May 27, 2015
Singer, songwriter, king of social media, all around legend and constant source of inspiration Jeremy Neale (one third of my supergroup The Jeremys) joins me to close out Graceland week on the podcast.
We talk about why Paul Simon was the original Liam Neeson, how Graceland is like a chicken burrito, how Simon became...
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...
May 20, 2015
Co-creator and co-host of RocKwiz, comedian, writer and producer Brian Nankervis joins host Jeremy Dylan to explain his hair and go deep on Van Morrison's classic 1968 album "Astral Weeks".
Why did Brian's mother love the song "Madam George"? What was the weird, lethal and sometimes violent backstory to the...
May 19, 2015
Sydney's soul-folk star Iluka (aka Nikki Thornburn) joins host Jeremy Dylan to talk about the artist Elton John once called the most important of the 20th century, Nina Simone, and her seminal 1965 album "Pastel Blues".
They talk about how the album blends jazz, blues, soul and classical influences, how Simone opened up...
May 14, 2015
English singer-songwriter Rose Elinor Dougall joins host Jeremy Dylan to explain her love for "Tender Buttons", the 2005 album from indie electronica Broadcast.
Rose reveals how she discovered the record while still part of The Pippettes, how the superficial differences and deeper similarities influenced the path...