Jolie Kerr

In this episode: In April 1989, Pixies released its second full-length album, Doolittle, earning raves from critics, but performing poorly on the charts. Now, 25 years later, Soundcheck looks back at the record's influence. Plus, we dare you to take the Doolittle Challenge: Can you sum up the album in six words or less? Leave yours at Soundcheck.org.

Then: Even music fans aren’t immune to the primal urges of spring cleaning. Jolie Kerr, author of the book My Boyfriend Barfed In My Handbag, And Other Questions You Can’t Ask Martha explains how to carefully launder ancient concert t-shirts, how to wipe down CDs without scratching them, and tells us about her favorite cleaning music.

And: The Secret Sisters -- the country and folk duo of Laura and Lydia Rogers -- just released their T. Bone Burnett-produced sophomore album, Put Your Needle Down. Hear the sisters’ gorgeous harmonies live in the Soundcheck studio.

In this episode: Have you ever pondered how to clean a record player? How to de-grossify your headphones? How to launder and preserve your favorite threadbare cotton t-shirt from 1984? Well, so have we... so we asked Jolie Kerr -- the author of the blog Ask A Clean Person and the book My Boyfriend Barfed In My Handbag... And Other Things You Can't Ask Martha -- to answer some of our most pressing music-related cleaning questions.

Then: Before he died of a heart attack at age 38, songwriter and producer Bert Berns gave us timeless R&B songs like “Twist and Shout,” “Piece of My Heart” and “I Want Candy.” He also played a key role at Atlantic Records and released early hits by Van Morrison and Neil Diamond on his own label, Bang. Now, Berns’ story is finally being told in a new book by Joel Selvin, Here Comes The Night, which takes its name from one of Berns' songs.

And: The young Nashville five-piece Moon Taxi melds progressive rock structures with jam-band-like breakouts and soaring melodies. Hear the band play songs from its 2013 record, Mountains Beaches Cities, in the Soundcheck studio.