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From Westeros-techno to trance metal: Eurovision 2023
It’s May, and that can only mean one thing: it’s time for the Eurovision Song Contest. This year’s edition of the international-but-primarily-in-Euro…
2 years, 11 months ago
Who killed the key change in pop music?
When trouble strikes in music town, there’s one guy who gets the call. That’s me, Joe Treble, forensic musicologist. This week, I've got one of the m…
2 years, 11 months ago
AI Drake has put music in a tailspin
We have an emergency podcast drop because the biggest and fastest moving story on the internet right now is about a song called “Heart On My Sleeve.”…
2 years, 11 months ago
BTS goes solo together
The South Korean idol group BTS is one of the biggest musical sensations in history. They're constantly breaking records and they have one of the mos…
2 years, 11 months ago
This Generation's Caroline Polachek
From the first seconds of her latest album Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, Caroline Polachek asserts that she is truly a once-in-a-generation artist…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Shakira Conspiracy
Shakira is back on the Billboard Hot 100 – thanks to the help of Argentinian producer Bizarrap. Together, their song “Shakira: BZRP Music Sessions, V…
3 years ago
Reinventing Bach
If you’ve ever learned classical piano, you probably tried to play one of Bach’s Inventions. The composer wrote fifteen pieces containing the most im…
3 years ago
100 gecs make good bad music
Everyone will describe the music of 100 gecs differently. To some, Dylan Brady and Laura Les make deeply satisfying earworms, tracks able to scratch …
3 years ago
Switches Brew
Every week the Switched On Pop team gets together and everybody shares one song they’re loving right now. It is one of our favorite conversations eac…
3 years ago
Modern Classics: Seal - Kiss From a Rose
“Kiss From a Rose” is one of the most unusual number one hits of all time. Seal’s song can’t decide if it’s in minor or major, it uses an old-fashion…
3 years ago