Muzak Attack

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010

Muzak is all around us, even if it doesn’t sound like the elevator music of yester-year. We’ll explore how the music piped into stores, restaurants, and other public spaces influences your spending habits – and whether there’s simply too much canned music.
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