Episodes
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Episode 833: March New Music – Rookie, Cable Ties, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, Hakan Hellstrom
What’s Jim been digging lately? New music from Rooke, Cable Ties, Häkan Hellström, and Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real.
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Episode 832: March New Music – Maria McKee, Waxahatchee, Shabaka and the Ancestors
What’s Patrick been digging lately? New music from Waxahatchee, Maria McKee, and Shabaka and the Ancestors.
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Episode 831: March New Music – Bob Dylan
In a special edition of our monthly new music series, we highlight the first original song from Bob Dylan in eight years. It’s a 17-minute epic called “Murder Most Foul.” Intern Sam Lisker joins the conversation.
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Episode 830: Bill Withers, Rest in Power
One of America’s great songwriters, Bill Withers, died on March 30 at age 81. Jim and Patrick pay tribute to the legendary soul singer.
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Episode 829: Adam Schlesinger, Rest in Power
Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger died of covid-19 on April 1 at age 52. He was one of the great pop songwriters of our time. (One bit of evidence: he wrote “That Thing You Do.”)
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Episode 828: Songs of Hope
Quite a bit has happened in the past month. Everything seems to be falling down at once. We are in need of some songs of hope. And so we present some.
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Episode 827: Tina Turner Broadway Show
Tina Turner Broadway Show
Intern Sam Lisker tells us about a show he got to see before things shut down – “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical.” -
Episode 826: Follow-up Albums – Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Peter Gabriel, Beastie Boys, Bruce Springsteen
Mike Wagner, a patron of the pod, picks the topic. We talk about albums that followed big hit records, including works by Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Beastie Boys and Peter Gabriel.
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Episode 825: Jenn Champion – An Appreciation
Barret Ries, a patron of the pod, picks the topic. We discuss the work of Jenn Champion, aka Jenn Ghetto, aka S. She also was a member of the band Carissa’s Wierd. You will dig this music.
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Episode 824: 1991 – R.E.M., Matthew Sweet, U2
Noah Crane, a patron of the pod, picks the topic. We discuss three big albums from 1991: R.E.M.’s “Out of Time,” Matthew Sweet’s “Girlfriend” and U2’s “Achtung Baby.”