Glam No More?

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Is Joe Six-Pack the new symbol of rock ‘n’ roll stardom? Some argue that earnest indie rockers want to be just like you and me. But others argue that emo bands have brought flamboyance and glam back to the rock world in a big way. Today, a conversation with New York Times pop music critic Kelefa Sanneh, and with Marc Hogan, a writer who recently detailed this trend on the Web site Pitchfork Media. Also: stage director Sir Jonathan Miller talks about his stripped-down, casual-dress production of Bach's St. Matthew Passion at BAM. Finally: Erika Sunnegardh went from waitressing to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in just 18 months. The Swedish-American soprano joins us to talk about her debut debut Saturday as the replacement for star Karita Mattila in a performance of Beethoven's "Fidelio."