#9: Funk Guitar | Concert Films | “Soul Train.”
Been a good podcast week for fans of funk guitar, bridges, and the 20th Century Fox fanfare.
🎧 Still Processing asks: “With today’s pop songs increasingly devoid of bridges, how do we form emotional, heart-swelling connections to pop songs?”
🎧 Switched on Pop goes deep on funk guitar.
🎧 Twenty Thousand Hertz dissects “one of the most enduring and recognizable pieces of music in modern history”: the 20th Century Fox fanfare.
Elsewhere...
🎧 Object of Sound hails the influence of “Soul Train.”
🎧 Indiecast revisits at the indie music of 2011.
🎧 Aria Code goes deep on Verdi’s “Aida.”
🎧 Pop Shop Podcast speculates about Katy Perry’s Las Vegas residency.
🎧 Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard have reached “Reputation” and “1989” in their Ringer Dish series Every Single Album: Taylor Swift.
🎧 Bruce and Barack are back at Renegades: Born in the USA, with a chat about their dads.
🎧 Pop Culture Happy Hour picks its fave concert films, while Rockin’ the Suburbs talks Springsteen docs.
🎧 Adam Granduciel picks his favorite live tracks on World Cafe Words and Music.
Before we get to the lists, a programming note: The newsletter’s going on Spring Break next week.
Song Deep Dives and Lists
“Absolutely (Story of a Girl)” by Nine Days Why I Hate This Album
“A Quiet Place” by Take 6 Duet
“Cameo Lover” by Kimbra Strong Songs
“Cars” by Gary Numan How Good It Is
“Closer to Fine” by Indigo Girls Song vs. Song
“Come to My Window” by Melissa Ethridge Song vs. Song
“Common People” by Pulp 60 Songs That Explain the ‘90s
“Every Thug Needs a Lady” by Alkaline Trio Chris DeMakes a Podcast
“I Remember” by KNOWER Duet
“In My Life” by The Beatles The Volume Knob
Maggie O’Farrell’s desert island discs Desert Island Discs
“Mr. Blue Sky” by ELO Duet
“Music” by Cornelius Duet
“Musicology” by Prince Duet
“Night Life” by Willie Nelson One By Willie
“Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin Songs of Note
“Tu douleur” by Camille Duet
“We Are” by Jon Batiste Song Exploder
“We Major” by Kanye West Watching the Throne
Album Analysis and Dissections
“69 Love Songs” by The Magnetic Fields Discord and Rhyme
Albums turning 50 in 2021 The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll
“Definitely Maybe” by Oasis You, Me and An Album
“Hangin’ Up My Heart” by Sissy Spacek Bizarre Albums
“Justice” by Justin Bieber The Ringer Music Show
“Post” by Bjork The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers
“Trilogy: Past, Present, Future” by Frank Sinatra Late Era
Artist Retrospectives and Deep Dives
Beastie Boys No Dogs in Space
David Bowie Off the Record
Boy bands and their dark history Name 3 Songs
Sam Cooke Hit Parade
MF Doom Heat Rocks
Alicia Keys Black Girl Songbook
Britney Spears We Need to Talk About Britney
Stereolab Stand By Your Band
The Replacements Bandsplain
U2 Rock Solid
Nancy Wilson DISCovery with Eric Senich
Interviews and Guest Appearances
24kGoldn Impaulsive with Logan Paul
Ingrid Andress And the Writer Is…
Julien Baker All Songs Considered, Working
Justin Bieber Zach Sang: Just the Interviews
Benny Blanco The Zane Lowe Interview Series
Geezer Butler The Eddie Trunk Podcast
Brandi Carlile Queery
City Spud The Gangster Chronicles
Jacob Collier Duet
Dan Deacon Talkhouse
Kim Deal Bullseye
Dimebag Darrell The Tapes Archive
Robert Ellis Wheels Off
Marianne Faithfull Broken Record
Macy Gray Questlove Supreme
Ice Prince Hip Hop Raised Me
Tony Iommi The Eddie Trunk Podcast
Future Islands Talkhouse
Mikael Jorgensen Roadcase
Kimbra Duet
Amy Lee Danica Patrick Pretty Intense
SG Lewis Zach Sang: Just the Interviews
Glen Matlock Rockonteurs
Tash Neal Eric Krasno Plus One
Kevin Parker World Cafe Words and Music
Liz Phair Turned Out a Punk
Questlove People’s Party with Talib Kweli
Rag’n’Bone Man The Hang with Gregory Porter
Peggy Seeger Monocle 24: The Monocle Culture Show
Joss Stone Alan Carr’s ‘Life’s a Beach’
The Tallest Man on Earth The Show on the Road
Robin Thicke Armchair Expert
Steve Vai The French Connection
Kathy Valentine Rock Solid, The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour
New Podcast
The Matador Revisionist History Podcast from the indie record label features its artists talking about their work.
Live Music
Coreyah Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Trupa Trupa Tiny Desk (Home) Concert