Soundcheck (New!): Ziggy Stardust at 40
Today marks the 40th anniversary of David Bowie's album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. In this new edition of the Soundcheck Podcast, John Schaefer reflects on Bowie's...
View Article'All Songs Considered' Listening Party
NPR's All Songs Considered is taking its show on the road - and kicking things off in NYC at The Living Room. For this first stop on their summer tour, Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton will be joined by our...
View ArticleSong of the Summer 2012?
Summer’s coming, and the battle for Song of the Summer isn’t far behind. In fact, this year, it may already be over.It’s an unofficial title, but there's usually one song that becomes unavoidable...
View ArticleYear’s Best – The Early Contenders
At the end of the year, I will do what everyone else in the music biz professes to hate so much, but never misses an opportunity to do: create a top-10 list of the year’s best music. Since the year’s...
View ArticleBob Dylan’s Two Tempests
News of the forthcoming Dylan album is jockeying for position with a TV show that claims to have found the electric guitar Dylan famously plugged in at Newport in 1965. First the new album: it will be...
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How '30 Rock' Made Me A Child Star
This morning, when I arrived for our regular production meeting, Soundcheck producers Joel Meyer and Katie Bishop were talking about some photo. They turned to me and asked, "Were you on 30 Rock last...
View ArticleThe Perils Of Picking Just Three
You may have noticed that we have a recurring feature on Soundcheck called Pick 3, where we invite a guest -- often someone from outside the music world -- to play three favorite songs for us. These...
View ArticleAsk John Schaefer Anything (About Music)
By most anyone’s standards, John Schaefer is a busy person. Every morning, he previews an upcoming concert for the Gig Alert on WNYC’s Morning Edition. Every evening, he hosts two WNYC music shows,...
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