May 25, 2015
Melbourne-based TZU co-founder and hip-hop MC-songwriter Joelistics reveals his unexpected favorite album - Paul Simon's 1986 classic "Graceland".
How did his father's near-death experience get Joel into the album? Why was Simon's songwriting process similar to a hip-hop record? Why did Simon have to fail commercially before he could make Graceland? What groundbreaking production techniques made this album quintessentially 80s? How does Paul Simon's self-deprecation shine through in his lyrics? and how does this album provide a model for Joel as he starts to get older?
My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the
great works of pop music. Each episode features a different
songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time
- their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs
and the album’s influence on their own music.
Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and
photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music
industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music
documentary Jim
Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and
the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of
Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music
videos.
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