Episodes (Page 8)
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Kim Gordon at 70 years old is making the most abrasive music of her career with her second solo album The Collective, produced by Justin Raisen and featuring distorted trap-style beats
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PJ Harvey is one of the most gifted songwriters of our time, with her 1992 debut album Dry and 1994's Rid of Me establishing her as a near-instant classic and influencing Nirvana's In Utero
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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