The Era of Auto-Tune

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
When music historians look back at 2008, they might remember it for Auto-Tune, the robotic vocal effect that turns up on countless R&B and rap songs. Today, New Yorker pop music critic Sasha Frere-Jones discusses Auto-Tune and its abusers. Also: jazz guitarist Mary Halvorson, who has built a name in contemporary-music circles thanks to her association with Anthony Braxton and others, joins us to share her latest album, "Dragon's Head."

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