234. Olympia on Betty Davis 'They Say I'm Different' (1974)
One of Australia's most arresting singer-songwriters, neo new waver Olympia, joins me to celebrate cult icon of punk funk Betty Davis. We talk about Davis's progressive sexual politics, her transgress...
12 Feb 201849min
233. Hanif Abdurraqib on My Chemical Romance 'The Black Parade' (2006), grief, emo music and Springsteen
The brilliant poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib breaks the emo seal on this podcast and joins me to talk about My Chemical Romance's 2006 classic concept album 'The Black Parade'. We talk about the t...
6 Feb 201841min
232. Becca Mancari on Big Thief 'Capacity' (2017)
It's rare that a guest chooses an album from the last few years as their favorite, but that's the case with Nashville singer-songwriter Becca Mancari, who wields subtlety and tension as deftly as Big ...
31 Jan 201841min
231. Lo Carmen on Dolly Parton 'Jolene' (1974)
LA-based Australian Americana singer-songwriter Lo Carmen joins me for our long awaited (at least by me) first Dolly episode! We talk about Dolly the songwriter, how this album represents her steppin...
23 Jan 201833min
Tashaki Miyaki on Sparklehorse 'It's A Wonderful Life' (2001)
Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and frontwoman of LA outfit Tashaki Miyaki, Paige Stark, joins me to delve into fragile and beautiful world of the late Mark Linkous and his band Sparklehorse's class...
18 Jan 201849min
229. Tristen on Kate Bush 'Hounds of Love' (1985), opinions on opinions, Ryan Gosling and more
Year five of My Favorite Album kicks off with one of Nashville's sharpest singer-songwriters, Tristen. It's a cut and thrust, back and forth full opinions - opinions on Kate Bush, the importance (or l...
9 Jan 201848min
Top 5 of 2017 - Robyn Hitchcock on Bob Dylan 'Blonde on Blonde'
Our countdown of 2017 episodes continues with our most downloaded podcast of last year - Robyn Hitchcock on the Dylan classic 'Blonde on Blonde' ----- Legendary English singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchco...
2 Jan 201840min
Top 5 of 2017 - Brian Koppelman on Bruce Springsteen 'Nebraska' and empathy and hope in dark times
Number 4 of our 5 most popular podcasts of 2017 Filmmaker (Rounders, Ocean's 13, Solitary Man), showrunner (Billions) and podcaster (The Moment) Brian Koppelman returns for his fourth appearance on th...
28 Dec 201729min
