Episodes (Page 7)
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Sonny Rollins is one of the greatest tenor saxophone players of all time and a living embodiment of Black history
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Jason Isbell's album Weathervanes won the Grammy for Best Americana Album, and he earned a role in Martin Scorsese's Killers Of The Flower Moon opposite Leonardo DiCaprio
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Rhiannon Giddens is a Black banjo player deeply rooted in Americana tradition and its Transatlantic roots, actively engaging with conversations about genre usefulness and gatekeeping in music
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IDLES discusses their latest album TANGK, produced by Mark Bowen, Kenny Beats, and Nigel Godrich, exploring their creative partnership and how Mark tempers Joe Talbot's passionate rage
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Malcolm Gladwell revisits a conversation with Ziggy Marley about Jamaica's and Bob Marley's cultural influence over the past 50 years
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Duff McKagan discusses his journey from Guns N' Roses bassist through sobriety and work with Alice In Chains and Jane's Addiction
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Usher discusses his recent success with his Las Vegas residency.
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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