Music Popcast
By The New York Times
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Podcast Description
New York Times music critics Jon Pareles, Ben Ratliff, Jon Caramanica and Nate Chinen talk each week about the latest pop music news, the top songs, the best albums, the biggest stars — and the up and coming stars you haven't heard of yet.
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New York’s June jazz festivals; The importance of Gil Scott-Heron; and the Song of the Week. | This week: Ben Ratliff and Nate Chinen size up New York’s three June jazz festivals; Larry Rohter on the importance of Gil Scott-Heron; and a Popcast song of the week from Ranburne, Alabama. Ben Ratliff is the host. | 6/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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This Year's "American Idol" Winner; My Morning Jacket; and the Popcast Song of the Week | This week: with another season of American Idol put to rest, Jon Caramanica locks them doors and turns the lights down low; My Morning Jacket takes Nate Chinen to church; and a Popcast song of the week from Group Doueh. Ben Ratliff is the host. | 5/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ben Sisario on Sale of Warner Music Group; the 'Muchness' of Lady Gaga; New CD Releases | In this week’s Popcast: Ben Sisario and Bruce Headlam on the sale of Warner Music Group; Jon Pareles on the muchness of Lady Gaga; new CD releases by Raphael Saadiq, Colin Vallon, and Telebossa. Ben Ratliff, host. | 5/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jody Rosen on Brad Paisley and Jon Caramanica on new white rappers. | This week on Popcast: Jody Rosen on Brad Paisley, sly perfectionist; Jon Caramanica on Action Bronson, Machine Gun Kelly, Rittz, and other iterations of the new white rapper. Ben Ratliff is your host. | 5/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A conversation with Emmylou Harris and Jon Caramanica visits with Tyler, the Creator. | This week we hear from Emmylou Harris, in conversation and in song, from her recent talk with the NYT's Dana Jennings at the Times Theater; and Jon Caramanica visits with Odd Future's Tyler, the Creator. Ben Ratliff is your host. | 5/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A new album from Fleet Foxes; the state of the piano trio in jazz; and a eulogy for Poly Styrene. | This week: the serenity and anxiety of Fleet Foxes; Gerald Clayton and the state of the piano trio in jazz; and a eulogy for Poly Styrene. Ben Ratliff is the host. | 4/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The ukelele in today's pop music and a Coachella festival postmortem. | This week, Ben Sisario explains why so much American pop these days sounds like ukuleles. And Ben Ratliff, talking to Jeremy Egner, delivers the postmortem on the Coachella festival in Indio, California. Hosted by Ben Ratliff. | 4/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Grammy award categories controversy and Jon Pareles on Paul Simon's new album. | In this week's popcast, Larry Rohter unravels the controversy over NARAS narrowing its Grammy award categories; Ben Sisario delivers a progress report on the celestial jukebox; and Jon Pareles explains Paul Simon's best record in two decades. Ben Ratliff is the host. | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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LCD Sound System and The Strokes at MSG plus Ben Ratliff on singer-songwriter Bill Callahan. | Jon Caramanica tells of two consecutive nights spent at Madison Square Garden, hearing the Strokes and LCD Soundsystem: New York City in excelsis! And Jeremy Egner speaks to Ben Ratliff about the slow but thorough evolution of the singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, who once performed as Smog, and his new album “Apocalypse.” Ben Ratliff is the host. | 4/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Larry Rohter on the new wave of Portugese Fado music; Britney Spear's "Femme Fatale"; Nate Chinen on Ambrose Akinmusire. | Larry Rohter talks to Ben Ratliff about the new wave of Fado music from Portugal; Jon Caramanica on Britney Spear's new album "Femme Fatale"; and Nate Chinen on jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Simply the best music popcast.
If you want to discover new artist or albums, this is the perfect "Popcast". Unlike, Itunes New Music Tuesday Podcast, (who limit themselves to make a review of the Home Page of Itunes music store), NYT Popcast, explore deeply in the albums, giving you the oportunity to really taste the music. You're not gonna like every artist or albums review they make, but I assure you gonna have a wonderful journey in pop music world. keep doing the good work, guys!
Please remove the cardboard box from Jon Pareles' head
Every week, Pareles sounds like he's talking to us from inside a cardboard box. All other reviewers sound natural. Please remove the cardboard box from Jon Pareles' head.
wow
listeners of this should go for the more direct, less applause happy fellas of Have you Heard.
