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(kaze58/flickr)Predicting the Song of the Summer
Every summer there's one hit song that comes to define those warm, carefree, and sunshiny months. As Sunday marks the official start of summer, Soundcheck looks at contenders for this year's summer jam. Contenders range from The Black-Eyed Peas to indie-rockers Animal Collective. Also: indie-pop singer and downtown scene-queen Regina Spektor plays live in our studio.
Sun, Sand and Summer Songs
An electro-pop about a "boom boom" and a country ballad about drinking too much beer are some of the contenders for the summer song of 2009. Today we hear these and others and talk about the power of a good summer tune, with Amos Barshad, assistant editor for NYMag.com, and Lauren Carter, a music writer for publications including the Boston Herald and the Sun Chronicle.
Tell us: Vote for "the song of the summer"
Soundcheck blog: John Schaefer on summer songs
Poll: Which hit will be the "song of the summer?"
Vulture: Song of the Summer (NY Mag culture blog)
Regina Spektor
Regina Spektor’s last album was named one of Rolling Stone’s best of 2006 -- and it sold more than a half-million copies. Now, the Soviet-born, New York-based songwriter returns to the Soundcheck studio to play songs from her upcoming release, Far.
Regina Spektor Official Site
Regina Spektor MySpace Page
Far on Amazon.com
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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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