From Handel to Headbangers

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
The East Village Opera Company accomplishes what seems like a really bad idea on paper: taking some of the most recognizable arias by Wagner, Handel, Verdi, Puccini and others and re-imagining them as epic rock songs. But somehow it works. Today, the group’s creators, Peter Kiesewalter and Tyley Ross, share their latest album, "Olde School."

Remembering Isaac Hayes
Songwriter, musician and actor Isaac Hayes died Sunday at age 65. We look back at the man who shaped the Memphis soul sound, gave us the theme to "Shaft," and portrayed a cartoon chef on "South Park." And, listen to Soundcheck's 2007 interview with Hayes.

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