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ANTHEMS: Queen — We Are The Champions
Episode 192
Freddie Mercury and team made one of the most unusual anthems of all time. “We Are The Champions” has a somber beginning, an uncertain ending and a s…
5 years, 5 months ago
Cory Henry has something to say
Episode 191
Cory Henry is a remarkably gifted multi-instrumentalist. Growing up in the church, he started playing the Hammond B3 organ at age 2 and played his fi…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Pop Music Forecast (with Lauren Michelle Jackson)
Episode 190
Shawn Mendes, BTS, Alicia Keys, 24kGoldn, Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber & Chance The Rapper are all in the Hot 100 with songs that attempt to cope with the…
5 years, 5 months ago
Brandy Clark's Life Is A Record
Episode 189
There is a tradition in country that loves flawed characters lost on a winding journey… likely down a dit road. One of the best songwriters in this s…
5 years, 5 months ago
Keith Urban on The Speed of Now Part 1
Episode 188
Keith Urban is a legend of country. He’s been releasing hit records for two decades now. Each album he describes as a portrait of his life in that mo…
5 years, 6 months ago
Mickey Guyton’s fight for Country Music’s acceptance
Episode 187
Mickey Guyton spent a decade of fits and starts trying to make a career in country music. But now in recent months she’s having a country music momen…
5 years, 6 months ago
Disclosure: Where Energy Flows
Episode 186
Howard and Guy Lawrence, the brothers behind Disclosure, found global acclaim in 2012 with their song “Latch” ft. Sam Smith which blended house and d…
5 years, 6 months ago
THE 5TH — MOVEMENT IV, What Beethoven Would Have Wanted
Episode 185
When we listen closely to the Fifth, we hear a testament to self-expression and determination. Which means that we get to decide how to honor this sy…
5 years, 6 months ago
THE 5TH — MOVEMENT III, Putting the Classism in Classical
Episode 184
When you walk into a concert hall, there’s an established set of conventions and etiquette (“don’t cough!”; “don’t cheer!”; “dress appropriately!”) t…
5 years, 6 months ago
THE 5TH — MOVEMENT II, From Struggle to Victory
Episode 183
In the first movement of his famous symphony, Beethoven sets up a battle between hope and despair. The dark side of that spectrum is represented by t…
5 years, 6 months ago