Episodes (Page 7)
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Paul McCartney and poet Paul Muldoon discuss The Beatles' early evolution and the significance of their 1962 debut single Love Me Do
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James Fauntleroy, prolific pop songwriter for Beyoncé, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars, released his official debut album The Warmest Winter Ever in December
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Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring discusses the band's viral 2014 Late Show performance that launched them to national prominence
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Sleater-Kinney's latest album Little Rope partly meditates on Carrie Brownstein's grief following her mother and stepfather's death in late 2022
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Noah Kahan's pandemic TikTok snippets from rural Vermont evolved into massive success with 4 billion global streams and a Best New Artist Grammy nomination
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Ludwig Göransson, Academy Award-winning composer, scored Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer after their collaboration on Tenet
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Janelle Monáe released The Age of Pleasure in June, earning two Grammy nominations including Album of the Year, signaling a tonal shift toward Black joy
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Corinne Bailey Rae released her fourth album Black Rainbows in September, inspired by explorations of Chicago's historic Stony Island Arts Bank
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David Paich co-founded Toto with drummer Jeff Porcaro in 1977, writing classics like Africa, Rosanna, and Hold the Line
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Susanna Hoffs, founding Bangles member, released her debut novel This Bird Has Flown in April and latest cover album The Deep End produced by Peter Asher
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Marty Stuart has dedicated 40+ years to preserving old country music, earning five Grammys and Country Music Hall of Fame induction
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Lol Tolhurst, Cure drummer and co-founder, met Robert Smith at age five and defined the band's 1980s goth period across three albums
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Mark Mothersbaugh, Devo lead singer and keyboardist, developed the band's de-evolution ethos in response to the 1970 Kent State shooting
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Laufey, a 24-year-old Icelandic-Chinese multi-instrumentalist, built massive social media following as jazz girl during pandemic lockdown
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Swiss-Ecuadorian brothers Hermanos Gutiérrez create hypnotic instrumental guitar compositions inspired by classical Latin guitar and Spaghetti Western film scores
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Pete Townshend discusses his innovative guitar style and early synthesizer use.
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Pushkin launches McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, featuring years of conversations between Paul McCartney and Irish poet Paul Muldoon
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Amanda Shires released the album Loving You with late pianist Bobbie Nelson, continuing their collaboration that began on a Willie Nelson cover
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Ludwig Göransson discusses his Grammy and Academy Award-winning work scoring Black Panther, The Mandalorian, and Oppenheimer
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DJ Drama's legendary Gangsta Grillz and Dedication mixtape series launched careers of T.I., Young Jeezy, and revitalized Lil' Wayne in the 2000s