzaft decided to address the feedback. Listen to the original segment and read Bronzaft's response.
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