Joe Levy appears in the following:
Is There Such A Thing As 'Too Old To Rock?'
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Billboard editor Joe Levy says that growing old in rock 'n' roll is uncharted territory. Is there such a thing as 'too old to rock'?
Is There Such A Thing As 'Too Old To Rock'?
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Adele's '21' Tops Year-End Album Sales (Again)
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Joe Levy of Billboard joins us to explain year-end sales numbers for the music industry.
Adele Tops Sales Again, Miguel At The Tiny Desk, Zach Brock
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Adele's blockbuster 2011 album 21 was the top-selling album 2012. Miguel performs a stripped down set at the Tiny Desk. And Zach Brock brings jazz violin to the Soundcheck studio.
Frank Ocean, Social Media Phenoms, And Wussy: Joe Levy's 2012 Music Survey
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
The Billboard editor and Soundcheck regular gives us his take on the year in music, from Frank Ocean, to social media phenoms, and the long-running rock band called Wussy.
Critics Look Back At 2012: A Big Year For Frank Ocean
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
2013 Grammy Nominations: Surprises, Snubs, And 'Walsergate'
Friday, December 14, 2012
Last week the Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2013 Grammy Awards. Soundcheck regular Joe Levy weighs in on the surprises, snubs, and a strange footnote known as "Walsergate."
Grammy Nominations, Strata Records, PigPen Theatre
Friday, December 14, 2012
A forward look at the 2013 Grammy nominations with Joe Levy. And the PigPen Theatre Company perform songs from its album Bremen.
Rod Stewart: Once Naughty, Now Nice
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
The 67-year-old British singer-songwriter recently released his tell-all memoir, Rod: An Autobiography, as well as his very first holiday record, Merry Christmas, Baby.
The Business Of The Rolling Stones
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Billboard editor Joe Levy explains how "the world’s greatest rock and roll band" gave birth to the modern touring industry.
The Ghetto Brothers Reissued, Pinback In The Studio
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The Ghetto Brothers' once-rare album Power Fuerza is getting a reissue 40 years after its 1972 release. And Pinback performs songs from it's new album Information Retrieved in the studio.
Internet Radio Fairness Act
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Esperanto Pop: Global Music For Global Domination
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
These Are A Few Of Joe Levy's Favorite Things
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Soundcheck regular and Billboard editor Joe Levy joins us with a handful of his favorite new and recent music releases, including some albums that have flown just under the radar, but that he's keeping his eye on.
Levy tells us about two different takes on traditionalism from party band Low Cut Connie and the glam rock Sub Pop act known as King Tuff. Plus, he plays music from from blues/rock guitarist Gark Clark, Jr.
'Dosa Hunt', Silversun Pickups In The Studio
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Today on Soundcheck: Billboard editor and bullpen member Joe Levy brings us three recent music releases he's excited about.
A mouth-watering chat about dosas, the South Indian crepe that's the subject of a short film called, Dosa Hunt. Yeasayer's Anand Wilder and Stereogum executive editor and the creator of the film Amrit Singh give us the low down on food and the film project.
And Silversun Pickups hit the studio to play songs from its latest album Neck Of The Woods.
Keith Richards For Musician In Chief
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
MacArthur Genius Grants And Mumford & Sons Make A Splash
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
TV Musicals, Mumford & Sons, And Cate Le Bon In The Studio
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Tonight on Soundcheck, we consider the recently announced MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grants, where musicians, writers, scientists, neurosurgeons and even string bow makers are awarded $500,000, no strings attached. Among the winners this year are mandolinist Chris Thile and writer Junot Diaz. But it got us thinking, "What would you do with the money if you won?"
Billboard editor and regular contributor Joe Levy weighs in on that question -- and discusses the success of folk rockers Mumford & Sons, whose new release is expected to top the charts this week.
Then, Faith Salie on television shows that do special "musical" episodes. What are the best ones?
And Cate Le Bon and her band drop by the studio to perform songs from her album and EP, CYRK and CYRK II, and sample a little cider.
UMG, EMI... Oh My!
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
A Forgotten Album Rediscovered, British Soul In The Studio
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Tonight on Soundcheck, Billboard magazine's Joe Levy attempts to walk us through the knotty details of Universal's acquisition of EMI last week. Then, a look back on a forgotten album of the 1970s that's now having somewhat of a comeback.
And British soul singer Lianne La Havas performs songs from her Mercury Prize-nominated album Is Your Love Big Enough? in the studio.
