Jul 28, 2021
Pond guitarist
and singer-songwriter Shiny Joe Ryan joins me from
Fremantle, on the eve of his new solo album ‘Shiny’s Democracy’, to
talk about a favorite album at once logical and surprising -
Pink Floyd’s 1971 LP ‘Meddle’.
We talk about how the album serves as a transitionary album between
the Syd Barrett...
Jul 21, 2021
Today, the woman who wrote the book on Duran Duran’s Rio (out now as part of the 33 1/3 series), Annie Zaleski, joins me to unpack the making of the classic album, how the band’s reputation as great musicians has grown the further time moves on from their initial success, how preparation and cooperation helped them...
Jul 14, 2021
Today we’re back in lockdown on both ends of the chat as
emerging Aussie queen of pop Charley joins me over
Zoom to unpack the genius of one of the last decade’s most
significant pop songwriters, Julia Michaels, and
her debut ‘mini-album’, 2017's Nervous System.
We talk about how this record helped Charley...
361. Crowded House’s Mitchell Froom goes behind the scenes on their new album ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’
Jul 7, 2021
Today, legendary producer and
Crowded House keyboardist Mitchell
Froom joins me to unpack the making of the iconic band’s
new album ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’.
We talk about how Mitchell helped define the sound of the band
twice - first as the producer of their debut album 35 years ago,
and again as a fully-fledged...