Anti-Desert Island Discs

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Perhaps you have a vendetta against 80s hair bands or maybe it’s smooth jazz that rubs you the wrong way. Regardless, you know bad music when you hear it. Today, we look at the albums you wouldn’t want to hear again. And we consult two experts. Also: Though their latest CD is titled "The Long Goodbye," David Hidalgo and Louie Perez, frontmen of Los Lobos, have no plans to take a final bow. They join us to perform live.

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