Podcast Episodes

The Making of PSYCHOCANDY by The Jesus and Mary Chain - featuring Jim Reid and William Reid

Season 5 Episode 6

For the 40th anniversary of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s landmark debut album, Psychocandy, we take a detailed look at how it was made. Growing up in East Kilbride, Scotland, brothers William and Jim R…

Published on 7 hours ago

The Making of TRAMP by Sharon Van Etten - featuring Sharon Van Etten and Aaron Dessner

Season 5 Episode 5

In celebration of Sharon Van Etten’s breakthrough third album, Tramp, we take a detailed look at how it was made. Growing up in New Jersey, Sharon Van Etten studied music by learning several instrume…

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Preview: Fela Kuti: Fear No Man

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In a world that’s on fire, what is the role of art? What can music actually…do?

Can a song save a life? Change a law? Topple a president? Get you killed?

In Fe…

Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago

The Making of WRITER'S BLOCK by Peter Bjorn and John - feat. Peter Morén, Björn Yttling and John Eriksson

Season 5 Episode 4

In celebration of Peter, Bjorn and John’s breakthrough third album, 'Writer’s Block,' we take a detailed look at how it was made. When Peter Morén and Björn Yttling started playing music together in …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The Making of A RIVER AIN'T TOO MUCH TO LOVE by Smog - featuring Bill Callahan

Season 5 Episode 3

For the 20th anniversary of the Smog album, A River Ain’t Too Much to Love, we take a detailed look at how it was made. Bill Callahan began recording music under the name Smog in 1988 and releasing m…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

The Making of CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH (Self-Titled) - featuring Alec Ounsworth

Season 5 Episode 2

For the 20th anniversary of the debut Clap Your Hands Say Yeah album, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Alec Ounsworth began recording demos of the songs he was writing, he connected …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Making of CRAZY RHYTHMS by The Feelies - featuring Glenn Mercer and Bill Million

Season 5 Episode 1

For the 45th anniversary of The Feelies’ classic debut album, Crazy Rhythms, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After the band formed as The Outkids in Haledon, New Jersey in 1976, Glenn Mer…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Making of THE MONITOR by Titus Andronicus - featuring Patrick Stickles

Season 4 Episode 12

For the 15th anniversary of the second Titus Andronicus album, The Monitor, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Patrick Stickles founded Titus Andronicus in Glen Rock, New Jersey in 200…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

The Making of SET YOURSELF ON FIRE by Stars - feat. Torquil Campbell, Amy Millan, Evan Cranley...

Season 4 Episode 11

For the 20th anniversary of Stars’ breakthrough third album, Set Yourself on Fire, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Torquil Campbell and Chris Seligman grew up together in Toronto, t…

Published on 8 months ago

The Making of I'M WIDE AWAKE, IT'S MORNING by Bright Eyes - featuring Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis

Season 4 Episode 10

For the 20th anniversary of the sixth Bright Eyes album, I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning, we take a detailed look at how it was made. Conor Oberst began Bright Eyes in 1995 in Omaha, Nebraska as an outl…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago