John Schaefer rules
I used to listen to his New Sounds show on WNYC back in the early 80s when I was a law student in NYC. He's really knowledgeable, never egotistical-sounding. I learned an awful lot of great new music composers in those days!Read full review »
The_Banshee_of_Bop via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/16/06
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... this is a perfect place to find it. Guests are often musicians or groups that are just under the popular radar but deserve more love and attention.
cbearg via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/02/19
Since I'm not in NYC, I don't get to hear the whole show I assume, just the segment that week they choose to upload. That said, a couple years ago when I started listening, it was fascinating. Most of the better shows were like great lectures on genre, history, theory, etc. Sometimes...Read full review »
MooseTheDJ via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/14/16
This is simply the BEST podcast about music.The encyclopedic knowledge (I'm dating myself) the host, John Schaffer has about both history and directions of modern music is unparalleled. And the podcast had the best ratio of music:talking. This show is also one of the reasons I'm a WNYC...Read full review »
AllyC7 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/05/22
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