Dec 28, 2017
Number 4 of our 5 most popular podcasts of 2017
Filmmaker (Rounders, Ocean’s 13, Solitary Man), showrunner (Billions) and podcaster (The Moment) Brian Koppelman returns for his fourth appearance on the show, to open up Bruce Springsteen’s devastating classic Nebraska (1982).
We talk about how Brian turned to the...
Dec 26, 2017
Number 3 of our 5 most popular podcasts of 2017
Keyboard legend Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Mudcrutch) returns to the show as Beatles Month rolls on.
Benmont unpacks the multi-layered genius of Beatles for Sale opening track ‘No Reply’, explores why the Beatles R'n'B roots are at the heart of...
Dec 25, 2017
Rock journalist and author of the definitive oral history of the New York rock revival ‘Meet Me in the Bathroom’, Lizzy Goodman, joins me to talk about one of the seminal albums of that era - the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ debut LP 'Fever to Tell’.
We talk about why Karen O is the truest rock star of her era, what makes...
Dec 22, 2017
Between now and Christmas, we're revisiting the Top 5 Most Downloaded Episodes of 2017. First off, Harper Simon on the White Album
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We kick off 2017 at the Chateau Marmont, where I join Harper Simon for bacon, eggs and coffee to talk about the most iconic double album in pop history - the Beatles White Album.
We...
How do you write a great Xmas song? ft Kristian Bush, Lee Brice, Corb Lund and journalist Tim Byron
Dec 20, 2017
Celebrating the holiday season by revisiting our My Favorite Album Xmas special! Enjoy and happy holidays...
For the first ever My Favorite Album Christmas special, I delve into the origins of the Christmas pop songs we all know today with musicologist and Sydney Morning Herald journalist Tim Byron - how did we go from...