When "Keeping It Real" Doesn't Cut It

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Pop acts like Lady Gaga and Green Day are donning glitzy costumes and elaborate alter-egos, bringing campy theater to the concert stage. On today's show, a look at the increasingly blurry line between fake and authentic in popular music. Also: Pianist Jenny Lin tackles two of Shostakovich's harrowing 24 Preludes and Fugues live in our studio.

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

The World Cup, the Knicks, and LeBron James’s Fate: An All-Time Summer in Sports

The staff writer Louisa Thomas on the U.S. men’s national soccer team, the N.B.A. off-season, and Serena Williams.
The New Yorker Radio Hour |

The near-collapsed Midtown building is now stable, but its finances may not be

Experts say the structural failure at the Pfizer Building could cause financial problems and a lingering stigma — but that the city’s housing shortage means renters will probably move in anyway.
Gothamist |

NYC DSA on Their Big Wins, and the Future

NYC-DSA co-chairs Grace Mausser and Gustavo Gordillo talk about the DSA's recent big wins.
The Brian Lehrer Show |

Get Lit: Laila Lalami's 'The Dream Hotel,' and Imal Gnawa Performs

All Of It with Alison Stewart |
YOU ARE ONLINE