When "Keeping It Real" Doesn't Cut It

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Pop acts like Lady Gaga and Green Day are donning glitzy costumes and elaborate alter-egos, bringing campy theater to the concert stage. On today's show, a look at the increasingly blurry line between fake and authentic in popular music. Also: Pianist Jenny Lin tackles two of Shostakovich's harrowing 24 Preludes and Fugues live in our studio.

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