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Seeing Double
This week New York welcomes 'Performa '09', the third biennial of performance art to hit the city. The event features more than 150 artists over three weeks, and one of whom has me very excited.I was...
View ArticleMasterpiece Theater: Laptop Edition
We all know that the Internet has its drawbacks. (Why do I know that Sandra Bullock's husband cheated on her? Why does a certain relatives think I enjoy videos of kittens?) But its power to...
View ArticleThe Super Bowl: the questions keep coming
Questions from last night’s edition of my annual Super Bowl party:Who needs a drink?Is that Faith Hill or Kelly Clarkson?And who’s this? Faith Hill or Kelly Clarkson?Who didn’t put their money into...
View ArticleYour Reactions: Madonna's Super Bowl Show
Last night's Super Bowl halftime show included cartwheels, bedazzled muumuus, raised middle fingers - and Queen Madge herself. We take your reactions to Madonna's performance - and ask TV and media...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Half-Time Show Debrief: MIA Flipping the Bird, Madonna's Moves,...
Madonna was cast as the star of Sunday's Super Bowl 2012 half-time show. But who really stole the limelight? Nicki Minaj in her cheerleader's outfit? Cee Lo Green in a sequined robe? Or M.I.A. raising...
View ArticleYear to Remember: 1986
Reagan isn’t president, Top Gun isn’t the biggest movie of the year, and mullets have somehow lost their appeal. But after releasing new albums last week, ‘80s icons Madonna and Lionel Richie have...
View ArticleJakob Dylan, Vote For Musician In Chief, More
Today on Soundcheck, Jakob Dylan talks about getting the old band back together for the latest release from The Wallflowers. An update to our ongoing Musician In Chief series, with the last two...
View ArticleMadonna: One For The Aliens, One For The Sun
In the latest installment of our game "One For The Aliens, One For The Sun," Billboard editor and Soundcheck contributor Joe Levy must pick two Madonna songs that will meet very different (albeit...
View ArticleRosie O'Donnell
This week, Alec sits down with Rosie O’Donnell who says she “never wanted to be a talk show host … I wanted to be on Broadway…I wanted to be a Bette Midler backup singer, one of the Harlettes.”And for...
View ArticleMadonna Week: Seymour Stein; Your 'Madonna Moments'; Okkervil River
In this episode: Soundcheck kicks off Madonna Week, by looking back at Madonna's self-titled debut album which was released 30 years ago this year. We start with Sire Records chairman and co-founder...
View ArticleSeymour Stein On Signing Madonna
Thirty years ago, in 1983, Sire Records put out a debut album by a little known club dancer and singer named -- you guessed it -- Madonna. Obviously, we know now that this was a pretty good move. But...
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My Madonna Moment: On The Cover Of Spin Magazine
All this week, Soundcheck is marking the 30th anniversary of the Material Girl’s first album, and we’re asking listeners and readers to share their "Madonna Moment." It doesn’t have to be anything as...
View ArticleShare Your 'Madonna Moment'
As we look back at Madonna's 30 year music career this week, we want you share your "Madonna Moment." Tell us about a moment in your life that was affected in some way by Madonna or her music. Leave a...
View ArticleSimon Doonan On Madonna, Fashion's 'Patron Saint'
From the very beginning Madonna has embraced an ever shifting fashion sense, one that has changed pretty dramatically over the years. It’s safe to say she’s not only a pop icon -- she’s a style icon...
View ArticleGrowing Up Muslim, Listening To Madonna
Like many teenage girls, discovering Madonna was a big deal for Soniah Kamal. It was a really big deal – especially because it was forbidden. That’s because Soniah was born in Pakistan to a Muslim...
View ArticleMadonna Week: Madonna's Movie Roles; Weird Al Yankovic; James McBride On 'The...
In this episode: Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer, of the The Takeaway’s Movie Date podcast, look back at Madonna’s career on the silver screen. Plus: Songwriter and pop parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic...
View ArticleMovie Date: Madonna On The Silver Screen
This week on Soundcheck, we’re talking all about Madonna, who released her debut album 30 years ago this summer. But soon after her music career began, Madonna also embraced another creative calling:...
View ArticleMadonna Week: 'Ray Of Light' Revisited; Madonna In Detroit; Dessa Plays Live
In this episode: NPR Music’s Ann Powers joins us for a deep dive into Madonna’s 1998 album Ray of Light.Plus: In 1984, Detroit News reporter Susan Whitall interviewed Madonna about growing up in...
View ArticleTest Your Fandom With Soundcheck's Madonna Quiz
It's been Madonna Week all this week on Soundcheck, which means we've heard from all sorts of people reflecting on the early years, the movies, the fashion, and pop culture legacy of The Material Girl,...
View ArticleMadonna's Detroit Roots
In 1984, shortly after Madonna embarked upon her musical career, Detroit News reporter Susan Whitall interviewed Madonna about her childhood growing up outside of Detroit. Now, 30 years later, Susan...
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