John Schaefer appears in the following:
Weekly Music Roundup: Jarvis Cocker, Naeem, and TENGGER
Monday, June 15, 2020
New Sounds
Jarvis Cocker’s tribute to Leonard Cohen; Sunny Jain’s tribute to Breonna Taylor; Tengger’s tribute to krautrock. Plus, new music from Naeem (fka Spank Rock), and CDMX's El Shirota.
Two Music Executives Reflect On Race In Their Industry
Monday, June 08, 2020
Nabil Ayers is the U.S. General Manager for 4AD Records, and Ed Eckstine was the first black man to be named president of a major record label when he took over Mercury Records in 1986.
Weekly Music Roundup: Fantastic Negrito, Andra Day, and The Knights
Monday, June 01, 2020
New Sounds
Week of June 1: This week, timely new songs from Fantastic Negrito and Andra Day; and songs from another time by The Raconteurs and The Knights.
Weekly Music Roundup: IDLES, J.S. Ondara, and Kaki King
Monday, May 25, 2020
New Sounds
This week, quarantine messages from punk band IDLES, guitarists J.S. Ondara and Kaki King, along with new music from country star Margo Price, and from violinist Owen Pallett.
Weekly Music Roundup: Moses Sumney, OK Go, and Moby
Monday, May 18, 2020
New Sounds
This week, subversive brilliance from Moses Sumney, an OK Go video from quarantine, and melancholy techno from Moby. Plus, Kamasi Washington's score for Michelle Obama's 'Becoming.'
Little Richard and Florian Schneider: Two Artists Who Changed Pop Music
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
John Schaefer, host of WNYC's Soundcheck and New Sounds, joins us to remember Kraftwerk's Florian Schneider and Little Richard.
Weekly Music Roundup: Buscabulla, Eve Owen, and Rhiannon Giddens
Monday, May 11, 2020
New Sounds
New music from Rhiannon Giddens, Lettuce, and Natalia Lafourcade all pay tribute to older music, and Puerto Rican duo Buscabulla looks to summer with a beach-ready dance tune.
Music Venues Scramble To Survive Amid COVID-19 Shutdown
Friday, May 08, 2020
“There’s a lot of weird wording in a lot of these loans,” says one club owner, “and it seems like they don’t want to help bars or anything on the fringe.”
Weekly Music Roundup: Ghostpoet and Los Cumpleaños
Monday, May 04, 2020
New Sounds
Week of May 4: This week, dance the cumbia in a premiere from Los Cumpleaños, and unintentional pandemic songs from Ghostpoet and Son Lux.
Weekly Music Roundup: Fiona Apple, July Talk, and Alex Winston
Monday, April 20, 2020
New Sounds
Week of April 20: This week, many (happy?) returns! Comeback music from Fiona Apple, Alex Winston, and The Airborne Toxic Event.
Weekly Music Roundup: Laura Marling, Twenty One Pilots, and Surfer Blood
Monday, April 13, 2020
New Sounds
This week, responses to isolation from Twenty One Pilots, Laura Marling, and Surfer Blood; also composer Molly Joyce uses disability as a creative tool and a West African dance party.
Long Island Factory Turns From Drum Heads....To Face Shields
Friday, April 10, 2020
The D’Addario company discovered that the main material in their drumheads is a clear mylar film — which can also be used to fashion protective face shields.
Weekly Music Roundup: Samora Pinderhughes, Lara Downes, and Andrew Bird
Monday, April 06, 2020
New Sounds
Week of April 6: This week, unintentional pandemic songs from M Ward, Andrew Bird, and Samora Pinderhughes; plus, a break from the day’s news.
Weekly Music Roundup: Bob Dylan, Kandace Springs, and Dirty Projectors
Monday, March 30, 2020
New Sounds
This week, a blast from Afropop’s past, the future of Afrofuturism, and new music from Dirty Projectors and Bright Eyes. Plus, Kandace Springs, and a surprise from Bob Dylan.
CANCELLED: The Philadelphia Orchestra Performs Beethoven Live From Carnegie Hall
Friday, March 13, 2020
Due to the COVID19 virus, this concert has been cancelled, and Carnegie Hall will be closed from March 13 through May 10. For more information, please visit Carnegie Hall's website.
Global Mashups: The World Comes To Sing And Dance in Queens
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
If you ever wondered what a mix of Brazilian and Indian music would sound like, or a bluegrass/Cuban fusion, Global Mashups provide an answer.
Weekly Music Roundup: Christine and the Queens and Zeshan B
Monday, March 02, 2020
New Sounds
This week, Gorillaz meets Fatoumata Diawara; celebrating Brown Power with Zeshan B, Christine and the Queens unveil a surprise new EP, and the long-delayed return of Aksak Maboul.
Weekly Music Roundup: Yves Tumor and Amanda Palmer
Monday, February 24, 2020
New Sounds
Week of Feb. 24: This week, a crisis response from Amanda Palmer, a warning from Lanterns On The Lake, a reassurance from Dan Deacon, and arresting, slinky, demonic funk from Yves Tumor.
'Cambodian Rock Band' Looks Back To A Country’s Swingin’ Past — And Its Darkest Hour
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
A survivor of the “killing fields” of the Khmer Rouge returns to Cambodia for the first time, trying to stop his American-born daughter from prosecuting a notorious war criminal.
