Author Ann Patchett's Pick Three; How Selling Out Saved Indie Rock; Juice Vocal Ensemble

Soundcheck | Nov 18, 2013

In this episode: Ann Patchett, the author of books like Bel Canto, State Of Wonder, and the new essay collection This Is the Story Of A Happy Marriage, shares three favorite songs as part of Soundcheck's Pick Three series.

Rookie Magazine music editor Jessica Hopper talks about her recent piece for Buzzfeed -- “How Selling Out Saved Indie Rock” -- about the rise of ad dollars in independent music.

And the Juice Vocal Ensemble -- a small English choir that sings contemporary works including juicy (or Juice-y) arrangements of Guns N Roses, Mariah Carey, Kraftwerk and more -- performs in the Soundcheck studio.

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