Ranked #1
029: Evan Dando of the Lemonheads
029: Evan Dando of the Lemonheads
Evan Dando has been releasing music for more than 30 years, reaching a commercial high point in the early and mid 90s wi... Read more
14 Apr 2019
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35mins
Ranked #2
033: Ritzy Bryan of the Joy Formidable
033: Ritzy Bryan of the Joy Formidable
Ritzy Bryan of the Joy Formidable discusses why her Welsh heritage is so important to her music, how her time on Atlanti... Read more
22 Aug 2019
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56mins
Ranked #3
028: TJ Connelly, DJ for the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots
028: TJ Connelly, DJ for the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots
TJ Connelly is an entrepreneur, music curator, and creative technologist, best known for his work as the DJ at Fenway Pa... Read more
14 Mar 2019
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57mins
Ranked #4
003b: Prince Charles Alexander
003b: Prince Charles Alexander
In PT II of this podcast from Berklee Online, Prince Charles Alexander shares how he walked away from fame (but not fort... Read more
13 Dec 2016
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56mins
Ranked #5
031: Songwriter Bonnie Hayes
031: Songwriter Bonnie Hayes
Bonnie Hayes talks songwriting for Bonnie Raitt, touring with Bob Seger, playing keys for Billy Idol, and being blown aw... Read more
17 Jun 2019
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #6
036: Spider Stacy of The Pogues
036: Spider Stacy of The Pogues
Spider Stacy met Shane MacGowan at a Ramones gig in England when they were both teens. Shortly after, they formed the Po... Read more
2 Mar 2020
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37mins
Ranked #7
030: Songwriter Chip Taylor ("Wild Thing," "Angel of the Morning," etc.)
030: Songwriter Chip Taylor ("Wild Thing," "Angel of the Morning," etc.)
With a career that spans more than 60 years, and includes just about as many hits, Chip Taylor doesn’t need to write any... Read more
17 May 2019
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56mins
Ranked #8
032: Film Orchestrator Jon Kull
032: Film Orchestrator Jon Kull
Jon Kull has orchestrated more than 100 Hollywood films, including Black Panther, Hunger Games, X-Men Apocalypse, and ma... Read more
8 Jul 2019
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49mins
Ranked #9
034: The Soul Rebels
034: The Soul Rebels
Lumar LeBlanc, Julian Gosin, and Marcus Hubbard, three generations of the New Orleans band Soul Rebels discuss how high ... Read more
3 Feb 2020
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54mins
Ranked #10
003a: Prince Charles Alexander
003a: Prince Charles Alexander
Prince Charles Alexander began banging on tupperware with chopsticks at the age of two, which would eventually lead him ... Read more
5 Dec 2016
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52mins
Ranked #11
035: Andy Stack of Wye Oak and Joyero
035: Andy Stack of Wye Oak and Joyero
You may know Andy Stack as one half of the duo Wye Oak, along with Jenn Wasner. But he’s also one WHOLE of Joyero, whose... Read more
17 Feb 2020
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44mins
Ranked #12
042: Sam Hales of Jungle Giants
042: Sam Hales of Jungle Giants
Sam Hales is the songwriter, singer, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and now the producer of most of Jungle Giants’ mu... Read more
25 May 2020
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48mins
Ranked #13
040: Lisa Loeb
040: Lisa Loeb
Lisa Loeb shares how her parents encouraged her and her siblings' musical development, but cautioned them against going ... Read more
27 Apr 2020
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34mins
Ranked #14
039: M. Ward
039: M. Ward
Matt Ward discusses how a closeted $25 guitar and a Beatles book started him on a journey that led him to his latest alb... Read more
13 Apr 2020
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34mins
Ranked #15
038: Black Belt Eagle Scout
038: Black Belt Eagle Scout
Katherine Paul discusses Black Belt Eagle Scout, her youth on the Swinomish reservation, her fondness for her Radical In... Read more
30 Mar 2020
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42mins
Ranked #16
037: Ron Pope
037: Ron Pope
Ron Pope wrote "A Drop in the Ocean," a mammoth hit that he had no idea would resonate with an audience so much. Then he... Read more
16 Mar 2020
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42mins
Ranked #17
027: Tony Trischka
027: Tony Trischka
Tony Trischka's list of collaborators includes Pete Seeger, Bela Fleck, Earl Scruggs, and Steve Martin and the Steep Can... Read more
11 Feb 2019
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50mins
Ranked #18
026: Darlene Love
026: Darlene Love
Whether you know Darlene Love from her smash hit, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" on the Phil Spector holiday album,... Read more
15 Nov 2018
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54mins
Ranked #19
025: Tanya Donelly
025: Tanya Donelly
Belly, Breeders, and Muses, oh my! Tanya Donelly takes us through her musical journey, beginning with her step-sister Kr... Read more
1 Oct 2018
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46mins