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Soundcheck CD Picks of the Week

Monday, February 22, 2010

This week's selections include a pianist from South Africa, an American in the South Pacific, and one of our favorite rock records of the year thus far.

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Soundcheck CD Picks of the Week

Thursday, February 18, 2010

This week’s picks bring us some Celtic music by way of Cape Bretton, a mix of raunchy rock and dub and a musical bridge to Brooklyn.

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Shots You Snapped

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Class Actress performed this week. So did B.B. King, Phantogram and Restless People.

You sent us photos from those shows, and many more.

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Talk to Me: Why Women Have Sex

Monday, February 15, 2010

David M. Buss believes that sex isn’t just for pleasure and reproduction.  He's an evolutionary psychologist and a professor at the University of Texas, and he spoke about everybody’s favorite topic at the American Museum of Natural History on February 3rd.

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Author Ken Wheaton Crams It In

Monday, February 08, 2010

Novelist and blogger Ken Wheaton takes a "whatever fits" approach to his literary collection. "If there's a spot, cram it in there," he says. His shelves are a lot like his treasured ...

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Talk To Me: Running Away to NYC

Friday, February 05, 2010

Mike Chico, a 56-year-old building super, is one of the many unique individuals interviewed as part of the Rubin Museum's "Red Book Dialogue" series, based on Carl Jung's The Red Book.

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Soundcheck CD Picks of the Week

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

This week’s picks include one of electronica’s premiere acts, a final document from a deceased giant of African music and a new voice from Brazil.

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Enter WNYC’s Battle of the Boroughs Talent Competition

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Are you the next Lady Gaga? WNYC plans to host the Battle of the Boroughs, a new talent competition. Find out how to enter.

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Re-Design Valentine's Day With Studio 360

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Toss the chocolate hearts and red roses out the window in Studio 360's Valentine's Day Design Challenge. Click here to for details on how to enter.

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Soundcheck CD Picks of the Week

Monday, January 25, 2010

This week's picks draw on a Czech artist inspired by the Spanish language, soundtrack music from an Icelandic composer, and folk-pop from Portland, Ore.

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Soundcheck CD Picks of the Week

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Dr. No's Ethiopium, “Oh No” (Stones Throw)

He might have been born with the name Michael Jackson, but this eclectic hip hop producer is better known as Oh No. His latest concept album is a dizzying studio creation called Dr. No’s Ethiopium. It’s inspired ...

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Last Chance Foods: Carrots

Friday, January 01, 2010

At Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Tarrytown, next week is the last week for harvesting carrots, just when their taste is at its peak.

 

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Stream It Here: Ethel, Robert Glasper and Roy Nathanson

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Quick hits of live music.

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Stream It Here: Chango Spasiuk, Andrew Bird and Diane Birch

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Quick hits of live music.

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Geoffrey Rush. Maya Lin. Mikhail Baryshnikov. And Then Some.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Check out this revolving door of cultural luminaries; it's a chance to remember some of the highlights of 2009's best theater, film and books. 

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Stream It Here: Tanya Morgan, M. Ward and The New Standards

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Tanya Morgan

The hip hop trio Tanya Morgan has one foot planted firmly in Brooklyn, and another in Cincinnati. Founded in 2003, Tanya Morgan consists of MCs Donwill and Ilyas, and MC/producer Von Pea. They played from their 2009 release Brooklynati on July 30th. 

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The Best Stories of the Year, courtesy of Studio 360.

Friday, December 25, 2009

A studio visit with composer Marvin Hamlisch.  A retirement home for former entertainers. A debate about race in the theater. Those were some of the top stories from Kurt Andersen, and Studio 360, this year.

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Talk To Me: Flarf vs Conceptual Writing

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

There is still an American Avant-Garde in poetry!

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