The Best Album You've Ever Read?

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Kate Schatz wrote the book "Rid of Me" based on PJ Harvey's 1993 album of the same name. She joins us today to talk about the album's significance, and about basing a novel on an album. Also: With their 2001 record, Camera Obscura drew comparisons to another Scottish group with a clean pop sound, Belle & Sebastian. But with their latest album, "Let's Get Out of This Country," the group brings a catchy pop force-to-be-reckoned-with, thanks in large part to lead singer Tracyanne Campbell. They play live in studio. And finally: the strange phenomenon of R. Kelly's online video series "Trapped in the Closet."

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