#29 ALEX JAMES!

And introducing, on the drums, it’s Chris Frantz! We’re JOINED by Chris Frantz, drummer for Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club to discuss downtown bands in ‘77, buildings & food, the love of music, and re...

26 Aug 20201h 11min

And introducing, on lead vocals and guitar, it’s Mr. Robert Pollard! We’re joined by Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Operators) to talk about the frontman synonymous with Guided by Voices, the prolific ind...

12 Aug 20201h 37min

Part two of…the Song Machine! We track pop music’s muddled fallout from 9/11 (again), the reign of Max Martin and Dr. Luke, track-and-hook songwriting, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Kesha and the f u t u r e ...

30 Juli 20201h 52min

And introducing…the Song Machine! We track the rise of Denniz Pop and the Swedish music production juggernaut in American pop music through John Seabrooke’s 2015 book “The Song Machine: Inside the Hit...

15 Juli 20201h 43min

And introducing…on piano and vocals, it’s Fiona Apple! We discuss the singer-songwriters music and public perception using two longform magazine articles bookending her career. Songs in Order: Fiona...

11 Juni 20201h 30min

And introducing…on bass guitar, John Taylor! Bassist and founding member of 80’s new romantic superstars Duran Duran, Taylor and his bandmates achieved wild success in the 1980, but Taylor and Duran D...

21 Maj 20201h 30min

And introducing, on lead vocals…it’s Debbie Harry! The ORIGINAL atomic blonde, Harry the frontwoman of CBGB stalwarts turned global disco innovators, Blondie. Blondie paved the way from punk to new wa...

30 Apr 20201h 48min

And introducing….on vocals, it’s Jessica Simpson. This Texas-bred big voiced, pop diva has spent her career beset by harsh media, judgmental critics and tabloid hell. But after 20 years in the spotlig...

16 Apr 20201h 40min