John Schaefer appears in the following:
Year’s Best – The Early Contenders
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
At the end of the year, I will do what everyone else in the music biz professes to hate so much, but never misses an opportunity to do: create a top-10 list of the year’s best music. Since the year’s only halfway gone, though, I’m going to limit myself to 5 current faves for now.
Britt Daniel Goes Spoonless
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The mastermind behind the popular indie band Spoon has always juggled other projects. With no new Spoon material in sight, we check out his other band, Divine Fits.
A Non-Standard Standard
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Download the collaborative Joe Jackson-Iggy Pop track, "It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing."
Best Band Names?
Friday, June 22, 2012
Meditating in Times Square
Friday, June 22, 2012
Last night, passersby at Times Square were treated to the sight of close to 200 people standing in the middle of the plaza singing classical choral music. (Soundcheck’s technical director Irene Trudel was one of the sopranos.) Our friends at NPR Music had asked Philip Glass to turn his song "New Rule," originally for soprano solo and instrumental ensemble, into a choral piece. That version had its premiere, right there in Times Square.
But it’s what happened after the Glass premiere that made this event so memorable.
Song of the Summer 2012?
Monday, June 18, 2012
Summer’s coming, and the battle for Song of the Summer isn’t far behind. In fact, this year, it may already be over.
Premieres from Michael Jarrell and Elliott Carter
Monday, June 18, 2012
New Track from David Byrne + St Vincent!
Friday, June 15, 2012
A preview of a big, brassy, surprising project.
Bad Band Names, Redux
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Group of Death!
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
When it comes to band names, there’s a fine line between Creative Thinking and Desperate Disaster.
Iggy Pop will kick your ass (NSFW)
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
One punk icon acknowledges another, even more extreme one.
Pick 3, June 11
Monday, June 11, 2012
Three new songs you should know about, from John Schaefer.
John Schaefer Talks to Patti Smith about New 'Banga' Album
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Patti Smith’s latest album, Banga, is her first since winning the 2010 National Book Award for her acclaimed memoir, Just Kids. Now, reaching out to a far larger potential audience than any she’s had before, the original High Priestess of Punk returns with an album that’s full of poetic invention, allusions to explorers and journeys both literal and metaphysical, and a surprising amount of pop culture references.
New: Dirty Projectors video!
Friday, June 08, 2012
Listen to - and watch - the latest from David Longstreth and co.
Early progress on summer resolutions
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
AJ Jacobs, Bob Dylan, and snobs
Soundcheck Workshop
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Just like a band on tour pulls off the road and heads into the recording studio, Soundcheck will spend the summer off the air creating something new. We'll return after Labor Day with a new evening timeslot, a new and expanded digital presence, and a lineup of terrific live events.
The Rights and Wrongs of Spin's Guitar List
Thursday, May 24, 2012
John Schaefer's response to Spin's List of 100 Greatest Guitarists
