John Schaefer

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John Schaefer appears in the following:

The Greene Space

Soundcheck Live: Bobby McFerrin and Jason Moran & The Bandwagon

Monday, June 21, 2010

2:00 PM

Bobby McFerrin and Jason Moran & The Bandwagon join Soundcheck for live performances.

The Sound of the World Cup

Friday, June 18, 2010

John Schaefer likes the sound of this first-ever African World Cup

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The Greene Space

The Ultimate Battle of the Boroughs

Friday, June 18, 2010

7:00 PM

The battle culminates in the final round with winners from each borough competing against each other. It's sold out, but you can watch the whole event via live video webcast at thegreenespace.org.

A Final Word On Those Robert Johnson Recordings

Thursday, June 17, 2010

What's a record?  A question of authenticity vs artifice...

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Recordings – Documents or Artifice?

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Sometimes a recording is more than just a document of a band's sound. 

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Bach, Beethoven, and R2D2

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

OK, she's a computer, but is composer Emily Howell really all that different? 

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When Radio Was King

Monday, June 14, 2010

WSM reached millions of Americans. John Schaefer was not one of them.

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The Beautiful Sounds of the Beautiful Game

Friday, June 11, 2010

John Schaefer on what the world really needs: more soccer and more music.

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A Great Story and a Bonus Track

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Yeah, the show's over - but we're not done yet.

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Was Robert Johnson Speeding?

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Robert Johnson: a deal with the devil or a mistake in the control room?

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Battle of the Late Night Bands

Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Why The Roots are the best thing on the late night talk shows.

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The Song of the Summer, 2010

Monday, June 07, 2010

We’ve done this annually on Soundcheck – offering a list of likely pop hits that seem to have been issued for the sole purpose of vying for the unofficial title of Song Of The Summer.

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A Car Born From Music?

Friday, June 04, 2010

It just looks like another car to me...

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Raising Arizona. Or Not.

Thursday, June 03, 2010

John Schaefer has a family connection to the immigration issue. 

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Celestial Harmony

Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Turns out the universe is musical, and somewhere, Pythagoras is saying "right again!" 

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On The Road Again

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Why I'd love the Clash to reunite - and why I wouldn't go see them.

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What's wrong with a little drool?

Friday, May 28, 2010

John Schaefer recognizes "Drooling Fanaticism" when he sees it - at home.

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VIP Concert Tix

Thursday, May 27, 2010

John Schaefer wonders why he isn't more upset at VIP concert packages.

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The Film That Launched A Thousand Scores

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Seems like everyone wants to write music for this old sci-fi classic.

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Wedding Band Blues

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

How about the best (or worst) of both worlds:  A wedding band with a dj? 

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