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New Sounds

Cherchez la femme

Friday, July 18, 2008

Contrary to the origins of the phrase, this New Sounds program showcases works celebrating the female voice. Hear music that spans centuries and crosses cultures, including creations from Lisa Gerrard, Mediaeval Baebes, and Muriel Louveau. Also, Canadian vocalist and composer Laurel MacDonald contributes richly-textured music featuring eclectic instrumentation and soundscapes ...

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Lang Lang

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

25-year-old pianist Lang Lang is one of the most talked-about classical musicians of our day. He joins us to share his new memoir "Journey of a Thousand Miles," which chronicles his journey from an industrial city in northern China to his difficult years in Beijing to his success today.

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Malcolm McLaren

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

He managed Sid Vicious, and ran for Mayor of London. Now, Malcolm McLaren is taking on Times Square. He tells us about his latest project, setting old stag film footage to a new rock 'n roll soundtrack and showing it outside at 44th and Broadway.

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New York's Club Shuffle

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Keeping up with the city's ever-evolving club scene is a part-time job. Joining us to give us the latest overview of who's in, who's out -- and who's moved -- are Time Out New York music editor Mike Wolf, Le Poisson Rouge co-owner David Handler, and Galapagos director Robert Elmes.

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The Leonard Lopate Show

Being Critical

Tuesday, April 09, 1996

In 1996, Leonard sat down with three New York film critics to talk about their work and how the reviews they write affect the movie business. Armond White, then of the City Sun, Georgia Brown, a critic for the Village Voice, and David Kerr, then of the Daily News discuss ...

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The Leonard Lopate Show

Louis Auchincloss

Wednesday, January 10, 1990

Louis Auchincloss, the dapper Wall Street lawyer and old school New Yorker who published over 60 works of fiction, biography, and literary criticism, died recently at the age of 92. He was often compared to William Dean Howells and Edith Wharton, and he brought a fondness, with an incisive edge, ...

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