The Pop Savvy of ‘Beyond the Lights’
Jon Caramanica and A.O. Scott discuss what this modern update of “The Bodyguard” gets right about the music business. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can ...
5 Dec 201427min
London Calls Mary J. Blige
Jon Caramanica and Ben Ratliff discuss Mary J. Blige and her new album, “The London Sessions.” Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your...
21 Nov 201431min
How Bobby Shmurda Danced Into the Hot 100
The 20-year-old East Flatbush rapper Bobby Shmurda has just jumped from No. 8 to No. 6 on the Billboard chart. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also su...
14 Nov 201427min
Dave Grohl’s ‘Sonic Highways’
Ben Ratliff and Jon Caramanica discuss “Sonic Highways,” the new album and HBO mini-series by Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify....
7 Nov 201433min
The Myth of Scott Walker
Jon Caramanica and Ben Ratliff discuss Scott Walker and “Soused,” his new album with the drone-metal band Sunn O))). Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can a...
17 Okt 201429min
Tinashe, FKA Twigs and the Semantics of R&B
Ben Ratliff and Jon Caramanica discuss the singers Tinashe and FKA twigs, and whether they point toward a new conception of R&B. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotif...
10 Okt 201429min
Parsing Steve Coleman’s Genius
Ben Ratliff and Nate Chinen discuss the jazz saxophonist, a recent winner of a MacArthur “genius” grant. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscrib...
26 Sep 201420min
What We Talk About When We Talk About Chris Brown
Jon Caramanica and Ben Ratliff discuss the challenges of appraising Chris Brown. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podc...
19 Sep 201430min
