John Schaefer appears in the following:
VIP Concert Tix
Thursday, May 27, 2010
John Schaefer wonders why he isn't more upset at VIP concert packages.
The Film That Launched A Thousand Scores
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Seems like everyone wants to write music for this old sci-fi classic.
Wedding Band Blues
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
How about the best (or worst) of both worlds: A wedding band with a dj?
Jingle All The Way
Monday, May 24, 2010
John Schaefer wonders what those catchy jingles are really saying...
Forever (Neil) Young
Friday, May 21, 2010
John Schaefer tries to decide which Neil Young he's a fan of.
Scoring Robin Hood
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
It’s interesting to compare the way different composers have approached period piece films over the years. In 1938, when Erich Wolfgang Korngold composed his classic score to The Adventures of Robin Hood, there was no “period instrument” movement – what we now call “early music” was the province of scholars and theoreticians, and was hardly ever actually played by living musicians.
Picks of the Week
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Music Lessons Online
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Before online music lessons, John Schaefer says, you could fumble through lessons on TV.
Tell Me a Story
Monday, May 17, 2010
John Schaefer finds an unexpected connection between Das Racist and The Hold Steady.
The Greene Space
Soundcheck Late Night: The Hold Steady
Friday, May 14, 2010
10:00 PM
Brooklyn-based band The Hold Steady and the Queens hip-hop group Das Racist join Soundcheck for its first late-night show in The Greene Space.
Picks of the Week
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Iceland’s troublemaking volcano has been back in the news, and that country's music is back in our weekly picks.
New Musical Instruments
Thursday, May 13, 2010
More musical instruments? That's fine, as long as we have more people playing them.
Broadway punk: an oxymoron
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
John Schaefer on American Idiot: "if it's on Broadway, how punk can it be?"
Ethical listening
Monday, May 10, 2010
Are the new ethical dilemmas of listening to music in the digital age really "new"?
Critiquing the Critics
Friday, May 07, 2010
John Schaefer: Blogging isn't necessarily the same thing as music criticism.
The Real "Soul" Music
Thursday, May 06, 2010
Forget recordings, says John Schaefer. The soul of Gospel music comes out in live performance.
Searching for the Real Van
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
What do you think of Van Morrison? Tell Soundcheck here.
CD Picks of the Week
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
This week’s picks include a look into obscure corners of the violin repertoire and yet another fine indie rock band from Montreal.
The Greene Space
Moby and Somi on Soundcheck
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
2:00 PM
Two weeks before he releases a new album of re-mixes of his own work – “Wait For Me. Remixes!”--, Moby joins Soundcheck to play live, with "New African Soul" singer-songwriter Somi opening.
